Christopher Oze
Assistant Professor and Geology Major Advisor
Contact Information:
Bryn Mawr College
Department of Geology
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Office Location: 195 Park Science Building
Phone: (610)526-5116
Fax: (610)526-5086
email: coze(at)brynmawr.edu
Fields of Study:
Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology, Geochemistry, Geochemical Thermodynamics/Kinetics, Mineralogy, Medical Geology, Soil Chemistry, and Biogeochemistry
Research Interests:
Petrogenesis, serpentinization, and weathering of ultramafic and mafic material
Bryn Mawr students at the U.S. Geological Survey working under high pressures.
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Five Selected Publications:
Oze, C., Bird, D.K., and Fendorf, S.E. 2007. “Genesis of hexavalent chromium from natural sources in soil and groundwater*.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. V. 104, n. 16, p. 6544-6549
Oze, C. and Sharma, M. 2007. “Serpentinization and the inorganic synthesis of H 2 in planetary surfaces.” Icarus. v. 186, p. 557-561.
Oze, C. and Sharma, M. 2005. “Have olivine, will gas: Serpentinization and the abiogenic production of methane on Mars*.” Geophysical Research Letters. v. 32, p. L10203.
Oze, C., Fendorf, S.E., Bird, D.K. and Coleman, R. 2004. "Chromium geochemistry in serpentinized ultramafic rocks and serpentine soils in the Franciscan Complex of California.” American Journal of Science, v. 304(1), p. 67-101.
Oze, C., Fendorf, S.E., Bird, D.K. and Coleman, R. 2004. “Chromium geochemistry of serpentine soils.” International Geology Review, v. 46(2), p.97-126.