Senior Lecturer
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Fully funded PhD projects available.
Please contact me for further details:
1) Preservation of Organic Carbon Compounds and Potential Biosignatures by Reactive Iron Minerals on Mars (guaranteed funding from UK Space Agency).
2) Carbon sequestration processes in the rusty carbon sink (competition-funded through UKRI NERC DTP Iapetus).
I am co-supervising these projects at other institutions:
3) Mineral-microbe transformations in carbon critical environments (based at University of Glasgow).
4) Do organic-mineral interactions increase or decrease greenhouse gas release from rivers? (based at University of Durham).
With my research and teaching, I span the disciplines of Environmental Science and Planetary Exploration. My overarching research interest is in the (bio)geochemical iron cycle and its interactions with other nutrient element cycles such as carbon and sulphur.
Reactive iron mineral phases play an essential role in the sequestration of carbon in soils and sediments, they influence the lateral transport of carbon from land to the ocean, and they determine bioavailability of both iron and carbon in the open ocean where iron is often the limiting nutrient for phytoplankton growth. Understanding these controls of the carbon cycle is essential in our fight to mitigate global climate change on Earth.
The search for life on Mars relies on the preservation of organic compounds over geological timescales. Reactive iron mineral phases can aid that preservation through the same processes involved in the sequestration of carbon in sediments. I worked with NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity and am currently involved in the ESA Rosalind Franklin Mars rover mission, which is due to launch in 2028.
One of the methods I use to investigate iron minerals involved in these processes is Mössbauer spectroscopy. At the beginning of my career, I got involved with the development of a miniaturized Mössbauer spectrometer for the NASA Mars Exploration Rover mission. I now run a Mössbauer spectroscopy laboratory in Stirling that offers conventional Mössbauer spectroscopy for iron mineralogy, speciation, and oxidation states (coupled to a cryostat enabling low temperature analyses to below 4.2 K - the temperature of liquid helium); (field-)portable Mössbauer spectroscopy for non-destructive and in situ analyses; and synchrotron-based Mössbauer applications for microscopic sample volumes.
Research Group: Earth and Planetary Observation Research Group
Advisory roles:
2023- Mars Sample Return Sample Receiving Project Measurement Definition Team
2021- UK Space Agency Robotic Exploration Oversight Committee
2019- Scottish Blue Carbon Forum member and project PI
2019- European Space Agency/Roscosmos ExoMars Rover Science Operations Working Group
2018- Africa Initiative for Planetary and Space Science Scientific Advisory Committee
2017- Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES) Executive Committee
2016- Scottish Planetary Science Research Network (SPERO) Executive Board
2015- Frontiers in Earth Science-Geochemistry Editorial Board
2015-2017 UK Space Agency Space Exploration Advisory Committee
2015-2016 UK Space Agency Sample Return Working Group
2015 UK Space Agency Space Exploration Education Review Panel
2012-2013 International Journal of Astrobiology Editorial Board
2003-2019 NASA Mars Exploration Rover Athena Science Team Collaborator
Biogeochemistry Environmental Science Planetary Exploration Meteorites
ESA ExoMars Rover Guest Investigator Application: The role of Fe-C interactions in global processes on Earth and Mars
PI: Dr Christian Schroeder
Funded by: UK Space Agency
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Exomars Raman Laser Spectrometer - Instrument health & hibernation
PI: Dr Christian Schroeder
Funded by: UK Space Agency
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Amplifying our students' voice: the co-production of undergraduate field courses (residential and non-residential) to address EDI
PI: Dr Martina Quaggiotto
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Developing a robust observational framework for chondrite identification on Mars
PI: Dr Christian Schroeder
Funded by: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
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Geochemical investigation of Mars with Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
PI: Dr Christian Schroeder
