Research Profile

Biography

I am an experimental petrologist with a strong background in geology and geochemistry. Many geological processes, such as magma genesis, the formation of mineral deposits, or the metamorphism of rocks, cannot be observed directly because they occur deep within the Earth. Although we may have rock samples brought to the surface by geological processes we can use our experiments to confirm, or discredit, the hypothesis that have been made about their formation. Therefore, as an experimental petrologist, I am using lab-based methods.

My current research interests revolve around two topics. One of them is how a number of economically and geologically important chemical elements partition themselves between the silicates of the outer parts of the Earth and sulphides, minerals and liquids rich in sulphur. This research covers a wide range of applications. It helps us to shed light on Earth’s and Moon’s bulk compositions, mantle and core geochemistry, generation of basaltic lavas as well as to provide important information for metallurgy, polymetallic ore deposits and platinum group element (PGE) exploration. 

My second research interest is in the mantle oxidation state, deep carbon cycle and generation of kimberlite melts. In my current project I work on reconstruction of the transition zone composition by comparing natural majorite garnet inclusions in diamonds with the compositions of experimentally crystallised majorites from pyroxenitic rocks of different composition. Additionally, I am using Synchrotron Mossbauer technique in order to determine the oxidation state of deep mantle minerals, such as majoritic garnets and ferropericlases. 

Research Grants

 ProjectFunding
Body
Start DateEnd DateAward
Oxidation state and fluid speciation in the deep EarthEnterprise Irl02-DEC-2101-DEC-22€8,349.00
Oxidation state and fluid speciation in the deep EarthIrish Research Council01-SEP-2231-AUG-25

