Dr. Marc-Alban Millet
Born on November, **th, ***1 in Chamb ry, France. French nationality
Work address: Origins Laboratory
Department of the Geophysical Sciences
The University of Chicago
**** *outh Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Work phone number : +1-773-***-****
E-mail : abo9yq@r.postjobfree.com
EMPLOYMENT:
Since May 2012: Post-doc and lab manager, Origins Laboratory, Univeristy of Chicago.
Advisor: Nicolas Dauphas
January 2008 May 2012: Post-doctoral research fellow at Victoria University of Wellington
Advisor: Prof. Joel Baker
ACADEMIC EDUCATION:
2007 -PhD in geochemistry title : Shallow level interaction and oceanic island basalts
geochemistry: insights into the acquisition of the isotopic fingerprint and mantle topology.
Supervisors: Prof. Pierre Schiano and Dr. R gis Doucelance.
Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Clermont-Ferrand, France
2004 -DEA Processus Magmatiques et M tamorphiques Volcanologie - Blaise Pascal
University, Clermont-Ferrand 2
-3rd year of Magist re Sciences de la Terre - ENS Lyon
ANALYTICAL EXPERIENCE:
Eight years of experience in ultraclean laboratory work, preparation of geological and
biological samples for trace element and isotopic measurements
Radiogenic and stable isotopes measurement (Sr, Nd, Hf, Pb, Fe) by MC-ICP-MS and
TIMS.
Trace element measurement by ICP-MS and LA-ICP-MS
Geochemistry laboratory management, including training of users in ultraclean laboratory
and facilities usage, as well as installation and maintenance of mass spectrometers (Agilent
7500cs ICP-MS, Element 2 ICP-MS and Nu Plasma MC-ICP-MS) and laser ablation
system (New Wave UP193).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
In New Zealand (2008-2012):
Geochemistry course coordinator (ESCI413) 4th year course
Field trip tutor: Volcanic field geology (ESCI343) - 3rd year course
Geochemistry tutor (ESCI303) - 3rd year course
In France (2004-2007):
Field trip tutor: Introduction to Geology (Massif Central, France) - 1st year level
Geological cartography lab tutor 2nd year level
Earth Sciences practical lab tutor 3rd year level
STUDENT SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE:
Aidan Allan: Magma forensics of the Taupo supervolcano (PhD, VUW). Co-supervision
with Colin Wilson (VUW) and Richard Wysoczanski (NIWA). Expected completion
September 2012.
Lucy McGee: Geochemistry of the Auckland volcanic field (PhD, University of
Auckland). Co-supervision with Ian Smith and Jan Lindsay (University of Auckland).
Completed March 2012.
Chelsea Tutt: Geochemistry and crystal forensics of the Tauhara Dacite Complex (Msc.,
VUW). Co-supervision with Joel A. Baker and Monica R. Handler. Completed May 2011
Alexander Fuerst: Trace element variations of the late paleocene Waipawa formation:
indication on the depositional environment. (Msc., VUW). Co-supervision with John D.
Collen. Completed May 2011.
PUBLICATIONS:
13 McGee L.E., Millet M-A., Smith I.E.M., Nemeth K., Lindsay J.M. (Submitted to Lithos)
The inception and progression of a monogenetic eruption: Motukorea volcano, the
Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand.
12 Barker S., Wilson C.J.N., Baker J.A., Millet M-A., Rotella M.D., Wysoczanski, R. J.,
Wright, I. C. (submitted to Journal of Petrology) Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Silicic
Magmas in the Intra-Oceanic Kermadec Arc
Korchinsky M., Little T.A., Millet M-A., Smith E.G.C., (submitted to G3) Variation of Ti-
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in-quartz in gneiss domes exposing the world's youngest ultrahigh-pressure rocks,
D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea.
10 McGee L.E., Smith I.E.M., Millet M-A., Handley H.K., Lindsay J.M. (in revision)
Asthenospheric control of melting processes in a monogenetic basaltic system: A case
study of the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand. Journal of Petrology.