Funded by: Science & Technology Facilities Council
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The sedimentary iron cycle: A novel way to iron mineral characterization and separation
PI: Dr Christian Schroeder
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Continued geochemical investigation of Noachian crust at Endeavour Crater with Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
PI: Dr Christian Schroeder
Funded by: Science & Technology Facilities Council
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A miniaturized Mössbauer spectrometer developed for Mars exploration applied to geological repositories for non-destructive and in situ analyses
PI: Dr Christian Schroeder
Funded by: Science & Technology Facilities Council
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SAGES Scheme 2 ECR exchanges with Europe, North America, China and India
PI: Dr Christian Schroeder
Funded by: Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society
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Article
Fawdon P, Orgel C, Adeli S, Balme M, Calef FJ, Davis JM, Frigeri A, Grindrod P, Hauber E, Le Deit L, Loizeau D, Nass A, Quantin-Nataf C, Sefton-Nash E & Schröder C (2024) The high-resolution map of Oxia Planum, Mars; the landing site of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission. Journal of Maps, 20 (1), Art. No.: 2302361. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2024.2302361
Article
Liu J, Michalski J, Gao W, Schroeder C & Li Y (2024) Freeze-thaw cycles drove chemical weathering and enriched sulfates in the Burns formation at Meridiani, Mars [Freeze-thaw geochemically altered Mars’s surface]. Science Advances, 10 (3), Art. No.: eadi1805. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi1805
Policy Document
Source to Sea - enabling coherent, efficient and synergistic outcomes
Kellock C, Leakey C, Schroeder C, Melville N, Khan J & Mathieson S (2023) Source to Sea - enabling coherent, efficient and synergistic outcomes [NatureScot Research Report 1343]. NatureScot. NatureScot Research Report, 1343. Inverness. https://www.nature.scot/doc/naturescot-research-report-1343-source-sea-enabling-coherent-efficient-and-synergistic-outcomes
Article
Dugdale A, Ramkissoon NK, Fawdon P, Patel MR, Hills L, Degli-Alessandrini G, Bonsall E, Schröder C, Turner SMR, Achilles CN & Pearson VK (2023) SOPHIA: A mineralogical simulant for phyllosilicate terrains at the Rosalind Franklin landing site, Oxia Planum, Mars. Icarus, 400, Art. No.: 115568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115568
Article
The bulk mineralogy, elemental composition, and water content of the Winchcombe CM chondrite fall
Bates HC, King AJ, Shirley KS, Bonsall E, Schroeder C, Wombacher F, Fockenberg T, Curtis RJ & Bowles NE (2023) The bulk mineralogy, elemental composition, and water content of the Winchcombe CM chondrite fall. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14043
Article
A new avenue in the search for CP violation: Mössbauer spectroscopy of 227Ac
Scheck M, Chapman R, Dobaczewski J, Ederer C, Ivanov P, Lorusso G, O’Donnell D & Schroeder C (2023) A new avenue in the search for CP violation: Mössbauer spectroscopy of 227Ac. European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei, 59 (5), Art. No.: 116. https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01000-z
Article
A new avenue in the search for CP violation: Mössbauer spectroscopy of 227Ac
Scheck M, Chapman R, Dobaczewski J, Ederer C, Ivanov P, Lorusso G, O'Donnell D & Schröder C (2023) A new avenue in the search for CP violation: Mössbauer spectroscopy of 227Ac. European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei.
Article
Zhao B, Yao P, Bianchi TS, Wang X, Shields MR, Schroeder C & Yu Z (2023) Preferential preservation of pre-aged terrestrial organic carbon by reactive iron in estuarine particles and coastal sediments of a large river-dominated estuary. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 345, pp. 34-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.01.023
Article
The Fusion Crust of the Winchcombe Meteorite: A Preserved Record of Atmospheric Entry Processes
Genge MJ, Alesbrook LS, Almeida NV, Bates HC, Bland PA, Boyd MR, Burchell MJ, Collins GS, Cornwell LT, Daly L, Devillepoix HAR, van Ginneken M, Greshake A, Hallatt D & Schroeder C (2023) The Fusion Crust of the Winchcombe Meteorite: A Preserved Record of Atmospheric Entry Processes. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13937
Article
