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Senior Research Associate Emeritus • Professor Emeritus, Geology, University of Colorado Denver • • Volcanology • Igneous petrology
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Bio
Cenozoic volcanoes in the Marie Byrd Land region of Antarctica.
Education
- PhD: Stanford University, 1965
Awards
- Excellence in professional and scholarly publishing award,ÌýPSP Division of the Association of American Publishers, 1991: for Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans, Antarctic Research Series, American Geophysical Union, v. 48
- "Mount LeMasurier" (800+ meters elev.; 75°27'S, 139°40'W, on the Marie Byrd Land coast) named in recognition of contributions to exploration and scientific research in Antarctica, U.S. Board on Geographic Names, 1971
- Antarctic Service Medal, United States, 1971
Research
Research interests include
- Volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica: origin and evolution of basaltic and felsic rocks.
- Relationship of volcanism in Antarctica (esp. Marie Byrd Land) to tectonic environment: West Antarctic rift system, Marie Byrd Land dome.
- Volcanic record of Cenozoic glacial history in Marie Byrd Land.
- Geology of hydrovolcanic rocks (hyaloclastites, pillow lavas).
- Cenozoic volcanoes of Antarctica: distribution and petrologic character.
Publications
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LeMasurier W; Choi SH; Kawachi Y; Mukasa S; Rogers N
Published in: Publication Date: 2018-01-01
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LeMasurier WE; Choi SH; Hart SR; Mukasa S; Rogers N
Published in: Publication Date: 2016-09-01
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LE MASURIER WE; Choi SH; Hart SR; Mukasa SB; Rogers NW
Published in: Publication Date: 2016-01-01
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LeMasurier W
Published in: Publication Date: 2013-06-01
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LeMasurier WE
Published in: Publication Date: 2008-01-01
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West Antarctic rift system
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LE MASURIER WE
Publication Date: 2007-01-01Type: Chapter
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Rocchi S; LeMasurier W; Di Vincenzo G
Published in: Publication Date: 2006-01-01
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What supports the Marie Byrd Land Dome? An evaluation of potential uplift mechanisms in a continental rift system
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LE MASURIER WE
Publication Date: 2006-01-01Type: Chapter
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Lemasurier WE; Rocchi S
Published in: Publication Date: 2005-03-01
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LeMasurier WE; Futa K; Hole M; Kawachi Y
Published in: Publication Date: 2003-12-01
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Hart SR; Blusztajn J; LeMasurier WE; Rex DC
Published in: Publication Date: 1997-06-01
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LeMasurier WE; Landis CA
Published in: Publication Date: 1996-11-01
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Cox SC; Allibone AH
Published in: Publication Date: 1995-09-01
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Hole MJ; Storey BC; LeMasurier WE
Published in: Publication Date: 1994-03-01
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LEMASURIER WE; HARWOOD DM; REX DC
Published in: Publication Date: 1994-02-01
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Hole MJ; LeMasurier WE
Published in: Publication Date: 1994-01-01
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Ricci CA; Hervé F; Krynauw JR; Lemasurier WE
Published in: Publication Date: 1993-03-01
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Behrendt JC; LeMasurier WE; Cooper AK; Tessensohn F; Tréhu A; Damaske D
Published in: Publication Date: 1991-12-01
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Volcanoes of the Antarctic plate and southern oceans
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LeMasurier WE; Thomson JW
Publication Date: 1990-01-01Type: Book
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LeMasurier WE; Rex DC
Published in: Publication Date: 1989-06-10
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Futa K; Le Masurier WE
Published in: Publication Date: 1983-08-01
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Volcanos in the Hobbs Coast and Ruppert Coast sectors of Marie Byrd Land
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LE MASURIER WE; McIntosh WC; Tewksbury DA
Publication Date: 1978-01-01Type: Journal Article
Marie-Byrd-Land volcanology
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LE MASURIER WE
Publication Date: 1977-01-01Type: Journal Article
Rare-earth element geochemistry of volcanic rocks from Executive Committee Range, Marie Byrd Land
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LE MASURIER WE; Kyle PR; Rankin PC
Publication Date: 1976-01-01Type: Journal Article
Intra-glacial volcanos in Marie Byrd Land
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Publication Date: 1976-01-01Type: Journal Article