Professor Cooper pursues research in experimental geophysics and experimental petrology. The research pursued in his group encompasses experimental approaches to seismic attenuation; transient and steady-state flow of minerals and rock; structure and dynamics of silicate melts and glasses; phase equilibria; solid-state reactions; non-equilibrium thermodynamics; and application of petrology/geochemistry to the design and analysis of engineering materials. Professor Cooper has held faculty positions in both engineering and Earth sciences and, too, has experience in industrial materials science research.
| Hammond, Noah P., Barr, Amy C., Cooper, Reid F., Caswell, Tess E., Hirth, Greg. "Experimental Constraints on the Fatigue of Icy Satellite Lithospheres by Tidal Forces." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, vol. 123, no. 2, 2018, pp. 390-404. |
| Cooper, Reid F., Stone, Donald S., Plookphol, Thawatchai. "Load relaxation of olivine single crystals." Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 121, no. 10, 2016, pp. 7193-7210. |
| McCarthy, Christine, Cooper, Reid F. "Tidal dissipation in creeping ice and the thermal evolution of Europa." Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 443, 2016, pp. 185-194. |
| Parman, S. W., Diercks, D. R., Gorman, B. P., Cooper, R. F. "Atom probe tomography of isoferroplatinum." American Mineralogist, vol. 100, no. 4, 2015, pp. 852-860. |
| Jackson, Colin R.M., Parman, Stephen W., Kelley, Simon P., Cooper, Reid F. "Light noble gas dissolution into ring structure-bearing materials and lattice influences on noble gas recycling." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 159, 2015, pp. 1-15. |
| Caswell, Tess E., Cooper, Reid F., Goldsby, David L. "The constant-hardness creep compliance of polycrystalline ice." Geophys. Res. Lett., vol. 42, no. 15, 2015, pp. 6261-6268. |
| Salvatore, M.R., Mustard, J.F., Head, J.W., Rogers, A.D., Cooper, R.F. "The dominance of cold and dry alteration processes on recent Mars, as revealed through pan-spectral orbital analyses." Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 404, 2014, pp. 261-272. |
| Jackson, C. R. M., Cheek, L. C., Williams, K. B., Hanna, K. D., Pieters, C. M., Parman, S. W., Cooper, R. F., Dyar, M. D., Nelms, M., Salvatore, M. R. "Visible-infrared spectral properties of iron-bearing aluminate spinel under lunar-like redox conditions ." American Mineralogist, vol. 99, no. 10, 2014, pp. 1821-1833. |
| Jackson, Colin R.M., Parman, Stephen W., Kelley, Simon P., Cooper, Reid F. "Constraints on light noble gas partitioning at the conditions of spinel-peridotite melting." Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 384, 2013, pp. 178-187. |
| Salvatore, M.R., Mustard, J.F., Head, J.W., Cooper, R.F., Marchant, D.R., Wyatt, M.B. "Development of alteration rinds by oxidative weathering processes in Beacon Valley, Antarctica, and implications for Mars." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 115, 2013, pp. 137-161. |
| Burgess, Katherine D., Cooper, Reid F. "Extended planar defects and the rapid incorporation of Ti4+ into olivine." Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, vol. 166, no. 4, 2013, pp. 1223-1233. |
| Jackson, Colin R. M., Parman, Stephen W., Kelley, Simon P., Cooper, Reid F. "Noble gas transport into the mantle facilitated by high solubility in amphibole." Nature Geoscience, vol. 6, no. 7, 2013, pp. 562-565. |
| Bowles, Julie A., Gee, Jeffrey S., Burgess, Katherine, Cooper, Reid F. "Timing of magnetite formation in basaltic glass: Insights from synthetic analogs and relevance for geomagnetic paleointensity analyses." Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, vol. 12, no. 2, 2011, pp. n/a-n/a. |
| Skemer, P., Sundberg, M., Hirth, G., Cooper, R. "Torsion experiments on coarse-grained dunite: implications for microstructural evolution when diffusion creep is suppressed." Geological Society, London, Special Publications, vol. 360, no. 1, 2011, pp. 211-223. |