Publications

Book Chapters

 YearPublication
(2020)'Women at the dawn of diamond discovery in Siberia or how two women discovered the Siberian diamond province'
Kiseeva, Yuzmukhametov (2020) 'Women at the dawn of diamond discovery in Siberia or how two women discovered the Siberian diamond province' In: Burek, Higgs (eds). CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF FEMALE FELLOWSHIP OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: DISCOVERING FORGOTTEN HISTORIES. London: The Geological Society of London. [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'CO2-rich melts in Earth'
Yaxley, Gregory M.; Ghosh, Sujoy; Kiseeva, Ekaterina S.; Mallik, Ananya; Spandler, Carl; Thomson, Andrew R.; Walter, Michael J. (2019) 'CO2-rich melts in Earth' In: Orcutt, Beth N.; Daniel, Isabelle; Dasgupta, Rajdeep (eds). Deep Carbon: Past to Present. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2022)'Emplacement conditions and exhumation of the Varvarco Tonalite and associated plutons from the Cordillera del Viento, Southern Central Andes'
Assis, Omar Sebastian; Zaffarana, Claudia Beatriz; Orts, Darío; Puigdomenech, Carla; González, Víctor Ruiz; Gallastegui, Gloria; Hauser, Natalia; Kiseeva, Ekaterina S.; Molina, José Francisco; Pernich, Sebastián (2022) 'Emplacement conditions and exhumation of the Varvarco Tonalite and associated plutons from the Cordillera del Viento, Southern Central Andes'. Geological Magazine, 159 (5):645-672 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)'Precambrian tectonic evolution of Earth: an outline'
Dewey, J. F.; Kiseeva, Ekaterina S.; Pearce, J. A.; Robb, L. J. (2021) 'Precambrian tectonic evolution of Earth: an outline'. South African Journal of Geology,   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)'Sulfur solubility in the Earth magma ocean—Testing the hypothesis of the “Hadean matte”'
Kiseeva, Ekaterina S. (2021) 'Sulfur solubility in the Earth magma ocean—Testing the hypothesis of the “Hadean matte”'. American Mineralogist, 106 (11):1707-1708   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'The effect of core segregation on the Cu and Zn isotope composition of the silicate Moon'
Xia, Y.; Kiseeva, E. S.; Wade, J.; Huang, F. (2019) 'The effect of core segregation on the Cu and Zn isotope composition of the silicate Moon'. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 12 :12-17   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'An essential role for sulfur in sulfide-silicate melt partitioning of gold and magmatic gold transport at subduction settings'
Li Y.;Feng L.;Kiseeva E.;Gao Z.;Guo H.;Du Z.;Wang F.;Shi L. (2019) 'An essential role for sulfur in sulfide-silicate melt partitioning of gold and magmatic gold transport at subduction settings'. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 528 [DOI] [Details]
(2018)'In-Service Oxidation and Microstructural Evolution of a Nickel Superalloy in a Formula 1 Car Exhaust'
Pedrazzini, S.,Kiseeva, E. S.,Escoube, R.,Gardner, H. M.,Douglas, J. O.,Radecka, A.,Mignanelli, P. M.,Hughes, G. M.,Chapman, G.,Edmondson, P. D.,Stone, H. J.,De Lille, D.,Bagot, P. A. J. (2018) 'In-Service Oxidation and Microstructural Evolution of a Nickel Superalloy in a Formula 1 Car Exhaust'. Oxidation of Metals, 89 (3-4):375-394   [DOI] [Details]
(2018)'Oxidized iron in garnets from the mantle transition zone'
Kiseeva, ES;Vasiukov, DM;Wood, BJ;McCammon, C;Stachel, T;Bykov, M;Bykova, E;Chumakov, A;Cerantola, V;Harris, JW;Dubrovinsky, L (2018) 'Oxidized iron in garnets from the mantle transition zone'. Nature Geoscience, 11 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'Mantle melting versus mantle metasomatism - The chicken or the egg dilemma'
Kiseeva, ES;Kamenetsky, VS;Yaxley, GM;Shee, SR (2017) 'Mantle melting versus mantle metasomatism - The chicken or the egg dilemma'. Chemical Geology, 455 :120-130 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'Chalcophile elements and sulfides in the upper mantle'
Kiseeva, E. S.,Fonseca, R. O. C.,Smythe, D. J. (2017) 'Chalcophile elements and sulfides in the upper mantle'. Elements, 13 (2):111-116   [DOI] [Details]
(2016)'The S content of silicate melts at sulfide saturation: new experiments and a model incorporating the effects of sulfide composition'
Smythe, D. J.,Wood, B. J.,Kiseeva, E. S. (2016) 'The S content of silicate melts at sulfide saturation: new experiments and a model incorporating the effects of sulfide composition'. American Mineralogist, [DOI] [Details]
(2016)'The pyroxenite-diamond connection'
Kiseeva, ES;Wood, BJ;Ghosh, S;Stachel, T (2016) 'The pyroxenite-diamond connection'. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 2 [DOI] [Details]
(2015)'Trace element partitioning into sulfide: How lithophile elements become chalcophile and vice versa'
Wood, B. J.,Kiseeva, E. S. (2015) 'Trace element partitioning into sulfide: How lithophile elements become chalcophile and vice versa'. American Mineralogist, 100 (11-12):2371-2379   [DOI] [Details]
(2015)'The effects of composition and temperature on chalcophile and lithophile element partitioning into magmatic sulphides'
Kiseeva, ES;Wood, BJ (2015) 'The effects of composition and temperature on chalcophile and lithophile element partitioning into magmatic sulphides'. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 424 :280-294 [DOI] [Details]
(2014)'Accretion and core formation: The effects of sulfur on metal–silicate partition coefficients'
Wood, Bernard J.,Kiseeva, Ekaterina S.,Mirolo, Francesca J. (2014) 'Accretion and core formation: The effects of sulfur on metal–silicate partition coefficients'. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 145 (0):248-267   [DOI] [Details]
(2013)'Metapyroxenite in the mantle transition zone revealed from majorite inclusions in diamonds'
Kiseeva, ES;Yaxley, GM;Stepanov, AS;Tkalcic, H;Litasov, KD;Kamenetsky, VS (2013) 'Metapyroxenite in the mantle transition zone revealed from majorite inclusions in diamonds'. Geology, 41 :883-886 [DOI] [Details]
(2013)'A simple model for chalcophile element partitioning between sulphide and silicate liquids with geochemical applications'
Kiseeva, ES;Wood, BJ (2013) 'A simple model for chalcophile element partitioning between sulphide and silicate liquids with geochemical applications'. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 383 :68-81 [DOI] [Details]
(2013)'Garnet in the Earth's Mantle'
Wood, B. J.,Kiseeva, E. S.,Matzen, A. K. (2013) 'Garnet in the Earth's Mantle'. Elements, 9 (6):421-426   [Details]
(2013)'Melting and Phase Relations of Carbonated Eclogite at 9–21 GPa and the Petrogenesis of Alkali-Rich Melts in the Deep Mantle'
Kiseeva, Ekaterina S.,Litasov, Konstantin D.,Yaxley, Gregory M.,Ohtani, Eiji,Kamenetsky, Vadim S. (2013) 'Melting and Phase Relations of Carbonated Eclogite at 9–21 GPa and the Petrogenesis of Alkali-Rich Melts in the Deep Mantle'. Journal of Petrology, 54 (8):1555-1583   [DOI] [Details]
(2012)'An Experimental Study of Carbonated Eclogite at 3·5–5·5 GPa—Implications for Silicate and Carbonate Metasomatism in the Cratonic Mantle'
Kiseeva, Ekaterina S.,Yaxley, Gregory M.,Hermann, Jörg,Litasov, Konstantin D.,Rosenthal, Anja,Kamenetsky, Vadim S. (2012) 'An Experimental Study of Carbonated Eclogite at 3·5–5·5 GPa—Implications for Silicate and Carbonate Metasomatism in the Cratonic Mantle'. Journal of Petrology, 53 (4):727-759   [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'The composition of near-solidus melts of peridotite in the presence of CO2 and H2O between 40 and 60 kbar'
Foley, S. F.,Yaxley, G. M.,Rosenthal, A.,Buhre, S.,Kiseeva, E. S.,Rapp, R. P.,Jacob, D. E. (2009) 'The composition of near-solidus melts of peridotite in the presence of CO2 and H2O between 40 and 60 kbar'. Lithos, 112 :274-283   [Details]

