Although I am generally interested in the dynamics and chemistry of partially molten regions throughout Earth's crust and mantle (past and present), my graduate research has become focused on the magmatic systems underlying mid-ocean ridges, which are favored by many geoscientists for their "simplicity". Advised by professors Marc Spiegelman and Peter Kelemen, my work pursues two main objectives, 1) predicting changes in magma chemistry caused by various phases of mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) petrogenesis using the approach of fluid dynamical modelling integrated with geochemical/petrological calculations and 2) comparing predictions from my models with global and regional compilations of MORB geochemistry. Results from this research are allowing for new and quantitative tests of MORB formation and evolution models, with potentially more general implications for the sensitivity of geochemistry to dynamics and physical conditions within magma systems.