Staff Scientists
Conel M. O'D. Alexander
Staff Scientist
Cosmochemistry; origin of chondrules, water, organic matter, circumstellar and interstellar grains.
- (202) 478-8478
- calexander at carnegiescience.edu
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Alan P. Boss
Staff Scientist
Theoretical astrophysics; stellar and planetary system formation; extrasolar planets formation and detection
- (202) 478-8858
- aboss at carnegiescience.edu
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R. Paul Butler
Staff Scientist
Observational astrophysics; stellar spectroscopy; precision Doppler instrumentation; extrasolar planets; Sun-like stars; supergiants and Cepheid variable stars
- (202) 478-8866
- pbutler at carnegiescience.edu
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Richard W. Carlson
Director
Isotope geochemistry; history and nature of chemical evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle; early history of the solar system
- (202) 478-8474
- rcarlson at carnegiescience.edu
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John E. Chambers
Staff Scientist
Planetary formation theory; planetary dynamics; extrasolar planets
- (202) 478-8855
- jchambers at carnegiescience.edu
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Ronald Cohen
Staff Scientist
High pressure, materials, and planetary science.
- (202) 478-8937
- rcohen@carnegiescience.edu
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Peter E. Driscoll
Staff Scientist
Earth’s core and magnetic field; planetary interiors, thermal history, dynamos; exoplanets; tidal dissipation and orbital migration
- 202-478-8827
- pdriscoll at carnegiescience.edu
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Yingwei Fei
Staff Scientist
Earth and planet evolution; planetary interior processes; compositions of the Earth's mantle and core; physical properties of materials at high P and T; materials synthesis at high pressure; development of high-pressure techniques
- (202) 478-8936
- yfei@carnegiescience.edu
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Dionysis Foustoukos
Research Scientist
Geochemistry; planetary science
- (202) 478-8968
- dfoustoukos@carnegiescience.edu
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Peter Gao
Staff Scientist
Planetary atmospheres; exoplanet characterization; planet formation and evolution; atmosphere-surface-interior interactions; astrobiology; habitability; biosignatures; numerical modeling.
- 202-478-8900
- pgao@carnegiescience.edu
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Zachary Geballe
Research Scientist
High pressure; mineralogy
- (202) 478-8945
- zgeballe@carnegiescience.edu
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Alexander Goncharov
Staff Scientist
Metallic hydrogen and related materials; phase transformation and chemical reactivity of simple molecular materials under high pressure and high temperature conditions; thermal conductivity of Earth and planetary materials; high-temperature superconductivity
- (202) 478-8947
- agoncharov@carnegiescience.edu
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Robert Hazen
Staff Scientist
Coevolving geosphere and biosphere; Earth's evolving mineralogy; interactions among organic biomolecules and mineral surfaces; mineral-mediated chemistry in the context of origins of life; emergence of pre-biotic chemical complexity
- (202) 478-8962
- rhazen@carnegiescience.edu
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Amol Karandikar
Research Scientist
High pressure; materials; matter at extreme states
- (202) 478-8993
- akaran@carnegiescience.edu
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Hélène Le Mével
Staff Scientist
Volcano deformation; Geodetic data analysis (GPS, InSAR); Volcanic unrest; Gravimetry; Numerical modeling of magmatic processes.
