Student Researcher Recreates Deep-Earth Conditions to Study Copper Deposit Formation
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Diane Stirling
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Summary
Emerson Long, a geology and physics double major at Syracuse University, conducted research as an intern at the U.S. Geological Survey, recreating conditions found 9-19 miles beneath Earth's surface to understand how copper deposits form. Working with faculty mentor Jay Thomas, Long's experimental geochemistry research aims to improve understanding of copper formation processes, which has implications for mineral exploration and resource management.
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· 3 pulledEmerson Long '26 has spent the past year recreating those conditions in a campus lab.
Long is a double major in geology and physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S).
She and her faculty mentor, Jay Thomas, professor of petrology and experimental geochemistry in the Department of Earth...
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