Wesley E. LeMasurier

  • Senior Research Associate Emeritus
  • Professor Emeritus, Geology, University of Colorado Denver

Volcanology • Igneous petrology

Cenozoic volcanoes in the Marie Byrd Land region of Antarctica.

Research interests

  • 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.

Education

  • PhD: Stanford University, 1965

Awards

  • Excellence in professional and scholarly publishing award, PSP 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

Publications

For additional publications, see Wes's ResearchGate profile.