Updated: Oct 25, 2024
Maddy was selected to receive a NASA FINESST award to work on research related to understanding how minerals affect organic detectability via LDMS and advancing science return from LDMS experiments. Her proposal title "Life Detection on Mars: How Geologic Context Influences Biosignature Detection via Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry" was selected to receive three years of funding at $150,000 total.
Updated: Oct 25, 2024
This week, a new post-doc, Oya, joined the M-CLASS lab. He received his BS and PhD from the University of Tokyo, and will be working on the CORALS and CRATER instruments. Welcome Oya!
Updated: Oct 25, 2024
This week, three members of the M-CLASS lab, as well as many collaborators, presented at AbSciCon in Providence, RI. Find their abstracts below!
Luke - "High Resolution Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry of a Precambrian Lacustrine Stromatolite"
Maddy - "Mineralogical Effects on Organic Detection via Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry" Rick - "Quantitative Isotopic Measurements via LDMS for Planetary Science: Challenges, Progress, and Outlook" - electronic poster