Organic Geo- and Cosmochemistry research focuses on the analysis of organic molecules of astrobiological relevance in order to better understand biologically relevant chemistry occurring in the early solar system.
Organic Geo- and Cosmochemistry research focuses on the analysis of organic molecules of astrobiological relevance in order to better understand biologically relevant chemistry occurring in the early solar system.
Organic Geo- and Cosmochemistry research focuses on the analysis of organic molecules of astrobiological relevance in order to better understand biologically relevant chemistry occurring in the early solar system.
Research tasks in the Organic Geo- and Cosmochemistry group focus on the analysis of organic matter in rock and regolith samples to determine how organic molecules are formed and how they evolve over time in different geochemical environments. Of particular interest is elucidating the effects of interplay between organics, their inorganic host materials, and the effects of parent body and terrestrial processing. Analyses are performed on molecules: directly isolated from extraterrestrial samples, such as meteorites and returned samples; those produced by laboratory reactions simulating prebiotic chemistry; and in situ analyses of molecules in astromaterials samples.
Analyses are performed on molecules: directly isolated from extraterrestrial samples, such as meteorites and returned samples; those produced by laboratory reactions simulating prebiotic chemistry; and in situ analyses of molecules in astromaterials samples.
Research Group Leads
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Aaron Burton
NASA aaron.burton@nasa.gov |
Eve Berger
Texas State – Jacobs-JETS eve.l.berger@nasa.gov |
Research Group Leads
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Aaron Burton
NASA aaron.burton@nasa.gov |
Eve Berger
Texas State – Jacobs-JETS eve.l.berger@nasa.gov |
Laboratories
Publications
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