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 Justin Filiberto

Deputy Division Chief
Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES)
NASA Johnson Space Center

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CURRENT GROUP MEMBERS
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JAKE CRANDALL
Assistant Professor at Eastern Illinois University
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Project: Magmatic Intrusions into Sulfur-rich Sediments

PhD Southern Illinois University, 2021
M.S. Southern Illinois University, 2015
Project: Potential for Impact-Induced ​Economic Deposits on Mars

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GABE EGGERS

Visiting Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University

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Project: Spectroscopy of Venus Alteration Mineralogy


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RACHEL SLANK

Research Scientist at Science and Technology Institute, USRA

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Project: Habitability of Magmatic Intrusions into Sedimentary Rocks as an Analog for Martian Exploration
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JEMILA EDMOND

NASA Postdoctoral Fellow

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Project: Experimental Alteration of Basalts on Venus

 PREVIOUS GROUP MEMBERS:

POSTDOCS:
Julia Semprich, Righter Fellow at LPI working with Treiman and Filiberto 2018 – 2019 Metamorphism of Mars and Venus.
Paul Giesting, Postdoc Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 Halogens in Martian Meteorites.
 
GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Aedan Baker, PhD Open University 2025 Metamorphic Modeling of Venus
Bea Bahrier, PhD Open University 2024 Geochemical Modeling of the Habitability of Magmatic Intrusions into Sulfur-rich Sediments
Lacey Costello, MS graduated 2018 Oxidation of an Ol-lamproite dike
Andrea Meado Wenzel, MS graduated 2017 Pyroxene Zoning and Crystallization of NWA 6963 ; Google Scholar Profile: click here
Chris McCoy, MS graduated 2016 Experimentally melting a Mg# 80 Martian Mantle at 0.5 to 1.5 GPa
Joseph Knafelc, MS graduate 2016 Experimental Constraints on Potential Magnetic Sources in the Upper Mantle
Ben Farcy, MS graduated 2015 Effect of Chlorine on Crystallization of NWA 6234
Zachary Chartrand, MS graduated 2014 Melting the Martian Mantle
 
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS:
Elizabeth Heiny, summer 2021, (advised with Jen Gorce), Modeling Metamorphism of CR Chondrites and Producing Eclogites.
Nolan Clark, summer 2021, (advised with Jen Gorce), Modeling Metamorphism of the Venus Basaltic Crust.
Kyra Cutler, summer 2019, Experimental Investigation of Venus Oxidation
Joe Krienert, August 2013 – Dec 2014 Experimental Constraints on Volatile Element Partitioning between Amphibole and Melt
Chris McCoy, August 2013 – May 2014 Crystallization of the Lunar Crust
Kevin Walsh, August 2012 – May 2015 The Effect of Chlorine on Crystallization of a Martian Basalt; The Effects of Oxidation and Decompression on the Magnetic Properties of Olivine
Kelsey Manuele, August 2012 – December 2013 Felsic Volcanics of the St Francis Mountains
Justin Wood, summer 2008, The Effect of Fluorine on the Liquidus of a Basalt
Colin Jackson, summer 2007, Ni Partitioning Behavior at Magmatic Conditions
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