AI is killing part of the science. Reviewing used to be enjoyable and a way to learn. Now I spend too much time reviewing AI generated papers. I wonder if the authors even understand what they’ve written. It even sounds hilarious that if AI review AI written papers. #chatgpt #peerreview #research

Interested in planetary interiors in rocky planets and ocean worlds 🌍🌙🪐? please consider submitting to our #AGU2026 session by 5th August! agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...

Back to Boston after 8 years! Oh my…it’s pretty warm 😂

Fairy ring on Rice’s football court 😮

Set up and running the first experiment with cold seal! 🥳 #experimentalpetrology

What powered the Moon's late-stage volcanism? 🌙🌋 Our experiments & modeling published in EPSL with Rajdeep Dasgupta show garnet in the young lunar mantle, pointing to deep fertile material by mantle overturn or prolonged mantle convection. @riceeeps.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ep...

Thrilled to share that my first paper was published today 🎉 We performed low pressure experiments on 9 alkaline compositions, at a wide range of redox conditions, and used this data to calibrate new equations for estimating equilibrium Kd(Fe-Mg) for Ol-melt & Cpx-melt in alkaline systems

Phase equilibria and liquid lines of descent in alkali basalts at one atmosphere and the role of oxygen fugacity - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

This study presents new experimental data on the effect of oxygen fugacity (fO2) and bulk composition on phase equilibria and liquid lines of descent in alkali basalts. Crystallisation experiments wer...

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We have a new paper. This one is about generating highly differentiated, low F melts through a series of interconnected magma chambers, each undergoing only moderate crystallization (moderate F), with the effects compounding after each successive staging. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Oxygen fugacity is so confusing in geology but is quite appealing in atmosphere chemistry, here the definition of oxygen fugacity as the partial pressure of oxygen makes more sense and is measurable with a sensor that responds to the voltage. #experimentalpetrology

Recalibrating our 10-yr old gas mixing furnace, here is a small bizarre set up I made but perfect return voltage from TC to we can convert to a temperature (room temperature right now). #experimentalpetrology

The Moon fully eclipsing the Sun, captured by Artemis II. ....shot on Nikon Z9!!!!

Awesome image from Artemis. Big!

Whoa 🤯 The Moon, in full eclipse, with the #Artemis II Orion spacecraft. Part of the Moon and spacecraft are lit by Earthshine, and both Saturn and Mars are visible to the lower right. Incredible. Details: images.nasa.gov/details/art0...

New work challenges the idea of a “wet” Moon🌙💧 Our GCA study, with Raj and @cintylee.bsky.social, shows water-rich lunar melt inclusions form via magmatic recharge, instead of requiring a wet mantle! The Moon may still be strongly volatile-depleted. @riceeeps.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.gc...

New shot of the Moon taken only a few hours ago by the Artemis II crew! More of the lunar far side coming into view :-D flic.kr/p/2s676GN

Thermodynamics: 10% physics, 90% unit conversions

#Mercury is unusually S-rich. Could #sulfur play a role similar to #volatiles on Earth in shaping melt generation and differentiation? Here, Raj and I combine spectros and expts to show how S dissolves in Mercurian melts affects Mercury’s interior evolution. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The effects of sulfur on near-liquidus phase relations of highly reduced basaltic melts with implications for magmatism in Mercury

Data returned from NASA’s MESSENGER mission reveal that Mercury’s surface is highly enriched in sulfur (S) and depleted in iron (Fe), consistent with …

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We are excited to annouce both our returning and new IAVCEI ECR-Net Working Group officers (2/3)! Stay tuned for updates, events, and opportunities ahead 🌋!

We are excited to annouce both our returning and new IAVCEI ECR-Net Working Group officers (3/3)! Stay tuned for updates, events, and opportunities ahead 🌋!

What happened if a planet has weight-percent-level S in the mantle melts and how such large amounts of S affect melt generation in reduced planet like Mercury? Stop by my poster tomorrow morning at V21B-0069 and let’s chat! #AGU2025

Next Monday @riceuniversity.bsky.social we have a panel discussion on the geopolitics of critical minerals for the energy transition. Geology does not distribute natural resources fairly. This leads to a complex web of trade and geopolitical tensions. events.rice.edu/event/415347...

We r having a panel discussion on critical minerals Dec 8 @riceuniversity.bsky.social in conjunction with the French Consulate of Houston.

Find our new model to calculate post entrapment crystallization of melt inclusions @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social open access here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Constraining the Impact of Post‐Entrapment Crystallization Correction Algorithms on Melt Inclusion Compositions and Petrological Interpretations With MagmaPEC

Numeric PEC correction results are highly dependent on which Fe3+/Fe2+ and mineral-melt partition coefficient modes are used internally MagmaPEC is Python PEC correction software that supports a ...

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w/ Oli Shorttle, @johannateske.bsky.social & Eliza Kempton we reviewed our current understanding and prospects for peaking on the inside of small #exoplanets in "Constraining exoplanet interiors using observations of their atmospheres": www.science.org/stoken/autho... & arxiv.org/abs/2510.08844 🔭🧪⚒️☄️

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How can we tell what's inside an #exoplanet? @timlichtenberg.bsky.social et al review how a planet's atmosphere interacts with its interior. Atmospheric observations can distinguish between lava worlds, water worlds, temperate surfaces or supercritical interiors. ☄️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨 NEW EPISODE OUT! 🚨 It's time to talk scientific illustration in the world of volcanoes and geology with @geologytalk.bsky.social , Annabelle Foster! Full episode available to watch or listen now! (Link in bio) #geology #art #artist #stem #steam #illustration #science

The Mt. Hood is stunning #volcano

Some facts: as a postdoc, I haven't started my research career yet 😂 #postdoc

Lab made lunar analogs, the color matches really well with the lunar soil #Moon #Experiments

Going to conferences as a postdoc: 3x the cost, 1/3xxx the travel grant opportunities. #postdoc #research

Hi all, especially ECRs! My Department is hiring a Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Geoscience. We are a small liberal arts college with a small but engaged geo department. Looking to interview and hire immediately. Please apply! ⚒️ careers.geosociety.org/job/visiting...

Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Geoscience

Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Geoscience Washington and Lee University: Department of Earth and Environmental Geoscience Location: Lexington, VA Open Date: Jun 04, 2025 Descr...

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