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My main research focus is on understanding the origin and evolution of volatiles in the inner Solar System. I utilize a combination of nano and microanalytical techniques in the Kuiper Imaging Facility to study mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrological histories of a wide range of extraterrestrial materials. My group is currently engaged in a project under the umbrella of Apollo Next-Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA). The release of sample 71036 presents a unique opportunity to study volatiles in a basalt that has been frozen and specially preserved since its return and to compare those results with basalts of similar bulk chemistries that have been stored at room temperature. This exceptional suite of basalts also offers a chance to unravel the history of volatile loss on the Moon, from the onset of mineral crystallization through vesicle formation, sampling, and subsequent curation. We are conducting a detailed study of the major, minor, and volatile element chemistry (including H isotopes) of H-bearing minerals and melt inclusions in four Apollo 17 basalts, and to determine the U-Pb and Ar ages of the basalts. Other ongoing projects include investigating the petrology of igneous lunar samples, coordinated microanalysis of meteorites to investigate the evolution of water in the Martian crust, and studies aimed at assessing the inventories and origins of volatiles on primitive chondritic and achondritic asteroids. Members of the Planetary Materials Group are also getting ready for the analysis of samples on their way to Earth from asteroid Bennu by the OSIRIS-REx space mission.

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Courses
  • C
    Cosmochemistry

  • PEEHW
    Planet Earth: Evolution of the Habitable World

  • M
    Meteorites

Grants
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    Understanding Magmatic Volatile Loss and its Effect on the Prevalence of Effusive vs. Explosive Styles of Volcanism on the Moon

    Co-Investigator (COI)

    2023

    $133.6K
    Active
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    MRI: Acquisition of a Multicollector - Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer at the University of Arizona for Earth and Planetary Science Research, Education and Outreach

    Co-Investigator (COI)

    2022

    $809.8K
    Active
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    The Kuiper Materials Imaging and Characterization Facility at the University of Arizona

    Co-Investigator (COI)

    2022

    $599.0K
    Active
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    Alien Earths: Which Nearby Planetary Systems Are Likely to Host Habitable Planets and Life?

    Co-Investigator (COI)

    2021

    $2.8M
    Active
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    A Next-Generation Nanoscale Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer for the Analysis of Planetary Materials

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2020

    $2.4M
    Active
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    Investigating the Origins and Evolution of Volatiles in the Inner Solar System

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2020

    $200.0K
    Active
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    Investigating Degassing Histories of Apollo 15 and 17 Lunar Basalts with 3D Visualization and Coordinated Microanalysis

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2020

    $135.0K
    Active
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    A Multifaceted Approach to Investigating the Magmatic and Post-Magmatic History of Volatiles in Basalts from the Rim of Steno Crater

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2019

    $465.5K
    Active
News
  • $2M Gift Advances UArizona Space Science Initiatives

    2021

  • Virtual Science Lecture Series to Examine Water's Cosmic Past and Challenging Future

    2021

  • A Martian Mash Up: Meteorites Tell Story of Mars' Water History

    2020

  • Ion Beams and Atom Smashers: Secrets of Moon Rocks

    2019

  • UA Planetary Scientist Wins Bid to Study Moon Samples

    2019

Publications (65)
Recent
  • The effects of highly reduced magmatism revealed through aubrites

    2022

  • The Abundances of F, Cl, and H2O in 4 Vesta from Eucrites

    2022

  • Measuring the Oxidation State of Sulfur in Apatites in Thin Sections of Meteorites versus Apollo Rocks

    2022

  • A Multifaceted Approach to Investigating the Magmatic and Post-Magmatic History of Volatiles in Basalts from the Rim of Steno Crater

    2022

  • In-Situ Heating Experiments of the Tarda Meteorite: Effects of Thermal Processing on Aqueously Altered Carbonaceous Chondrite

    2022

  • SAMIS: A Micro-Information System for OSIRIS-REs Sample Analysis Data Management

    2022

  • Phosphide-Rich Clasts in the C2-Ungrouped Tarda Meteorite

    2022

  • Identification of an Unusual Iron Rich Lithology in Luna 24 Soil

    2022

  • Chronology of Steno Crater Basalts

    2022

  • Magmatic and Volcanic Histories of Apollo 17 Basalts

    2022

  • Mineralogy, Petrography, and Presolar Components of the Chwichiya 002 Ungrouped Chondrite

    2022

  • Pink Spinel in Apollo Impact Melt Rock 68815: Implications for Mg-Suite Magmatism

    2022

  • Electron Backscatter Diffraction Investigation of Zirconium-Bearing Phases in Suevite from Ries Crater, Germany

    2022

  • Detailed Coordinated Analysis of the Mineralogy, Petrography, and Elemental Composition of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Falls Tarda and Kolang

    2022

  • Correlated Two- and Three-Dimensional Mineralogy and Petrography of the C3.00-Ungrouped Chwichiya 002 AND C2- Ungrouped Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrites

