His research mainly focuses on the thermodynamics and kinetics of fluid-rock interactions.
Dr. Pan is also working on the experimental study of the reactivity of the mineral zircon, using isotope doping and SIMS technologies.
Research Interests:
- Metamorphic petrology, thermodynamic modeling, and fluid-rock interactions (Metamorphic P-T-t path, phase equilibria diagram/pseudosection, thermodynamic database/program evaluation, thermobarometry, elemental and isotopic geochemistry, geochronology, metasomatism, effective bulk composition (EBC) in subduction zones)
- Rare earth element (REE) minerals in hydrothermal fluids: REE minerals; Developing the next generation of an internally consistent thermodynamic database for REE species at hydrothermal conditions.
- Probing zircon reactivity in aqueous solutions at solubility equilibrium using isotope tracers (mineral recrystallization, near-equilibrium kinetics, non-traditional isotopes; solubility equilibrium)
- Other geologic/geochemical interests: Arc magmatism in subduction zones (major and trace elements, isotopes, geochronology, and magmatism modeling); Ore deposit geology (gold deposits, fluid inclusions, and stable isotopes).
Skills and Expertise
- Tectonics
- Sedimentology
- Structural Geology
- Geological Mapping
- Field Geology
- Geological Processes
- Isotope Geochemistry
- Geochronology
- Regional Geology
- Exploration Geophysics