| McCarthy, Christine, Cooper, Reid F., Goldsby, David L., Durham, William B., Kirby, Stephen H. "Transient and steady state creep response of ice I and magnesium sulfate hydrate eutectic aggregates." J. Geophys. Res., vol. 116, no. E4, 2011. |
| Sundberg, Marshall, Cooper, Reid F. "A composite viscoelastic model for incorporating grain boundary sliding and transient diffusion creep; correlating creep and attenuation responses for materials with a fine grain size." Philosophical Magazine, vol. 90, no. 20, 2010, pp. 2817-2840. |
| Burgess, Katherine, Cooper, Reid F., Bowles, Julie A., Gee, Jeffrey S., Cherniak, Daniele J. "Effects of open and closed system oxidation on texture and magnetic response of remelted basaltic glass." Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, vol. 11, no. 10, 2010, pp. n/a-n/a. |
| Cooper, R. F., Everman, R. L. A., Hustoft, J. W., Shim, S. H. D. "Mechanism and kinetics of reduction of a FeO-Fe2O3-CaO-MgO aluminosilicate melt in a high-CO-activity environment." American Mineralogist, vol. 95, no. 5-6, 2010, pp. 810-824. |
| Sundberg, Marshall, Cooper, Reid F. "Crystallographic preferred orientation produced by diffusional creep of harzburgite: Effects of chemical interactions among phases during plastic flow." J. Geophys. Res., vol. 113, no. B12, 2008. |
| Pettersen, Claire, Cooper, Reid F. "Float-reaction between liquid bronze and magnesium aluminosilicate and ZnO-doped magnesium aluminosilicate glass–ceramic-forming glassmelts." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol. 354, no. 27, 2008, pp. 3194-3206. |
| Saal, Alberto E., Hauri, Erik H., Cascio, Mauro L., Van Orman, James A., Rutherford, Malcolm C., Cooper, Reid F. "Volatile content of lunar volcanic glasses and the presence of water in the Moon’s interior." J. Geophys. Res., vol. 454, no. 7201, 2008, pp. 192-195. |
| Nair, B. G., Zhao, Q., Cooper, R. F. "Geopolymer matrices with improved hydrothermal corrosion resistance for high-temperature applications." J Mater Sci, vol. 42, no. 9, 2007, pp. 3083-3091. |
| McCarthy, C., Cooper, R. F., Kirby, S. H., Rieck, K. D., Stern, L. A. "Solidification and microstructures of binary ice-I/hydrate eutectic aggregates." American Mineralogist, vol. 92, no. 10, 2007, pp. 1550-1560. |
| Bledsoe, Mark D., Wild, Andrew J., Cooper, Reid F. "Float reaction between sodium aluminoborosilicate glassmelts and copper-base liquid metal alloys." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol. 351, no. 10-11, 2005, pp. 838-848. |
| Cooper, Reid F. "Kohlstedt receives 2003 Harry H. Hess Medal." Eos Trans. AGU, vol. 85, no. 6, 2004, pp. 61. |
| Stone, Donald S. "Similarity and scaling in creep and load relaxation of single-crystal halite (NaCl)." J. Geophys. Res., vol. 109, no. B12, 2004. |
| Everman, Rebecca L. A., Cooper, Reid F. "Internal Reduction of an Iron-Doped Magnesium Aluminosilicate Melt." Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 86, no. 3, 2003, pp. 487-494. |
| Nair, Balakrishnan G., Cooper, Reid F., Bruhn, David, Kohlstedt, David L. "High-Temperature Rheology of Calcium Aluminosilicate (Anorthite) Glass-Ceramics under Uniaxial and Triaxial Loading." Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 84, no. 11, 2001, pp. 2617-2624. |
| King, Todd T., Grayeski, Walter, Cooper, Reid F. "Thermochemical Reactions and Equilibria between Fluoromicas and Silicate Matrices: A Petromimetic Perspective on Structural Ceramic Composites." Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 83, no. 9, 2000, pp. 2287-2296. |
Grain and Phase Boundaries in Mantle Assemblages: Atom Probe and Electron Microscopy/Diffraction Approaches
National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences, Program in Petrology and Geochemistry (EAR-1947439)
R.F. Cooper, Principal Investigator; S.W. Parman, Co-Invesrigator
01/01/2020–12/31/2022; $514,000
An experimental (rock-deformation), observational (natural olivine-basalt clots) and theoretical analysis of chemical segregation to grain and phase boundaries and the impact of boundary structure on composition profiles, employing specialized transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography.
