Geoscience-Group

Main Research Goals

1. Chemical differentiation of rocky (exo)planets via melting and melt segregation

2. Volatile cycling between the planetary interior and atmosphere with a focus on outgassing

3. Bayesian rethinking of data from historical Earth

Members of the Geoscience Group

Dr. Meng Tian

Staff Scientist

Ziqi Wang

PhD Student

Hybrid atmospheres on rocky planets, focusing on the evolution of Earth’s early atmosphere during the Hadean Eon

Aaron Werlen

PhD Student

Interaction between planetary interiors and atmospheres, characterizing the chemical fingerprints of geological activity