Valentin Troll

Professor Valentin R. Troll is known for his extensive research in igneous petrology, geochemistry, and volcanic systems. He is particularly focused on studying the processes and evolution of magmatic systems, volcanic eruptions, and the links between volcanism and ore deposits. His work spans multiple volcanic regions around the world, including Iceland, the Canary Islands, and Indonesia, and he has made significant contributions to understanding the petrological and geochemical signatures of magmatic activity.

Valentin R. Troll graduated from St Andrews University, Scotland in 1998 and received his PhD from the GEOMAR Research Centre - University of Kiel, Germany, in 2001. Troll then lectured in volcanology and petrology at Trinity College Dublin (2001-2008), during which time he habilitated at the Blaise Pascal University Clermont-Ferrand, France, in 2006. In early 2008, he took up the Chair of Petrology at Uppsala University, Sweden, which he currently holds. He is a Research Associate at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ULPGC, (Spain), at Istituto Nazionale de Geofisica i Vulcanologia, INGV, (Italy) and at Universitas Padjadjarang, UNPAD, in Bandung (Indonesia). Troll is a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FMinSoc), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS). Most recently, he was elected a Member of the Royal Canarian Academy of Sciences (RACC) for his contributions to the understanding of the geology of the Canary Islands.

Further details are available at *www.vrtroll.com*.

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