Dr Batzi Fischer
Technician
Biography
- Diplom (M.Sc. equivalent) in Geology from the University of Mainz in Germany
- PhD in Geology from the University of St Andrews
- since 2018 managing some of the geochemistry facilities at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and teaching on degree programmes offered at our School
Teaching
- 1st year mineralogy
- field courses at all levels
- 5th year analytical methods (module coordinator)
- sample preparation for dissertation students
Research areas
Currently, my particular interest is in early Earth geology and the geology and petrology of igneous and metamorphic rocks. I use and test the tools of a petrologist to contribute to our understanding of the evolution of Earth's crust (e.g. crustal growth and reworking) and secular changes in Earth history (e.g. when did plate tectonics start?).
Although analytical work and quantitative data are crucial for any natural science, I believe that fieldwork is indespensable and the foundation for Earth Science research. It allows us to put our petrological/geochemical measurements and findings into a geological context, and only then can we use them to understand how "Earth works".
Selected publications
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Open access
The role of syn-extensional lamprophyre magmatism in crustal dynamics – the case of the Menderes metamorphic core complex, western Turkey
Fischer, S., Prelević, D., Akal, C., Romer, R. L. & Gerdes, A., 1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Petrology. 63, 4, 28 p., egac024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Silicon isotope analyses of soil and plant reference materials: an inter‐comparison of seven laboratories
Delvigne, C., Guihou, A., Schuessler, J., Savage, P., Poitrasson, F., Fischer, S., Hatton, J., Hendry, K., Bayon, G., Ponzevera, E., Georg, B., Akerman, A., Pokrovsky, O., Meunier, J-D., Deschamps, P. & Basile-Doelsch, I., 27 Apr 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research. Early ViewResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using zircon in mafic migmatites to disentangle complex high-grade gneiss terrains – Terrane spotting in the Lewisian complex, NW Scotland
Fischer, S., Prave, A., Johnson, T., Cawood, P. A., Hawkesworth, C., Horstwood, M. & EIMF, Apr 2021, In: Precambrian Research. 355, 106074.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Zircon geochronology reveals polyphase magmatism and crustal anatexis in the Buchan Block, NE Scotland: implications for the Grampian Orogeny
Johnson, T. E., Kirkland, C. L., Viete, D. R., Fischer, S., Reddy, S. M., Evans, N. J. & McDonald, B. J., Nov 2017, In: Geoscience Frontiers. 8, 6, p. 1469-1478Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanisms of deformation-induced trace element migration in zircon resolved by atom probe and correlative microscopy
Reddy, S. M., Riessen, A. V., Saxey, D. W., Johnson, T. E., Rickard, W. D. A., Fougerouse, D., Fischer, S., Prosa, T. J., Rice, K. P., Reinhard, D. A., Chen, Y. & Olson, D., 15 Dec 2016, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 195, p. 158-170 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Grampian migmatites in the Buchan Block, NE Scotland
Johnson, T. E., Kirkland, C. L., Reddy, S. M. & Fischer, S., Sept 2015, In: Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 33, 7, p. 695-709 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Precambrian reidite discovered in shocked zircon from the Stac Fada impactite, Scotland
Reddy, S. M., Johnson, T. E., Fischer, S., Rickard, W. D. A. & Taylor, R. J. M., 1 Jan 2015, In: Geology. 43, 10, p. 899-902 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field and petrographic evidence for partial melting of TTG gneisses from the central region of the mainland Lewisian complex, NW Scotland
Johnson, T. E., Fischer, S. & White, R. W., 1 Mar 2013, In: Journal of the Geological Society. 170, 2, p. 319-326 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Archaean intracrustal differentiation from partial melting of metagabbro-field and geochemical evidence from the central region of the Lewisian complex, NW Scotland
Johnson, T. E., Fischer, S., White, R. W., Brown, M. & Rollinson, H. R., 1 Oct 2012, In: Journal of Petrology. 53, 10, p. 2115-2138 24 p., egs046.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review