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Prof. Dr. Maria del Carmen Sanchez Valle

Current affiliations

Professorship for Mineralogy (Prof. Sanchez-Valle)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Fluid-rock interactions & mass transfer in subduction zones
Physics of melts & magmatic processes
Water in the Earth’s interior
Fate of subducted slabs; Planetology- icy moons

Academic Education
since 2003	Ph.D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
since 2000	M.S., Condensed Matter (Physics), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
since 1999	B.S., Physics, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Work Experience
since 10/2014	Professor for Mineralogy, WWU Münster, Germany
01/2014 - 09/2014	Visiting scientist ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2007 - 2013	Assistant Professor for Experimental Geochemistry & Mineral Physics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2004 - 2006	Post-doctoral researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), USA
2000 - 2003	Doctoral Fellow, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
2000 - 2003	Teaching assistant, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
Functions and Memberships
since 10/2016	Specialty Chief Editor Frontiers in Earth Science Earth and Planetary Materials
2014 - 2016	Associate Editor in Frontiers in Earth Sciences
2010 - 2016	Review panel PRC3 (Matter and material properties) at synchrotron Soleil, France
2014 - 2015	Guest editor in Chemical Geology
2011 - 2014	XAS review panel at synchrotron Swiss Light Source (SLS), Switzerland

Publications

Phase transition kinetics of superionic H2O ice phases revealed by Megahertz X-ray free-electron laser-heating experiments Husband, R. J.; Liermann, H.P.; McHardy, J.D.; McWilliams, R.S.; Goncharov, A.F.; Prakapenka, V.B.; Edmund, E.; Chariton, S.; Konôpková, Z.; Strohm, C.; Sanchez-Valle, C., Frost, M., Andriambariarijaona, L.; Appel, A.; Baehtz, C.; Ball, O.B.; Briggs, R.; Buchen, J.; Cerantola, V.; Choi, J.; Coleman, A.L.; Cynn, H.; Dwivedi, A.; Graafsma, H.; Hwang, H.; Koemets, E.; Laurus, T.; Lee, Y.; Li, X.; Marquardt, H.; Mondal, A.; Nakatsutsumi, M.; Ninet, S.; Pace, E.; Pepin, C.; Prescher, C.; Stern, S.; Sztuk-Dambietz, J.; Zastrau, U.; McMahon, M.I. (2024) In: Nature Communications, 15 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Preferential mobilisation of oxidised iron by slab-derived hydrous silicate melts Tiraboschi, C; McCammon, C; Rohrbach, A; Klemme, S; Berndt, J; Sanchez-Valle, C (2023) In: Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 24 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Pressure Dependence of Intra- and Interlayer Excitons in 2H-MoS2 Bilayers Steeger, Paul; Graalmann, Jan-Hauke; Schmidt, Robert; Kupenko, Ilya; Sanchez-Valle, Carmen; Marauhn, Philipp; Deilmann, Thorsten; de Vasconcellos, Steffen Michaelis; Rohlfing, Michael; Bratschitsch, Rudolf (2023) In: Nano Letters, 23(19) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
A density model for high-pressure carbonate-rich melts applied to carbonatite magmatism in the upper mantle. Massuyeau, M; Ritter, X; Sanchez-Valle, C (2023) In: Chemical Geology, 622 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Transformation microstructures in pyrolite under stress: implications for anisotropy in subducting slabs below the 660 km discontinuity. Gay, J.P; Ledoux, E; Krug, M; Chantel, J; Pakhomova, A; Liermann, H-P; Sanchez-Valle, C; Merkel, S. (2023) In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 604 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

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Projects

Carbon mobility in subduction zones: in-situ experimental constraints on organic and inorganic carbon transfer at oxidizing conditions Duration: 01/02/2025 - 31/08/2028 \| 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project
Deep Earth Doctoral School Duration: 30/09/2024 - 11/10/2024 Funded by: Université franco-allemande \| Deutsch-Französische Hochschule Type of project: Scientific Event
SPP 2404 - Subproject: Electrical conductivity measurements on lower mantle phases to illuminate structures at the core-mantle boundary region Duration: 01/06/2024 - 31/05/2026 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster
SPP 2238 - Subproject: Controls on the enrichment and transport of As and Sb in magmatic fluids: experimental studies and implications for hydrothermal Au-Ag… Duration: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2026 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster
Mobility of volatile (H2O & CO2)-bearing melts in the upper mantle: from carbonatite magmatism to the dynamics of kimberlitic eruptions Duration: 01/09/2023 - 28/02/2026 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project

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Doctorates

[Working title] Mobilization of tin in lower crustal magmatic-hydrothermal settings: In-situ investigation of fluid composition and metal complexation Candidate: Valsera Moreno, Pilar \| Supervisors: Sanchez Valle, Maria del Carmen; Louvel, Marion Period of time: 01/05/2023 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Effect of Si, C, H on the deformation of iron alloys and compounds at the conditions of solid planetary cores Candidate: Kolesnikov, Efim \| Supervisors: Sanchez-Valle, Carmen \| Reviewers: Sanchez-Valle, Carmen; Marquardt, Hauke; Kupenko, Ilya; Klemme, Stephane Period of time: 01/09/2020 - 05/11/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Compressibility and reactivity of ices in the ammonia-water system at extreme conditions Candidate: Mondal, Anshuman \| Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Carmen Sanchez-Valle \| Reviewers: Sanchez-Valle, Carmen; Ninet, Sandra; Gundlag, Bastian; Liermann, Hanns-Peter Period of time: 01/12/2020 - 07/05/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Mobility of carbonate-rich melts in the upper mantle: a combined experimental and molecular dynamics study of melt densities under pressure Candidate: Ritter, Xenia \| Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Carmen Sanchez-Valle \| Reviewers: Sanchez-Valle, Carmen; Wilke, Max; Klemme, Stephan; Sator, Nicolas Period of time: 01/09/2015 - 06/06/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The role of methanol on the evolution of icy bodies: experimental and numerical approaches Candidate: Yao, Chloe \| Supervisors: Sanchez-Valle, Carmen Period of time: 01/10/2010 - 10/10/2014 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster)

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