The Winchcombe meteorite – a regolith breccia from a rubble-pile CM chondrite asteroid
Suttle MD, Daly L, Jones RH, Jenkins L, Van Ginneken M, Mitchell JT, Bridges JC, Hicks LJ, Johnson D, Rollinson G, Taylor R, Genge MJ, Schroeder C, Bonsall E & Trimby P (2022) The Winchcombe meteorite – a regolith breccia from a rubble-pile CM chondrite asteroid. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13938
Article
Mittlefehldt DW, Gellert R, VanBommel S, Arvidson RE, Ashley JW, Clark BC, Crumpler LS, Farrand WH, Golombek MP, Grant JA, Morris RV & Schroeder C (2021) Geology and Geochemistry of Noachian Bedrock and Alteration Events, Meridiani Planum, Mars: MER Opportunity Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126 (9), Art. No.: e2021JE006915. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JE006915
Article
Organic matter from redoximorphic soils accelerates and sustains microbial Fe(III) reduction
Fritzsche A, Bosch J, Sander M, Schroeder C, Byrne JM, Ritschel T, Joshi P, Maisch M, Meckenstock RU, Kappler A & Totsche KU (2021) Organic matter from redoximorphic soils accelerates and sustains microbial Fe(III) reduction. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (15), pp. 10821-10831. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c01183
Article
Continued Use of Exogenic Materials found on Mars as Planetary Research Tools
Ashley J, Schröder C, Tait AW, Tomkins AG, Boston PJ, Wiens RC, Wellington DF, Meslin P, McAdam AC, Golombek MP, Velbel MA, Bland PA, Ruff SW, Mustard JF & Curtis AG (2021) Continued Use of Exogenic Materials found on Mars as Planetary Research Tools. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53 (4), Art. No.: Whitepaper #183. https://doi.org/10.3847/25c2cfeb.5ab1c428
Article
Laboratory analysis of returned samples from the AMADEE-18 Mars analog mission
Lalla EA, Cote K, Hickson D, Garnitsching S, Konstantinidis M, Such P, Czakler C, Schroeder C, Frigeri A, Ercoli M, Losiak A, Gruber S & Groemer G (2020) Laboratory analysis of returned samples from the AMADEE-18 Mars analog mission. Astrobiology, 20 (11), pp. 1303-1320. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2019.2038
Article
Schröder C, Wan M, Butler I, Tait A, Peiffer S & McCammon C (2020) Identification of mackinawite and constraints on its electronic configuration using Mössbauer spectroscopy. Minerals, 10 (12), Art. No.: 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10121090
Article
Hepburn L, Butler I, Boyce A & Schroeder C (2020) The use of operationally-defined sequential Fe extraction methods for mineralogical applications: a cautionary tale from Mössbauer spectroscopy. Chemical Geology, 543, Art. No.: 119584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119584
Newspaper Article
How the moon formed - new research
Schroeder C (2020) How the moon formed - new research. The Conversation. 09.03.2020.
Article
New simulants for martian regolith: controlling iron variability
Ramkissoona NK, Pearson VK, Schwenzer SP, Schröder C, Kirnbauer T, Wood D, Seidel RGW, Miller MA & Olsson-Francis K (2019) New simulants for martian regolith: controlling iron variability. Planetary and Space Science, 179, Art. No.: 104722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2019.104722
Book Chapter
Morris RV, Schröder C, Klingelhöfer G & Agresti DG (2019) Mössbauer Spectroscopy at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum: Iron Mineralogy, Oxidation State, and Alteration on Mars. In: Bishop JL, Bell JF & Moersch JE (eds.) Remote Compositional Analysis: Techniques for Understanding Spectroscopy, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of Planetary Surfaces. Cambridge Planetary Science, 24. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 538-554. https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/earth-and-environmental-science/planetary-science-and-astrobiology/remote-compositional-analysis-techniques-understanding-spectroscopy-mineralogy-and-geochemistry-planetary-surfaces?format=HB; https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316888872.029
Newspaper Article
Flying on Saturn’s moon Titan: what we could discover with NASA’s new Dragonfly mission
Schroeder C (2019) Flying on Saturn’s moon Titan: what we could discover with NASA’s new Dragonfly mission. The Conversation. 04.07.2019.
Newspaper Article
Life on Mars: my 15 amazing years with Oppy, NASA's record-breaking rover
Schroeder C (2019) Life on Mars: my 15 amazing years with Oppy, NASA's record-breaking rover. The Conversation. 26.02.2019.
