| Name | Expertise |
|---|---|
| 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 |