Attenuation and Flow/Relaxation in Ice-I and its Effect on Thermochemical Evolution of the Icy Satellites
NASA Program in Solar Systems Workings
R.F. Cooper, Principal Investigator
09/01/2016–08/31/2021; $360,597
An experimental and theoretical study of the effect(s) of persistent plastic deformation on the attenuation and transient creep responses in polycrystalline ice and ice/salt-hydrate aggregates.
Transient Creep in Peridotite with Application to Postseismic Relaxation
National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences, Program in Geophysics (EAR-1620474)
R.F. Cooper, Principal Investigator
09/01/2016–08/31/2019; $244,198
An experimental and theoretical study of transient flow in both constant stress (creep) and stress-relaxation modes, with application to upper mantle relaxation following earthquakes as measured by geodetic
techniques.
Rock Weathering on Venus: Experimental Constraints on Products and Kinetics of Basalt-Atmosphere Interactions
NASA Program in Solar Systems Workings
A.H. Treiman, University Space Research Association–Houston, Principal Investigator; R.F. Cooper, Co-Investigator (one of six)
02/01/18–09/30/20; $73,500 (Brown Univ. Subcontract)
An experimental and analytical study of the reaction thermodynamics and kinetics of basaltic (and analog) magmas with sulfur- and carbon-rich gasses.
Collaborative Research: Community Facility Support: Facilitating Access and Innovation through a Collaborative Organization for Rock Deformation (CORD)
National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences, Program in Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR-1833496)
G. Hirth, Principal Investigator; R.F. Cooper and T. Tullis, Co-Investigators (Brown University)
M. Peč, Principal Investigator; J.B. Evans, Co-Investigator (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
09/01/2018-08/31/2020; $271,164 (Brown University portion)
Support for two technician-educators—one at Brown, one at MIT—to facilitate rock deformation experimentation, particularly in training/support of laboratory visitors, in apparatus maintenance, and in laboratory collaboration.
Cooper, R.F. (2021). Redox thermodynamics and kinetics in silicate melts and glasses, in: Encyclopedia of Glass Science, Technology, History and Culture, edited by P. Richet, Wiley, New York, Chapter 5.6—pp. 581-596.
Dyar, M.D., J. Helbert, R.F. Cooper E.C. Sklute, A. Maturilli, N.T. Müller, D. Kappel and S.E. Smrekar (2021). Surface weathering on Venus: Constraints from kinetic, spectroscopic, and geochemical data. Icarus, 358, 114139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114139.
Cukjati, J.T., R.F. Cooper, S.W. Parman, N. Zhao, A.J. Akey, and F.A. Laiginhas (2019). The chemical thickness of grain and phase boundaries: an atom probe tomography study of experimentally deformed wehrlite. Phys. Chem. Minerals, 46, 845-859, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00269-019-01045-x.
Zhao, N., G. Hirth, R.F. Cooper, S.C. Kruckenberg and J.T. Cukjati (2019). Low viscosity of mantle rocks linked to phase boundary sliding. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 517, 83-94, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.019.
Cooper, R.F., D.S. Stone and T. Plookphol (2016). Load relaxation of olivine single crystals. J. Geophys. Res., 121, doi: 10.1002/2016JB013425.
McCarthy, C. and R.F. Cooper (2016). Tidal dissipation in creeping ice and the thermal evolution of Europa. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 443, 185-194.
Caswell, T.E., R.F. Cooper and D.L. Goldsby (2015). The constant-hardness creep compliance of polycrystalline ice. Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 6261-6268, doi:10.1002/2015GL064666.
Parman, S.W., D.R. Diercks, B.P. Gorman and R.F. Cooper (2015). Atom probe tomography of isoferroplatinum. Am. Mineral., 100, 852-860.