Article
The Role of Reactive Iron in the Preservation of Terrestrial Organic Carbon in Estuarine Sediments
Zhao B, Yao P, Bianchi TS, Shields MR, Cui X, Zhang X, Huang X, Schroeder C, Zhao J & Yu Z (2018) The Role of Reactive Iron in the Preservation of Terrestrial Organic Carbon in Estuarine Sediments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 123 (12), pp. 3556-3569. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004649
Article
Farrand WH, Wright SP, Glotch TD, Schröder C, Sklute EC & Dyar MD (2018) Spectroscopic examinations of hydro- and glaciovolcanic basaltic tuffs: Modes of alteration and relevance for Mars. Icarus, 309, pp. 241-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.03.005
Article
Mittlefehldt D, Gellert R, VanBommel S, Ming D, Yen A, Clark BC, Morris R, Schröder C, Crumpler LS, Grant JA, Jolliff BL, Arvidson RE, Farrand WH, Herkenhoff KE, Bell J, Cohen B, Klingelhöfer G, Schrader C & Rice J (2018) Diverse Lithologies and Alteration Events on the Rim of Noachian-Aged Endeavour Crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars: In-Situ Compositional Evidence. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 123 (5), pp. 1255-1306. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JE005474
Meeting Abstract
Metastable sulphur species at iron mineral surfaces
Peiffer S, McCammon C, Wan M & Schroeder C (2018) Metastable sulphur species at iron mineral surfaces. 255th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) - Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water, New Orleans LA, 18 Mar 2018-22 Mar 2018. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 255, Art. No.: 223.
Article
Impacts of flocculation on the distribution and diagenesis of iron in boreal estuarine sediments
Jilbert T, Asmala E, Schröder C, Tiihonen R, Myllykangas J, Virtasalo JJ, Kotilainen A, Peltola P, Ekholm P & Hietanen S (2018) Impacts of flocculation on the distribution and diagenesis of iron in boreal estuarine sediments. Biogeosciences, 15 (4), pp. 1243-1271. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1243-2018
Article
Jilbert T, Asmala E, Schröder C, Tiihonen R, Myllykangas J, Virtasalo JJ, Kotilainen A, Peltola P, Ekholm P & Hietanen S (2017) Flocculation of dissolved organic matter controls the distribution of iron in boreal estuarine sediments. Biogeosciences Discussions. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2017-181
Newspaper Article
Metal asteroid Psyche is all set for an early visit from NASA
Schröder C (2017) Metal asteroid Psyche is all set for an early visit from NASA. The Conversation. 01.12.2017. https://theconversation.com/metal-asteroid-psyche-is-all-set-for-an-early-visit-from-nasa-88044
Article
Schwertmannite stability in anoxic Fe(II)-rich aqueous solution
Paikaray S, Schröder C & Peiffer S (2017) Schwertmannite stability in anoxic Fe(II)-rich aqueous solution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 217, pp. 292-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.08.026
Article
Wan M, Schröder C & Peiffer S (2017) Fe(III):S(-II) Concentration Ratio Controls the Pathway and the Kinetics of Pyrite Formation during Sulfidation of Ferric Hydroxides. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 217, pp. 334-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.08.036
Article
Markovsky C, Byrne JM, Lalla E, Lozano-Gorrin AD, Klingelhoefer G, Rull F, Kappler A, Hoffmann T & Schröder C (2017) Abiotic versus biotic iron mineral transformation studied by a miniaturized backscattering Mössbauer spectrometer (MIMOS II), X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Icarus, 296, pp. 49-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.05.017
Newspaper Article
The seven most extreme planets ever discovered
Schröder C (2017) The seven most extreme planets ever discovered. The Conversation. 09.06.2017. https://theconversation.com/the-seven-most-extreme-planets-ever-discovered-78959
Article
Amazonian chemical weathering rate derived from stony meteorite finds at Meridiani Planum on Mars
Schröder C, Bland P, Golombek M, Ashley J, Warner N & Grant J (2016) Amazonian chemical weathering rate derived from stony meteorite finds at Meridiani Planum on Mars. Nature Communications, 7, Art. No.: 13459. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13459
Article
The biogeochemical iron cycle and astrobiology
Schröder C, Köhler I, Muller F, Chumakov A, Kupenko I, Rüffer R & Kappler A (2016) The biogeochemical iron cycle and astrobiology. Hyperfine Interactions, 237 (1), Art. No.: 85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-016-1289-2
Newspaper Article
How feasible are Elon Musk’s plans to settle on Mars? A planetary scientist explains
Schröder C (2016) How feasible are Elon Musk’s plans to settle on Mars? A planetary scientist explains. The Conversation. 30.09.2016. https://theconversation.com/how-feasible-are-elon-musks-plans-to-settle-on-mars-a-planetary-scientist-explains-66341
Article
Ruecker A, Schröder C, Byrne JM, Weigold P, Behrens S & Kappler A (2016) Geochemistry and mineralogy of Western Australian salt lake sediments: Implications for Meridiani Planum on Mars. Astrobiology, 16 (7), pp. 525-538. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2015.1429
Newspaper Article
Did comets kick-start life on Earth? Chemists find missing piece of puzzle
Schroeder C (2016) Did comets kick-start life on Earth? Chemists find missing piece of puzzle. The Conversation. 07.04.2016.
