Margariete Malenda



rock-physicist

geochemist

experimentalist

The subsurface is alive,

and it speaks to us through geoscience .

Earth Science is a unique field that allows me to study diverse research interests…

My interests have wandered everywhere from mineral kinetics, to desert methane seeps, to particle swarms, to assessing rock damage during geothermal treatment and more.

My studies have led me all over the country, meeting incredible individuals and taking part in exciting new research.

News and Events

New Publications!

Please check out publications through Google Scholar here.

Keep your eye out for our paper in The Leading Edge's Upcoming Special Issue: Role of geophysics in a net-zero-carbon world.

In this manuscript, we discuss how the Stanford Rock Physics Lab (SRPL) is contributing to a decarbonized future through interdisciplinary approaches.

The Special Issue will come out in April 2021.

Left: Four areas of research that SRPL is engaged in as we contribute work to a greener future. Areas include understanding stimulation practices in natural gas (a) and geothermal operations (b); assessing impacts of carbonation on material durability (c), and the role of fibers in durability of novel materials.

Check out our (Colorado School of Mines affiliates') latest paper discussing mineral dissolution in reactive microfluidic devices. Our manuscript can be found in Water Resources Research.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027737

Right: Transition Electron microscopy images of a mineral surface showing an amorphous (non-crystalline) surface (left) before treatment and a clean, crystalline surface (right) after treatment - ready for experiments!

Check out our (Kutztown University affiliates') latest paper discussing methane emissions from mud volcanoes along the Lake Powell delta in Utah. Our manuscript can be found in Geology of the Intermountain West.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31711/giw.v7.pp121-136


Left: Photo from 2016 field work. Salse near the edge of Lake Powell with high effusive rates disrupting the water surface. Individual is 1.7 m tall.