Jackson, C.R.M., S.W. Parman, S.P. Kelley and R.F. Cooper (2015). Light noble gas dissolution into ring structure-bearing materials and lattice influences on noble gas recycling. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 159, 1-15.
Salvatore, M.R., J.F. Mustard, J.W. Head III, A.D. Rogers and R.F. Cooper (2014). The dominance of cold and dry alteration processes on recent Mars, as revealed through pan-spectral orbital analyses. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 404, 261-272.
Jackson, C.R.M., L.C. Cheek, K.B. Williams, K.L. Donaldson-Hanna, C.M. Pieters, S.W. Parman, R.F. Cooper, M.D. Dyar, M. Nelms and M.R. Salvatore (2014). Visible-infrared spectral properties of iron-bearing aluminate spinel under lunar-like redox conditions. Am. Mineral., 99, 1821-1833.
Jackson, C.R.M., S.W. Parman, S.P. Kelley and R.F. Cooper (2013). Constraints on light noble gas partitioning at the conditions of spinel-peridotite melting. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 384, 178-187.
Burgess, K.D. and R.F. Cooper (2013). Extended planar defects and the rapid incorporation of Ti4+ in olivine. Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., 166, 1223-1233.
Jackson, C.R.M., S.W. Parman, S.P. Kelley and R.F. Cooper (2013). Noble gas transport into the mantle facilitated by high solubility in amphibole. Nature Geoscience, 6, 562-565.
Salvatore, M.R., J.F. Mustard, J.W. Head III, R.F. Cooper, D.R. Marchant and M.B. Wyatt (2013). Development of alteration rinds by oxidative weathering processes in Beacon Valley, Antarctica, and implications for Mars. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 115, 137-161.
Bowles, J.A., J.S. Gee, K. Burgess and R.F. Cooper (2011). Timing of magnetite formation in submarine basaltic glass: Insights from synthetic analogs and relevance for geomagnetic paleointensity analyses. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 12, Q02001, doi:10.1029/2010GC003404.
McCarthy, C., R.F. Cooper, D.L. Goldsby, W.B. Durham and SH. Kirby (2011). Transient and steady-state creep responses of ice-I/magnesium sulfate hydrate eutectic aggregates. J. Geophys. Res., 116, E04007, doi:10.1029/2010JE003689.
Skemer, P.A., M.I. Sundberg, G. Hirth and R.F. Cooper (2011). Torsion experiments on coarse-grained dunite: Implications for microstructural evolution when diffusion creep is suppressed. Geol. Soc. London Spec. Pub., 360, 211–223.
Cooper, R.F. (2010). On being a student of thermodynamics: Trust your eyes; use your imagination. Elements, 6, 282-283.
Burgess, K., R.F. Cooper, J.A. Bowles, J.S. Gee and D.J. Cherniak (2010). Effects of open- and closed-system oxidation on texture and magnetic response of remelted basaltic glass. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 11, Q10007, doi:10.1029/2010GC003248.
Sundberg, M.I. and R.F. Cooper (2010). A composite viscoelastic model for incorporating grain boundary sliding and transient diffusion creep; Correlating creep and attenuation responses for materials with a fine grain size. Philos. Mag., 90, 2817-2840.
Cooper, R.F., R.L.A. Everman, J.W. Hustoft and S.-H.D. Shim (2010). Mechanism and kinetics of reduction of a FeO–Fe2O3–CaO–MgO aluminosilicate melt in a high-CO-activity environment. Am. Mineral., 95, 810-824.Sundberg, M. and R.F. Cooper (2008). Crystallographic preferred orientation produced by diffusional creep of harzburgite: The effects of chemical interactions amongst phases during plastic flow. J. Geophys. Res., 113, B12208, doi:10.1029/2008JB005618.
Petterson, C. and R.F. Cooper (2008). Float reaction between liquid bronze and magnesium alumino-silicate and ZnO-doped magnesium aluminosilicate glass-ceramic-forming glassmelts. J. Non-Crys. Solids, 354, 3194-3206.