- (202) 478-8842
- hlemevel at carnegiescience.edu
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Alan T. Linde
Staff Scientist Emeritus
Geophysics; seismology; tectonophysics
- (202) 478-8835
- alinde at carnegiescience.edu
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Shaunna Morrison
Research Scientist
Data-driven approaches to characterizing the coevolution of the geosphere and biosphere; applications of advanced analytics to Earth and planetary systems, with a particular emphasis in mineral relationships; Martian mineralogy via surface missions and meteorites; crystal chemical behavior and bonding systematics in minerals
- (202) 478-8983
- smorrison@carnegiescience.edu
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Bjorn Mysen
Staff Scientist
Physics and chemistry of materials; melting phase relations of mantle materials; isotope fractionation; structure and properties of silicate melts; solubility mechanisms, transport mechanisms in amorphous materials
- (202) 478-8975
- bmysen@carnegiescience.edu
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Larry R. Nittler
Staff Scientist
Cosmochemistry; presolar grains in meteorites; secondary ion mass spectrometry and planetary remote sensing
- (202) 478-8460
- lnittler at carnegiescience.edu
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Anne Pommier
Staff Scientist
Geophysics, Planetary Sciences, Geodynamics, and field Petrology
- 202 478 8477
- apommier@carnegiescience.edu
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Diana C. Roman
Staff Scientist
Source processes of volcanic earthquakes; volcano-fault interaction; structure and dynamics of magma transport and storage systems; volcano monitoring and eruption forecasting
- (202)478-8834
- droman at carnegiescience.edu
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Douglas Rumble III
Staff Scientist Emeritus
Geochemistry
- (202) 478-8990
- drumble@carnegiescience.edu
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I. Selwyn Sacks
Staff Scientist Emeritus
Geophysics; seismology; tectonophysics; core structure
- (202) 478-8839
- ssacks at carnegiescience.edu
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Anat Shahar
Staff Scientist
Isotope Geochemistry; high pressure and temperature experiments; planetary interiors; cosmochemistry; early solar system evolution
- (202) 478-8929
- ashahar@carnegiescience.edu
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Scott S. Sheppard
Staff Scientist
Small bodies in the solar system; star, planet, and solar system formation; brown dwarfs
- (202) 478-8854
- ssheppard at carnegiescience.edu
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Steven B. Shirey
Staff Scientist
Igneous petrology; isotope geochemistry; trace element geochemistry; geochemical evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle
- (202) 478-8473
- sshirey at carnegiescience.edu
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Andrew Steele
Staff Scientist
Astrobiology; planetary science; using traditional and biotechnological approaches for the detection of microbial life in astrobiology and solar system exploration
- (202) 478-8974
- asteele@carnegiescience.edu
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Timothy Strobel
Staff Scientist
High pressure; materials; research centered around the synthesis and characterization of novel materials for energy and advanced applications
- (202) 478-8943
- tstrobel@carnegiescience.edu
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Fouad Tera
Staff Scientist Emeritus
Lunar, meteorite, and terrestrial isotope chronology; geochemistry
- (202) 478-8472
- ftera at carnegiescience.edu
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Johanna K. Teske
Staff Scientist
Exoplanet interior, atmospheric, and host star composition; high resolution spectroscopy; precision radial velocity exoplanet mass measurements; stellar jitter/activity; interdisciplinary studies of exoplanet diversity; binary exoplanet host stars (imaging, spectroscopy); astronomical instrumentation.
- (202) 478-8859
- jteske@carnegiescience.edu
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Sally June Tracy
Staff Scientist
High pressure; matter at extreme states; behavior of materials in extreme environments; mineral physics
- (202) 478-8955
- sjtracy@carnegiescience.edu
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Peter E. van Keken
Staff Scientist
Thermal and chemical evolution of the Earth; causes and consequences of plate tectonics; finite element modeling of mantle convection, subduction zone dynamics and mantle plumes; integration of geodynamics with seismology, geochemistry and mineral physics; parallel computing; scientific visualization.
- (202) 478-8847
- pvankeken at carnegiescience.edu
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Lara S. Wagner
Staff Scientist
Broadband seismology; field seismology; seismic tomography; seismic anisotropy; scattered wave imaging; tectonics of convergent margins; evolution of continents and the effects of tectonic inheritance
- (202) 478-8838
- lwagner at carnegiescience.edu
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Michael Walter
Deputy Director
Geochemistry; high pressure; matter at extreme states
- (202) 478-8951
- mwalter@carnegiescience.edu
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Alycia J. Weinberger
Staff Scientist
Observational astrophysics; planet formation and circumstellar disks; young stars; high angular resolution imaging
- (202) 478-8852
- aweinberger at carnegiescience.edu
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