Article
An ESA roadmap for geobiology in space exploration
Cousins CR, Cockell CS & Schröder C (2016) An ESA roadmap for geobiology in space exploration. Acta Astronautica, 118, pp. 286-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2015.10.022
Conference Paper
Kraus S, Schröder C, Klemm S & Pernicka E (2015) Archaeometallurgical studies on the slags of the Middle Bronze Age copper smelting site S1, Styria, Austria. Hauptmann A (Editor) & Modarressi-Tehrani D (Editor) 3rd International Conference of Archaeometallurgy in Europe III, Bochum, Germany, 29.06.2011-01.07.2011. Der Anschnitt, (Beiheft 26), pp. 301-308.
Article
Structure and composition of Fe-OM co-precipitates that form in soil-derived solutions
Fritzsche A, Schröder C, Wieczorek A, Handel M, Ritschel T & Totsche KU (2015) Structure and composition of Fe-OM co-precipitates that form in soil-derived solutions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 169, pp. 167-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2015.07.041
Newspaper Article
Explainer: what is interplanetary dust and can it spread the ingredients of life?
Schroeder C (2015) Explainer: what is interplanetary dust and can it spread the ingredients of life?. The Conversation. 13.11.2015.
Newspaper Article
Discovery of molecular oxygen in comet tail forces rethink on how the solar system formed
Schroeder C (2015) Discovery of molecular oxygen in comet tail forces rethink on how the solar system formed. The Conversation. 28.10.2015.
Newspaper Article
Opportunity of a lifetime: NASA's 4,000 days roving Mars
Schroeder C (2015) Opportunity of a lifetime: NASA's 4,000 days roving Mars. The Conversation. 05.05.2015.
Article
Mössbauer spectroscopy in astrobiology
Schröder C (2015) Mössbauer spectroscopy in astrobiology. Spectroscopy Europe, 27 (2), pp. 10-13. http://www.spectroscopyeurope.com/articles/55-articles/3467-moessbauer-spectroscopy-in-astrobiology
Newspaper Article
Massive clouds erupted 260km into Martian atmosphere – and no one knows why
Schröder C (2015) Massive clouds erupted 260km into Martian atmosphere – and no one knows why. The Conversation. 16.02.2015. https://theconversation.com/massive-clouds-erupted-260km-into-martian-atmosphere-and-no-one-knows-why-37659
Article
Nitzsche KS, Lan VM, Trang PTK, Viet PH, Berg M, Voegelin A, Planer-Friedrich B, Zahoransky J, Mueller S, Byrne JM, Schröder C, Behrens S & Kappler A (2015) Arsenic removal from drinking water by a household sand filter in Vietnam - Effect of filter usage practices on arsenic removal efficiency and microbiological water quality. Science of the Total Environment, 502, pp. 526-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.055
Newspaper Article
Orion launch: why we need more than one mission to Mars
Schröder C (2014) Orion launch: why we need more than one mission to Mars. The Conversation. 05.12.2014. https://theconversation.com/orion-launch-why-we-need-more-than-one-mission-to-mars-35056
Article
Effect of injected CO2 on geochemical alteration of the Altmark gas reservoir in Germany
Huq F, Haderlein SB, Schröder C, Marks MAW & Grathwohl P (2014) Effect of injected CO2 on geochemical alteration of the Altmark gas reservoir in Germany. Environmental Earth Sciences, 72 (9), pp. 3655-3662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3276-8
Newspaper Article
Small glitches, but Rosetta comet mission is achieving major scientific goals
Schröder C (2014) Small glitches, but Rosetta comet mission is achieving major scientific goals. The Conversation. 13.11.2014. https://theconversation.com/small-glitches-but-rosetta-comet-mission-is-achieving-major-scientific-goals-34228
Article
Eickhoff M, Obst M, Schröder C, Hitchcock A, Tyliszczak T, Martinez RE, Robbins LJ, Konhauser KO & Kappler A (2014) Nickel partitioning in biogenic and abiogenic ferrihydrite: the influence of silica and implications for ancient environments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 140, pp. 65-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2014.05.021
Article
Mikutta C, Schröder C & Michel FM (2014) Total X-ray Scattering, EXAFS, and Mössbauer Spectroscopy Analyses of Amorphous Ferric Arsenate and Amorphous Ferric Phosphate. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 140, pp. 708-719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2014.05.040
