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Carlson, Richard W. |
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Carnegie Institution for Science |
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Geology |
| Secondary Field
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Geophysics |
 Election Citation
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Through high-precision analyses of radiogenic isotopes, Carlson helped define early solar system chronology, and the origin of both the Moon and Earth. His discovery of anomalous Nd-142 abundance in Earth relative to chondritic meteorites has revolutionized models for the origin and structure of inner solar system planets. |
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Research Interests
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Nucleosynthetic isotope variability in early solar system materials; timescales and mechanisms of crust formation and mantle differentiation on the terrestrial planets; early Earth history; origin of large-volume volcanism; characteristics of the sub-continental mantle and its role in continent formation and preservation; techniques for high precision chemical and isotope analysis. |
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