Matthew E. Brueseke
Matthew E. Brueseke
Interim Associate Director and Professor
Matt Brueseke, Professor and Interim Associate Director
0034 Willard Hall, brueseke@ksu.edu
Brueseke personal website: https://mattbrueseke.weebly.com/
Wildcat Scholar page: https://experts.ksu.edu/matthew.brueseke
Ph.D., 2006, Miami University
The scope of my research is to make contributions toward a better understanding of fundamental earth processes and their societal impact and to provide a teaching and development tool for students. My geologic interests are broad, but primarily lie in the fields of igneous petrology, mineral resources, and tectonics. These interests are focused on understanding: [1] relationships between volcanism and tectonism; [2] relationships between magmatism and societally important critical minerals and precious metal mineralization; [3] how magmas form and are modified; [4] physical volcanology of silicic magmatic products and their eruptive systems; [5] volcanic stratigraphy.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HTl7Km8AAAAJ&hl=en
GEOL 100 – Earth in Action
GEOL 305 – Sustainable Earth Resources
GEOL 502 - Mineralogy
GEOL 601/701- Economic Geology
GEOL 740 – Regional Geology
GEOL 712 – Advanced Geochemistry
- Member, K-State Integrity in Research and Scholarly Activity Committee
- Editorial Board, Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
- SZ4D Collective Impact Committee
- Geological Society of America Annual Program Committee
Matt joined K-State Geology in 2007 and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and the Society of Economic Geologists. His main interests are focused around understanding how magmas form, are modified, and erupt, as well as tectonic controls on magmatism and precious metal mineralization. His research has been centered around the Cenozoic volcanic-sedimentary terranes of southern Alaska, the northern Great Basin, and the Snake River Plain-Yellowstone province (including the greater Yellowstone region). His research is both field and lab oriented. See his website for more information about his undergraduate and graduate research program and current projects and student mentees.