Code 699 Expertise and Research Interests

Code 699 Expertise and Research Interests

Research Scientists


NameExpertise
Mahaffy, Paul
Laboratory Chief
chemical and isotopic composition of planetary environments, mass spectrometry
Brinckerhoff, Will
Assoc. Lab Chief
Astrobiology, planetary mass spectrometry, laser ablation, cosmochemistry, instrumentation, small bodies, Mars, Venus, Titan, Europa
Arevalo, Rick Trace element and isotope geochemistry; cosmochemistry and planetary science; geochemical modeling and geochronology; laser ablation and desorption; mass spectrometry; inductively-coupled plasma ionization; instrument development; innovative analytical methods
Benna, Mehdi Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Physics, Il-posed Inverse problems, Mass-spectrometer Development
Conrad, Pamela Mars, Astrobiology, Raman spectroscopy, biogeochemistry, instrument development
Domagal-Goldman, Shawn Astrobiology, planetary atmospheres, photochemical models, climate models, energy balance models, Archean geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, density functional theory, exoplanets, Mars, early Earth
Eigenbrode, Jennifer organic geochemistry, microbial ecology, isotope biogeochemistry, geobiology, evolution of Earth's biosphere, astrobiology, organic biosignature detection, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, Mars, glacial ice
Floyd, Melissa Environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, astrobiology, biogeochemistry, Mars, mass spectrometry
Franz, Heather Mars, Stable Isotope Geochemistry, Astrobiology, Photochemistry
Getty, Stephanie Instrument development, Time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Laser desorption/ionization, Instrumentation for in situ liquid analysis, Astrobiology and cosmochemistry, Laboratory simulations of organic synthesis, Small bodies, Icy moons, Mars
Glavin, Daniel Astrobiology, Mars, Meteorites, Origins of Life Research, Amino Acids, Chromatography, Analog Research, Instrument Development, Asteroids, Comets, Chirality, Mass Spectrometry
McAdam, Amy Mars, EGA-MS, Mineralogy, X-ray Diffraction, Geochemical Modeling
Pavlov, Alex Atmospheric chemistry, Radiative transfer, Laboratory simulations of Martian subsurface environment Research Interests: Astrobiology, Evolution of planetary atmospheres (Earth, Mars, Venus), Prospects of life in Martian permafrost, Planetary habitability
Stern, Jennifer stable isotope geochemistry, 13C, 15N, D/H, hydrothermal organic synthesis, Mars, astrobiology, instrumentation for isotopic analysis
Trainer, Melissa Titan, planetary atmosphere analogs, organic hazes, Early Earth, photochemical organic synthesis, mass spectrometry, atmospheric chemistry


Mass Spectrometer Development Team

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