Current Research Projects
Constraining the Origin and Timescale of Lunar Mg-Suite Magmatism
Using ion-probe dating and microstructural analysis of accessory minerals to unravel the origin and evolution of lunar Mg-suite rocks. (NASA Solar System Workings 80NSSC25K7664)
Evaluating Geochronologic Complexity and Impactor Diversity of Highland Impactities
Developing and applying multiple high-spatial-resolution analytical tools to single lunar breccias to constrain lunar impact history and impactor origins. (NASA Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis 80NSSC25K7597)
Developing Next-Generation Lunar Radiometric Dating by LA-MC-ICP-MS/MS
Developing laserprobe-based in situ radiometric dating techniques for NASA's future lunar returned samples (NASA Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples 80NSSC26K0207)
Facilities
JEOL JSM IT200 Scanning Electron Microscope & workspace
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Keyence VHX-1 optical microscope & workspace