The Physical Petrology Group emphasizes the physics of magmas, hydrothermal systems, metamorphism, and eruption processes. Students develop and learn a diverse suite of tools to address these systems: numerical modeling, laboratory experiments, geological and geophysical measurements, and the theoretical foundations of physical chemistry and continuum mechanics. All students are encouraged to do fieldwork and to develop transport models in a sensible geologic context. Synthesis of information from multiple sources and scales allows us to get a more accurate picture of petrologic processes. Many of our systems of interest lie in the transition area between discrete and continuous models. Physical Petrology Group at the University of Washington Department of Earth and Space Sciences PhysPet website v2.0 Launched 24 April 2009 Updated by T. Banik 17 November 2009