Bonifas, C.J., A. Marconnet, J. Perry, J.H. Booske and R.F. Cooper (2008). Microwave-induced mass transport enhancement in nano-porous aluminum oxide membranes. J. Microwave Power Electromag. Ener., 42 [1], 13-22.
Bonifas, C.J., K. Thompson, J.H. Booske and R.F. Cooper (2008). An examination of athermal, photonic effects on boron diffusion and activation during microwave rapid thermal processing. J. Microwave Power Electromag. Ener., 42 [1], 23-34.
Saal, A.E., E.H. Hauri, M. LoCascio, J. Van Orman, M.J. Rutherford and R.F. Cooper (2008). The volatile content of the Lunar volcanic glasses: Evidence for the presence of water in the Moon's interior. Nature, 454, 192-195.
Nair, B.G., Q. Zhao and R.F. Cooper (2007). Geopolymer matrices with improved hydrothermal corrosion resistance for high-temperature applications. J. Mater. Sci., 42, 3083-3091.
McCarthy, C., R.F. Cooper, S.H. Kirby, K.D. Rieck and L.A. Stern (2007). Solidification and microstructures of binary ice-I/hydrate eutectic aggregates. Am. Mineral., 92, 1550-1560.
McCarthy, C., K.D. Rieck, S.H. Kirby, W.B. Durham, L.A. Stern, and R.F. Cooper (2007). Crystal growth of ice-I/hydrate eutectic binary solutions, in: Proc. 11th Int'l. Conf. on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice (Bremerhaven, Germany), ISBN 0-8540-4350-0, pp. 391-398.
Booske, J.H. and R.F. Cooper (2006). How the coupling of microwave and RF energy in materials can affect solid-state charge and mass transport and result in unique processing effects, in: Advances in Microwave and Radio Frequency Processing, edited by M. Willert-Porada, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 461-471.
Thompson, K., J.H. Booske, Y.B. Gianchandani and R.F. Cooper (2006). RF and microwave rapid magnetic induction heating of silicon wafers in: Advances in Microwave and Radio Frequency Processing, edited by M. Willert-Porada, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 673-680.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | PhD | Cornell University |
| 1980 | MS | Cornell University |
| 1977 | BS | George Washington University |
Fellow, American Ceramic Society (2014)
Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2005)
Fellow, Mineralogical Society of America (1996)
H.I. Romnes Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison 1994-1999
Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation 1987-1992
Polygon Engineering Council Outstanding Instructor Award, UW- Madison 1987, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2002
University of Wisconsin Regents Undergraduate Teaching Award 1992
Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society) National Fellowship 1977-78
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hirth, Greg | Vice President for Research, Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences |
| Parman, Stephen | Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences |
| Parmentier, Edgar | Professor Emeritus of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (Research) |
American Geophysical Union (Fellow)
Mineralogical Society of America (Fellow)
American Ceramic Society (Fellow)
American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2006-2016
| Visiting Research Scientist. Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1995-1995 |
| Visiting Professor of Geology. California Institute of Technology, 1994-1994 |
| Professor of Materials Science and Engineering & Geology and Geophysics. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985-2003 |
| Senior Research Scientist (Glass-Ceramics and Composites). Corning Glass Works (now Corning, Inc.), 1983-1985 |
EEPS 0160F (First Year Seminar) or 1960F: Patterns in Nature, in Society
EEPS 0010: Face of the Earth
EEPS 0230: Geochemistry: Earth & Planetary Materials & Processes
EEPS 1410: Mineralogy
EEPS 1960J: Reactions & Rheology: Chemical & Mechanical Kinetics in Mineral Systems
EEPS 2460: Phase Equilibria
ADVISING
Current Graduate Students:
Thomas Czernik
Wenhao Zhao
| EEPS 1410 - Mineralogy |
| EEPS 1960F - Patterns in Nature, in Society |
| EEPS 1960F - Patterns: in Nature, in Society |
| EEPS 2460 - Phase Equilibria |
| GEOL 0010 - Face of the Earth |
| GEOL 1410 - Mineralogy |
| GEOL 2460 - Phase Equilibria |