9 Mour o C., Mata J., Doucelance R., Madeira J., Millet M-A., Moreira M., (in revision) The
dichotomic character of Brava Island magmatism: constraints on the geochemical
variability of Cape Verde mantle sources. Chemical Geology.
8 Allan A.S.R., Wilson C.N.J., Millet M-A., Wysoczanski R.W. (2012) The invisible hand:
tectonic triggering and modulation of a rhyolitic supereruption, Geology,
doi:10.1130/G32969.1
7 Millet M-A., Baker J.A., Payne C.E. (2012) Ultra-precise stable Fe isotope measurements
by high-resolution multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with a
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Fe-58Fe double spike, Chemical Geology, 304-305, 18-25.
6 Cooper G.F., Wilson C.N.J., Millet M-A., Baker J.A., Smith E.G.C (2012) Systematic
tapping of independent magma chambers during the 1 Ma Kidnappers supereruption, EPSL,
313-314, 23-33.
5 Schiller M., Baker J.A., Creech J., Paton C., Millet M-A., Irving A., Bizzarro M. (2011)
Rapid Timescales for Magma Ocean Crystallization on the Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite
Parent Body, ApJ lett, 740, 1, id. L22.
4 Rhodes R. H., Baker J. A., Millet M-A., Bertler N. A. N. (2011) Experimental investigation
of the effects of mineral dust on the reproducibility and accuracy of ice core trace element
analyses. Chemical Geology, 286, 207-221.
3 Dunphy B.J., Millet M-A. and Jeffs A.G. (2011) Elemental signatures in the shells of early
juvenile green-lipped mussels (Pernacanaliculus) and their potential use for larval tracking.
Aquaculture, 311, 187-192.
2 Millet M-A., Doucelance R., Baker J. and Schiano P. (2009) Reconsidering isotopic
variability in oceanic island basalts: New insights from fine-scale study of the Sao Jorge
island, Azores archipelago. Chemical Geology, 265, 3-4, 289-302.
1 Millet M-A., Doucelance R., Schiano P., David K. and Bosq C. (2008) Mantle plume
heterogeneity vs. shallow-level interactions: A case study, the S o Nicolau Island, Cape
Verde archipelago. JVGR, 176, 2, 265-276.
CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS:
19 Sinclair K.E., Bertler N.A.N, Schwartz D., Trompetter W.J., Millet M-A., Davy P., (2011)
Deuterium excess as a proxy for sea ice extent in the western Ross Sea, Antarctica, 1882-
2006, AGU fall meeting 2011. Id# PP23D-07.
18 Tutt C., Millet M-A., Baker J.A, Handler M.R., (2011) Assembling a dacite in a continental
subduction zone: case study of the Tauhara dacite, Geosciences 2011, Annual Conference of
the Geoscience Society of New Zealand, Nelson, 27th Nov 1st Dec, 2011.
17 Plant A.A., Baker J.A., Carter L., Graham I., Handler M.R., Millet M-A. (2011) Long-
lived isotopes: tracking changes in paleocean circulation and ice sheet dynamics of the
Antarctic-Southern Ocean system, Geosciences 2011, Annual Conference of the
Geoscience Society of New Zealand, Nelson, 27th Nov 1st Dec, 2011.
16 Wysoczanski R.J., Handler M.R., Leybourne M., Millet M-A., (2011) Redox state of the
Kermadec Arc and Havre Trough mantle and magmas, Geosciences 2011, Annual
Conference of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand, Nelson, 27th Nov 1st Dec, 2011.
15 Millet M-A., Baker J.A., Handler M.R, Payne C., Dallas J., (2011) Redox- and diffusion-
controlled fractionation of Fe stable isotopes in silicate minerals of igneous rocks, 21st V.M.
Goldschmidt conference, Mineralogical Magasine, 75, p. 1473.
14 Winton V.H.L., Millet M-A., Bertler N.A.N, Dunbar G.B., Delmonte B., Andersson P.
(2011) Aeolian Iron Flux in the South-Western Ross Sea, Antarctica, 21st V.M. Goldschmidt
conference, Mineralogical Magasine, 75, p. 2167.
