Kathryn “Lanie” Stone (’26) has been working to classify metamorphosed components and clasts in Camel Donga 003.
Kyla Garner (’25)
Malena Cecchi (’25)
Elana Alevy (’24) worked on numerous projects while at Colby. She presented her work at three international conferences and completed a senior honor’s thesis on Camel Donga 003, a CV chondrite with multiple lithologies. Elana is currently a PhD student in the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona.
Oriana Battifarano (’17) characterized the petrography (texture) and mineralogy of PCA 82500, an equilibrated CK chondrite that appears to have a unique cooling history compared to other metamorphosed CK chondrites. We hypothesized that PCA 82500 experienced an impact-derived shock event followed by quenching (very rapid cooling). Oriana is used various analytical techniques, including optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron microprobe phase analysis (EMPA), as part of her project.
Oriana also completed a year-long independent study project to characterize the matrix composition and texture of CK3 chondrite, NWA 5343.
Drew Martzolf (’17) used X-ray compositional maps to identify and measure chondrules in three unequilibrated LL ordinary chondrites that have experienced different degrees of metamorphism (NWA 4910, NWA 7981, and NWA 6550). The aim of this project was to determine if there are changes in chondrule populations (in terms of size and abundance) during progressive metamorphism (e.g., as temperatures increase).
Emma O’Hara (’20) determined how well chondrule sizes measured using thin sections can be translated into 3D measurements.