earth science

Rebecca Lange

Rebecca Lange is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rebecca Lange rather than just read about it. In short: Rebecca Ann Lange is a professor of experimental petrology, magmatism and volcanism at the University of Michigan. Her research investigates how magmatism has shaped the evolution of the Earth, as well as the formation of continental crust.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Rebecca Ann Lange is a professor of experimental petrology, magmatism and volcanism at the University of Michigan. Her research investigates how magmatism has shaped the evolution of the Earth, as well as the formation of continental crust. She is a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America and was awarded the F.W. Clarke Medal in 1995.

Early life and education Lange studied geology at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned her bachelor's degree in 1995, and remained there for her doctoral studies. She was a member of Sigma Xi. Lange completed her doctorate under the supervision of Ian S. E. Carmichael. Together they worked on the aurora volcanic field, which is located in the Mono Lake in the Great Basin.

Research and career Lange was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University where she worked with Alexandra Navrotsky on the heat capacities of silicate liquids. Lange was appointed assistant professor at the University of Michigan in 1991 and was promoted to professor in 2004. Her research investigates how magmatism and volcanism have shaped the Earth. Lange studies the formation of the continental crust. She works on the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, a neogene volcanic arc at the edge of the North American Plate. Here she is uncovering the eruption rates of magma, proportions of different types of magma and role of water. She created a thermodynamic model of the plagioclase-liquid exchange reaction. Lange's model contained calorimeteric and volumetric information for the liquid and crystalline components. Lange has since served on the F.W. Clarke Medal committee.

Awards and honours Her awards and honours include:

1995 Awarded the F.W. Clarke Medal by the Geochemical Society 1997 University of Michigan Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award and John Dewey Award 2014 Geochemical Fellow 2016 Served as president of the Mineralogical Society of America

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rebecca Lange

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Rebecca Lange claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Rebecca Lange before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rebecca Lange ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rebecca Lange

In research: Rebecca Lange appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rebecca Lange in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rebecca Lange is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American geochemists, American mineralogists, Fellows of the Mineralogical Society of America, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rebecca Lange outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Rebecca Lange in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Rebecca Lange matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Rebecca Lange?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Rebecca Lange.