Article
Citrate influences microbial Fe hydroxide reduction via a dissolution-disaggregation mechanism
Braunschweig J, Klier C, Schröder C, Handel M, Bosch J, Totsche KU & Meckenstock RU (2014) Citrate influences microbial Fe hydroxide reduction via a dissolution-disaggregation mechanism. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 139, pp. 434-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2014.05.006
Article
Electron transfer from humic substances to biogenic and abiogenic Fe(III) oxyhydroxide minerals
Piepenbrock A, Schröder C & Kappler A (2014) Electron transfer from humic substances to biogenic and abiogenic Fe(III) oxyhydroxide minerals. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (3), pp. 1656-1664. https://doi.org/10.1021/es404497h
Article
Simulating Precambrian banded iron formation diagenesis
Posth NR, Kohler I, Swanner ED, Schröder C, Wellmann E, Binder B, Konhauser KO, Neumann U, Berthold C, Nowak M & Kappler A (2013) Simulating Precambrian banded iron formation diagenesis. Chemical Geology, 362, pp. 66-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.05.031
Article
Fate of Cd during microbial Fe(III) mineral reduction by a novel and Cd-tolerant Geobacter species
Muehe EM, Obst M, Hitchcock A, Tyliszczak T, Behrens S, Schröder C, Byrne JM, Michel FM, Kramer U & Kappler A (2013) Fate of Cd during microbial Fe(III) mineral reduction by a novel and Cd-tolerant Geobacter species. Environmental Science and Technology, 47 (24), pp. 14099-14109. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es403365w; https://doi.org/10.1021/es403365w
Article
Dissimilatory Reduction and Transformation of Ferrihydrite-Humic Acid Co-precipitates
Shimizu M, Zhou J, Schröder C, Obst M, Kappler A & Borch T (2013) Dissimilatory Reduction and Transformation of Ferrihydrite-Humic Acid Co-precipitates. Environmental Science and Technology, 47 (23), pp. 13375-13384. https://doi.org/10.1021/es402812j
Book Chapter
Gutlich P & Schröder C (2012) Mössbauer Spectroscopy. In: Schäfer R & Schmidt P (eds.) Methods in Physical Chemistry. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH, pp. 351-389. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9783527636839.ch11/summary
Article
Mössbauer spectroscopy - an indispensable tool in solid state research
Gutlich P, Schröder C & Schunemann V (2012) Mössbauer spectroscopy - an indispensable tool in solid state research. Spectroscopy Europe, 24 (4), pp. 21-32. http://www.spectroscopyeurope.com/articles/55-articles/3261-moessbauer-spectroscopyan-indispensable-tool-in-solid-state-research
Article
Emmerich M, Bhansali A, Losekann-Behrens T, Schröder C, Kappler A & Behrens S (2012) Abundance, Distribution, and Activity of Fe(II)-Oxidizing and Fe(III)-Reducing Microorganisms in Hypersaline Sediments of Lake Kasin, Southern Russia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78 (12), pp. 4386-4399. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.07637-11
Article
Ancient Impact and Aqueous Processes at Endeavour Crater, Mars
Squyres SW, Arvidson RE, Bell III JF, Calef III FJ, Cohen BA, Clark BC, Crumpler LS, Farrand WH, Gellert R, Grant JA, Herkenhoff KE, Hurowitz JA, Johnson JR & Schröder C (2012) Ancient Impact and Aqueous Processes at Endeavour Crater, Mars. Science, 336 (6081), pp. 570-576. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1220476
Article
In-situ Mössbauer spectroscopy with MIMOS II
Fleischer I, Klingelhoefer G, Morris RV, Schröder C, Rodionov DS & de Souza Jr PA (2012) In-situ Mössbauer spectroscopy with MIMOS II. Hyperfine Interactions, 207 (1-3), pp. 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-011-0437-y
Article
Ashley JW, Golombek M, Christensen PR, Squyres SW, McCoy TJ, Schröder C, Fleischer I, Johnson JR, Herkenhoff KE & Parker TJ (2011) Evidence for mechanical and chemical alteration of iron‐nickel meteorites on Mars: Process insights for Meridiani Planum. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 116 (E7), Art. No.: E00F20. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JE003672
Article
