O. Kawashima**, R. Arevalo Jr., L. Andrews*, M. Raith*, A. Southard, R. Danell "Chemical imaging with a spaceflight LDMS instrument for planetary exploration" International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, vol. 523, 2026
S. Ray**, M. Raith*, Z. Torrano, L. Andrews*, R. Arevalo, A. Southard, R. Danell, L. Thirkell, F. Colin, C. Briois "Non-traditional stable isotope measurements using laser desorption Orbitrap mass spectrometry: Implications for planetary missions" International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, vol. 522, 2026
B. Farcy**, J. Graham, M. Raith*, R. Arevalo, M Taghioskoui, S. Budinoff, A. McAdam, J. Lee, R. Danell, D. Kaplan
C. Gundersen, W. McDonough "Laser Ablation Sampling With Low-Power Plasma: A LA-MIP-MS Instrument for Spaceflight" Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, vol. 40, no. 3, 2026
M. Raith*, R. Arevalo, A. Hanna, M. Thorpe "Mineralogical Effects on Organic Detectability via Laser Desoprtion Mass Spectrometry" Icarus, vol. 444, 2026
B. Farcy*, Z. Ni*, R. Arevalo, M. Eller, V. Pinnick, E. Schweikert, W. Brinckerhoff "Production of Organic Precursors via Meteoritic Impacts and its implications for prebiotic inventory of early planetary surfaces" vol. 25, no. 1, 2025
Z. Ni*, R. Arevalo, "Collision cross-section measurements of small molecules via transient decay profiles observed in Orbitrap mass analyzers" Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, vol. 38, no. 20, 2024
S. Ray**, R. Arevalo, A. Southard, L. Willhite, A. Bardyn**, Z. Ni*, R. Danell, A. Grubisic, C. Gundersen, J. Llano, A. Yu, M. Fahey, E. Hernandez, J. Graham, J. Lee, A. Erashin, C. Briois, L. Thirkell, F. Colin, A. Makarov, "Characterization of Regolith And Trace Economic Resources (CRATER): An Orbitrap-based laser desorption mass spectrometry instrument for in situ exploration of the Moon" Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, vol. 38, no. 6, 2024
Z. Ni*, R. Arevalo, A. Bardyn**, L. Willhite, S. Ray**, A. Southard, R. Danell, J. Graham, X. Li, L. Chou, C. Briois, L. Thirkell, A. Makarov, W. Brinkerhoff, J. Eigenbrode, K. Junge, B. Nunn, “Detection of Short Peptides as Putative Biosignatures of Psychrophiles via Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry,” Astrobiology, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 657–669, 2023.
R. Arevalo, L. Willhite, A. Bardyn**, Z. Ni*, S. Ray**, A. Southard, R. Danell, A. Grubsic, C. Gunderson, N. Minosola, A. Yu, M. Fahey, E. Hernandez, C. Briois, L. Thirkrell, F. Colin, A. Makarov, “Laser desorption mass spectrometry with an Orbitrap analyser for in situ astrobiology,” Nat Astron, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 359–365, 2023.
B. P. Theiling, L. Chou, V. Da Poian, M. Battler, K. Raimalwala, R. Arevalo, M. Neveu, Z. Ni*, H. Graham, J. Elsila, B. Thompson, "Science Autonomy for Ocean Worlds Astrobiology: A Perspective,” Astrobiology, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 901–913, 2022.
L. Chou et al., “Planetary Mass Spectrometry for Agnostic Life Detection in the Solar System,” Front. Astron. Space Sci., vol. 8, p. 755100, 2021.
B. A. Cohen et al., “In Situ Geochronology for the Next Decade: Mission Designs for the Moon, Mars, and Vesta,” The Planetary Science Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, p. 145, 2021.
B. Farcy*, R. Arevalo, and W. F. McDonough, "Understanding the Lunar Nearside–Farside Dichotomy via in Situ Trace Element Measurements: The Scientific Framework of a Prospective Landed Mission.” The Planetary Science Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, 2021
B. Farcy*, R. Arevalo, and W. F. McDonough, “K/U of the MORB source and silicate Earth,” Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 125, no. 12, 2020.
Z. Ni*, R. Arevalo, P. Piccoli, and B. L. Reno, “A novel approach to identifying mantle‐equilibrated zircon by using Trace Element Chemistry,” Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, vol. 21, no. 11, 2020.
M. Fahey, A. Yu, A. Grubsic, S. Getty, R. Arevalo, X. Li, R. Liu, W. Mamakos, “Ultraviolet Laser Development for Planetary Lander Missions,” in 2020 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA: IEEE, Mar. 2020, pp. 1–11
B. J. Farcy*, R. D. Arevalo, M. Taghioskoui, W. F. McDonough, M. Benna, and W. B. Brinckerhoff, “A prospective microwave plasma source for in situ spaceflight applications,” Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 2740–2747, 2020.
R. Arevalo, Z. Ni*, and R. M. Danell, “Mass spectrometry and planetary exploration: A brief review and future projection,” Journal of Mass Spectrometry, vol. 55, no. 1, 2019.
R. Arevalo, L. Selliez, C. Briois, N. Carrasco, L. Thirkell, B. Cherville, F. Colin, B. Gaubicher, B. Farcy, X. Li, and A. Makarov, “An orbitrap-based laser desorption/ablation mass spectrometer designed for spaceflight,” Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, vol. 32, no. 21, pp. 1875–1886, 2018.
*Denotes graduate student, **Denotes Post-doc
