Dr. Carrie Menold is a petrologist who specializes in metamorphic petrology, geochemistry, and regional tectonics.

Courses

• Geo101  Introduction to Geology (lab)

• Geo103  Historical Geology (lab)

• Geo104  Earth Resources & the Environment (lecture)

• Geo203  Mineralogy (lecture and lab)

• Geo204  Petrology (lecture and lab)

• Geo210  Regional Field Geology

• Geo304  Advanced Igneous & Metamorphic Geochemistry

• Geo314  Geological Field Methods

• LA101    Mountains (first-year seminar)

Education 

Ph.D. Geology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006

B.S. (highest Honors) Geology, University of Michigan, 1999

Career

2006-present    Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Albion College

Externally Funded Grants

Geological Society of America Student Research Grant, 2002, $2,500

National Science Foundation grant EAR-0337191, 2003, An Integrated Investigation of Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism, North Qaidam China (assisted P.I.’s: Yin, A., & Manning, C. E.), $260,297.

Selected Recent Publications

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E.,Yin, A., Tropper, P., Chen, X.-H., Wang, X.-F., in prep, Metamorphic evolution, mineral chemistry and thermobarometry of orthogneiss hosting ultrahigh-pressure eclogites in the North Qaidam metamorphic belt, Western China, Journal of Metamorphic Geology.

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., Chen, X.-H. Wang, X.-F., in review, Metamorphic evolution, mineral chemistry and thermobarometry of ultrahigh-pressure eclogites from the North Qaidam metamorphic belt, Western China, Journal of Metamorphic Geology.

Mattinson, C. G., Menold, C.A., Zhang, J. X., Bird, D. K., 2007, High- and Ultrahigh-pressure Metamorphism in the North Qaidam and South Altyn Terranes, Western China, International Geology Review, 49, 969-995.

Yin, A., Manning, C. E., Lovera, O., Menold, C. A., Chen, X., Gehrels, G. E., 2007, Early Paleozoic Tectonic and Thermomechanical Evolution of Ultrahigh-Pressure (UHP) Metamorphic Rocks in the Northern Tibetan Plateau, Northwest China, International Geology Review, 49, 681-716.

Selected Recent Meeting Presentations/Abstracts

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., Chen, X.-H. Wang, X.-F., 2007, Metamorphic evolution, mineral chemistry and thermobarometry of ultrahigh-pressure eclogites from the North Qaidam metamorphic belt, Western China, AGU Fall Meeting.

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E.,Yin, A., Tropper, P., Chen, X.-H., Wang, X.-F., 2006, Metamorphic evolution, mineral chemistry and thermobarometry of orthogneiss hosting ultrahigh-pressure eclogites in the North Qaidam metamorphic belt, Western China, AGU Fall Meeting.

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Grove, M., Yin, A., 2005, Excess Argon in UHP Gneisses: A Field-based Experiment in North Qaidam, China, AGU Fall Meeting.

Menold, C.A., Yin, A., Manning, C.E., 2005, Tectonic evolution of the North Qaidam UHP terrane. 7^th International Eclogite Conference.

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., 2004, Geology of the North Qaidam HP-UHP terrane, Western China. AGU Fall Meeting. 

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., 2003, P-T evolution of the North Qaidam HP-UHP terrane, Western China. European Mineralogical Union School and Symposium.

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., 2003, Metamorphism and exhumation of very high pressure eclogites, North Qaidam, China, AGU Fall Meeting.

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., Robinson, A.C., Chen, X., 2002, Tectonic evolution of the North Qaidam UHP complex, Western China, AGU Fall Meeting.

Robinson, A.C., Yin, A., Menold, C.A., Chen, X., Wang, X-F., 2002, Tertiary shortening along Eastern Portion of the North Qaidam Thrust System. AGU Fall Meeting.

Manning, C.E., Menold, C.A., Yin, A., 2001, Metamorphism and exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure eclogites and gneisses, north Qaidam, China, GSA Annual Meeting.

Menold, C.A., Manning, C.E., Yin, A., 2001, P-T path of eclogites from the Luliang Shan, China, IGCP-420 Workshop, Novoskirk, Abstract.

Yin, A. Manning, C.E., Menold, C.A., 2001, Tectonic erosion, diapiric flow, and emplacement of UHP rocks during oceanic subduction: Origin of North Qaidam UHP gneiss. GSA Annual Meeting.