Crumpler LS, Arvidson RE, Squyres SW, McCoy TJ, Yingst RA, Ruff SW, Farrand WH, McSween HY, Powell MW, Ming DW, Morris RV, Bell III JF, Grant JA, Greeley R & Schröder C (2011) Field reconnaissance geologic mapping of the Columbia Hills, Mars, based on Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and MRO HiRISE observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 116 (E7), Art. No.: E00F24. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JE003749
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Field-portable Mössbauer spectroscopy on Earth, the Moon, Mars, and beyond
Schröder C, Klingelhoefer G, Morris RV, Bernhardt B, Blumers M, Fleischer I, Rodionov DS, Girones-Lopez J & de Souza Jr PA (2011) Field-portable Mössbauer spectroscopy on Earth, the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, 11 (2), pp. 129-143. https://doi.org/10.1144/1467-7873/09-IAGS-018
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McHenry LJ, Chevrier V & Schröder C (2011) Jarosite in a Pleistocene East African saline-alkaline paleolacustrine deposit: Implications for Mars aqueous geochemistry. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 116 (E4), Art. No.: E04002. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JE003680
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Arvidson RE, Ashley JW, Bell III JF, Chojnacki M, Cohen J, Economou TET, Farrand WH, Fergason RL, Fleischer I, Geissler P, Gellert R, Golombek M, Grotzinger JP, Guinness EA & Schröder C (2011) Opportunity Mars Rover mission: Overview and selected results from Purgatory ripple to traverses to Endeavour crater. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 116 (E7), Art. No.: E00F15. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JE003746
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New insights into the mineralogy and weathering of the Meridiani Planum meteorite, Mars
Fleischer I, Schröder C, Klingelhoefer G, Zipfel J, Morris RV, Ashley JW, Gellert R, Wehrheim S & Ebert S (2011) New insights into the mineralogy and weathering of the Meridiani Planum meteorite, Mars. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 46 (1), pp. 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01141.x
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Bounce Rock—A shergottite-like basalt encountered at Meridiani Planum, Mars
Zipfel J, Schröder C, Jolliff BL, Gellert R, Herkenhoff KE, Rieder R, Anderson RC, Bell III JF, Brueckner J, Crisp JA, Christensen PR, Clark BC, de Souza Jr PA, Dreibus G & d'Uston C (2011) Bounce Rock—A shergottite-like basalt encountered at Meridiani Planum, Mars. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 46 (1), pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01127.x
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In-situ Mössbauer Spectroscopy with MIMOS II at Rio Tinto, Spain
Fleischer I, Klingelhoefer G, Rull F, Wehrheim S, Ebert S, Panthofer M, Blumers M, Schmanke D, Maul J & Schröder C (2010) In-situ Mössbauer Spectroscopy with MIMOS II at Rio Tinto, Spain. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 217 (1), Art. No.: 012062. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/217/1/012062
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Properties and distribution of paired candidate stony meteorites at Meridiani Planum, Mars
Schröder C, Herkenhoff KE, Farrand WH, Chappelow JH, Wang W, Nittler LR, Ashley JW, Fleischer I, Gellert R, Golombek M, Johnson JR, Klingelhoefer G, Li R, Morris RV & Squyres SW (2010) Properties and distribution of paired candidate stony meteorites at Meridiani Planum, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 115 (E7), Art. No.: E00F09. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JE003616
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Weitz C, Farrand WH, Johnson JR, Fleischer I, Schröder C, Yingst RA, Jolliff BL, Gellert R, Bell III JF, Herkenhoff KE, Klingelhoefer G, Cohen BA, Calvin WM, Rutherford M & Ashley JW (2010) Visible and near-infrared multispectral analysis of geochemically measured rock fragments at the Opportunity landing site in Meridiani Planum. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 115 (E7), Art. No.: E00F10. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JE003660
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Fleischer I, Brueckner J, Schröder C, Farrand WH, Treguier E, Morris RV, Klingelhoefer G, Herkenhoff KE, Mittlefehldt DW, Ashley JW, Golombek M, Johnson JR, Jolliff BL, Squyres SW, