Marvin
Lopez Acevedo.

First-generation scientist born in Guatemala City and raised in Queens, New York.

I'm a graduate researcher in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program, where I'm completing a M.Sc in Physics. My Masters thesis established a methodology for using the chemical compositions of specific igneous rocks (aplites) to calculate magma ‘extraction’ pressures. Understanding magmatic extraction pressures is crucial for understanding volcanic hazards associated with eruptions as well as ore/rare earth element/critical minerals mining.

Prior to my Masters, I taught field ecology and environmental conservation to K–12 students in Rockaway, New York. As an undergrad, I double-majored in physics and geosciences on The Hill at Hamilton College.