Reviews

 YearPublication
(2021)Phase relations of arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite.
Stepanov, Aleksandr S.; Large, Ross R.; Kiseeva, Ekaterina S.; Danyushevsky, Leonid V.; Goemann, Karsten; Meffre, Sebastien; Zhukova, Irina; Belousov, Ivan A. (2021) Phase relations of arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite. Reviews [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]

Professional Activities

Honours and Awards

 YearTitleAwarding Body
2020Max Hey Medal Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland
2016Geochemistry Group’s Early Career Researcher Prominent Lecturer of the year Geological Society of London

Professional Associations

 AssociationFunctionFrom / To
European Geosciences Union (EGU) Member01-JAN-16 /
European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) member01-JAN-09 /

Conference Contributions

 YearPublication
(2022)European Geophysical Union,
Kate Kiseeva, Dima Kamenetsky, Troels Nielsen (2022) Low-degree melts in peridotite xenolith from Majuagaa kimberlite, West Greenland. [Oral Presentation], European Geophysical Union, Vienna . [Details]
(2021)EMPG- XVII,
Kate Kiseeva, Bernie Wood (2021) Element partitioning into sulphides: implications for planetary core compositions. [Keynote Speaker], EMPG- XVII, Potsdam (virtual) . [Details]
(2021)Goldschmidt 2021,
Kate Kiseeva, Maya Kopylova (2021) Outstanding woman-geologist N. Sarsadskih - A forgotten discoverer of the Yakutian Kimberlite Province. [Oral Presentation], Goldschmidt 2021, Lyon (virtual) . [Details]
(2021)Goldschmidt 2021,
Kate Kiseeva, Emma Tomlinson, Greg Yaxley (2021) Trace element partitioning between garnet and silicate-carbonate melt – an experimental study at 3.5-21 GPa in a carbonated eclogite system. [Oral Presentation], Goldschmidt 2021, Lyon (virtual) . [Details]
(2019)European Geophysical Union,
Kate Kiseeva, Iuliia Koemets, Niccolò Satta, Hauke Marquardt, Alexander Kurnosov, Thomas Stachel, Jeff Harris, and Leonid Dubrovinsky (2019) Sound velocities measurements on natural single crystal majoritic garnets from diamond inclusions. [Poster Presentation], European Geophysical Union, Vienna . [Details]

Committees

 CommitteeFunctionFrom / To
European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) Secretary2022 / 2024
Graduate Studies Committee Deputy Chair2022 /
Graduate Studies Committee member2019 /
EAG Award Nominations Committee Chair2019 / 2024
European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) Councillor2019 / 2021

Education

 YearInstitutionQualificationSubject
2012The Australian National University PhDExperimental Petrology

Outreach Activities

 Description

Organisation of the School of BEES visits for families

Presentations on promoting women in STEM

Regular participation in the School of BEES Open Days

Journal Activities

 JournalRoleTo / From
American Mineralogist Editor01-JAN-19 -
Elements Guest Editor01-JAN-17 - 01-APR-17
Chemical Geology Guest Editor01-JAN-18 - 01-FEB-18
American Mineralogist Guest Editor01-JAN-18 - 01-DEC-18

Other Activities

 Description

Peer-reviewed articles for Nature, Nat Geoscience, Nat Comm, Scientific Reports, EPSL, GCA, CMP, AmMin, Europ. J. of Min., Tectonophysics, G3, JPET, Reviews in Min. and Geochem., GPL, Lithos, J of Solid Earth, Geology, ChemGeo, AmMin, Ore Geology, High Pressure Research, Frontiers, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, GRL 

Reviewed proposals for NSF, ARC, NERC, NSERC, DFG, ISF, Emmy Noether programme

Member of Advisory Board for Physics and Chemistry of Minerals since 2020

Teaching Activities

Teaching Interests

Igneous Petrology
Geochemistry

Recent Postgraduates

 Graduation YearStudent NameInstitutionDegree TypeThesis Title
2022Richard Thomas University of OxfordPHD

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