    2022

  • Controls of fO2-Based C-O-H Degassing and Diffusive Bubble Growth on Explosive Volcanic Eruptions on the Moon

    2022

  • The Evolution of the IAB Iron-Winonaite Parent Body as Told by Apatite

    2022

  • Vision and Strategy for the Implementation of NASA Science Information Policy Document (SPD)-41 for Astromaterials Sample Science

    2022

  • Zircon, Baddeleyite, and Reidite Found in Ries Crater Suevite

    2022

  • On the Origin and Evolution of Winonaite and IAB Iron Meteorite Parent Bodies: Application of Silicate Geospeedometry and Apatite Characterization

    2022

  • Preparing for Artemis Through Lessons Learned from Apollo 17. Highlighting the Progress of the ANGSA Initiative

    2022

  • Volcanic Histories of Lunar Basalts Revealed Via 3D Visualization

    2022

  • Horizons: nuclear astrophysics in the 2020s and beyond

    2022

  • From Source to Surface: An Investigation of Magmatic Lunar Volatiles

    2022

  • Mineralogical, Elemental, and Tomographic Reconnaissance Investigation for CLPS (METRIC)

    2022

  • The value of CHONS isotopic measurements of major compounds as probes of planetary origin, evolution, and habitability

    2021

  • The abundances of F, Cl, and H$_2$O in eucrites: Implications for the origin of volatile depletion in the asteroid 4 Vesta

    2021

  • The Future of Planetary Defense in the Era of Advanced Surveys

    2021

  • Apollo Sample 64455: Petrologic and Geochemical Characterization of a Glass-Coated Impact Melt Rock

    2021

  • Mission to Characterize Volatiles in Old, Cold, Permanently Shadowed Regions on the Moon

    2021

  • Space Weathering Across the Solar System: Lessons from the Moon and Outstanding Questions

    2021

  • Apollo Sample 12032,366-18: Characterization and Experimental Investigation of a Chemically Evolved Lunar Basalt

    2021

  • Investigating the Petrogenesis and Eruption Histories of Apollo 15 and Apollo 17 Basalts

    2021

  • The Oxidation State of Sulfur in Apollo Samples 71035 and 71055

    2021

  • Strategic Investment in Laboratory Analysis of Planetary Materials as Ground Truth for Solar System Exploration

    2021

  • An Overview of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Micro-Information System (SAMIS)

    2021

  • The Scientific Value of Lunar Sample Exchange

    2021

  • Assessing the Volatile Inventory of Basaltic Fragments in Luna Soils

    2021

  • Analysis and Experimental Investigation of Apollo Sample 12032,366-18, a Chemically Evolved Basalt from the Moon

    2021

  • The OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Micro Information System (SAMIS)

    2021

  • Phosphate Chemistry in Brachinites and Brachinite Like Meteorites

    2021

  • The ANGSA Program: A Low-Cost Lunar ``Sample Rreturn Mission.'' An Overview and Progress Over the Last 18 Months

    2021

  • Endogenous Lunar Volatiles

    2021

  • The Role of Gravitational Collapse in Planetesimal Formation

    2021

  • The chlorine-isotopic composition of lunar KREEP from magnesian-suite troctolite 76535.

    2020

  • Sulfur in the Apollo Lunar Basalts and Implications for Future Sample-Return Missions

    2020

  • The Volatile Content and Origin of Apollo 15 Quartz Monzodiorites.

    2020

  • Investigating magmatic processes in the early Solar System using the Cl isotopic systematics of eucrites

    2019

  • Multiple reservoirs of volatiles in the Moon revealed by the isotopic composition of chlorine in lunar basalts

    2019

  • Origin and abundances of H2O in the terrestrial planets, Moon, and asteroids

    2019

  • Oxygen Isotopic Imaging of a Hibonite-Grossite-Rich Inclusion from the Miller Range (MIL) 090019 CO3 Chondrite

    2019

  • Determination of the water content and D/H ratio of the martian mantle by unraveling degassing and crystallization effects in nakhlites

    2019

  • Additive Manufacturing of Lunar Mineral-Based Composites

    2019

  • Chlorine isotopic compositions of apatite in Apollo 14 rocks: Evidence for widespread vapor-phase metasomatism on the lunar nearside similar to 4 billion years ago

    2018

  • Early loss, fractionation, and redistribution of chlorine in the Moon as revealed by the low-Ti lunar mare basalt suite

    2018

  • Early degassing of lunar urKREEP by crust-breaching impact(s)

    2016

  • Water in evolved lunar rocks: Evidence for multiple reservoirs

    2016

  • Lunar basalt chronology, mantle differentiation and implications for determining the age of the Moon

    2016

  • An asteroidal origin for water in the Moon

    2016

  • The abundance and isotopic composition of water in eucrites

    2016

  • Magmatic volatiles (H, C, N, F, S, Cl) in the lunar mantle, crust, and regolith: Abundances, distributions, processes, and reservoirs

    2015

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