13 McGee L.E., Smith I.E., Millet M-A., Beier C., Lindsay J.M., Handley H. (2011)
Monogenetic, but not monotonous: Basaltic eruptions in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New
Zealand, 21st V.M. Goldschmidt conference, Mineralogical Magasine, 75, p. 1439.
12 Allan A.S.R., Wilson C.N.J., Millet M-A., Wysoczanski R.J. (2011) Magmatic variety
through tectonic modulation of the 27 ka Oruanui eruption, Taupo, New Zealand. 21st V.M.
Goldschmidt conference, Mineralogical Magasine, 75, p. 424.
11 Millet M-A., Baker J.A. (2010) High-temperature fractionation of stable iron isotopes in
terrestrial and extra-terrestrial samples determined by ultra-precise measurements with a
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Fe-58Fe double spike and MC-ICPMS. AGU fall meeting 2010, id# V51B-2185
10 Rhodes R.H., Baker J.A., Millet M.-A., Bertler. N.A.N. (2010) Factors affecting the
reproducibility of trace element analyses of ice core samples. AGU fall meeting 2010, id#
C13B-0548
9 Barker S.J., Wilson C.J.N, Rotella M.D., Baker J.A., Wysoczanski R.J., Millet M-A.,
Wright I.C. (2010) Fractionation and Assimilation Processes Dominate in the Generation of
Silicic Magmas from Four Kermadec Arc Volcanoes. AGU fall meeting 2010. id# V43A-
2336.
8 Winton V.H.L, Dunbar G.B., Bertler N.A.N, Millet M-A., Delmonte B. (2010) Dust and
iron flux to the Ross sea, Antarctica. In: Eccles, J.D., Grigor, M.R. Hoskin, P.W.O.,
Hikuroa, D.C.H. (eds). Abstract volume, GeoNZ 2010 conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication 129A: p. 323.
7 Barker S.J., Wilson C.J.N, Rotella M.D., Baker J.A., Wysoczanski R.J., Millet M-A.,
Wright I.C. (2010) Fractionation processes dominate in the generation of silicic magmas
from four Kermadec arc volcanoes. In: Eccles, J.D., Grigor, M.R. Hoskin, P.W.O.,
Hikuroa, D.C.H. (eds). Abstract volume, GeoNZ 2010 conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication 129A: p. 23.
6 Holder, P.W., Armstrong, K., Clough, T., Frew, R.; van Hale, R., Baker, J.A., Millet, M-A.
(2010) Isotopes and trace elements as geo-location markers for biosecurity: determining the
origin of exotic pests, EGU General Assembly 2010, held 2-7 May, 2010 in Vienna,
Austria, p.7408.
5 Millet M-A., Baker J.A. (2009) Double-spike Fe isotopes measurements of silicate
minerals in volcanic rocks. 19th V.M. Goldschmidt Conf., Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta
73(13), Suppl. 1, A882.
4 Millet M-A., Doucelance R., Schiano P. (2007) Fine-scale isotopic structure in OIB trends:
New insights from Sao Jorge island, Azores archipelago, 17th V.M. Goldschmidt Conf.,
Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 71(15), Suppl. 1, A666.
3 Millet M-A., Doucelance R., Schiano P., David K., Bosq C. (2006) Fine-scale
heterogeneity measured in basaltic samples from Sao Nicolau Island, Cape Verde: insights
into modification of mantle source fingerprints during magma ascent, EGU General
Assembly 2006, Geophysical Res. Abstr. 8, 03383.
2 Millet M-A., David K., Bosq C., Schiano P., Doucelance R. (2005) Fine-scale
heterogeneity recorded in basaltic samples from S o Nicolau island, Cape Verde
archipelago, Sal2005 International Workshop on Ocean Island Volcanism, Cape Verde
Republic.
1 Millet M-A., David K., Bosq C., Schiano P., Doucelance R. (2005) Assessing shallow level
interactions in OIB geochemical signature; Application to S o Nicolau Island, Cape Verde,
15th V.M. Goldschmidt Conf., Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69(10), Suppl. 1, A107.