National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Postdoctoral Associate
lunar dust, geochemistry
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Education: Ph.D, Geosciences, 2022, Stony Brook University
Research Interest: I am currently researching geochemical methods for the economic viability to recover critical elements from mine drainage sites. This work has greatly increased my abilites as a geochemist and would love to apply them in pursuing further geochemical research in the lunar sciences. My Ph.D work involved assessing the potential oxidative damage potential of inhaled lunar dust particles which was suspected due to the formation of defect sites on the surfaces of lunar dust grains that would then interact with biological fluids. These interactions would then generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) that would then damage biomolecules (i.e. DNA, tissues). My research interests involve not only expanding on the aforementioned work but assessing the chemical components of lunar dust that may be the ingredients for life (i.e. amino acids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatiles).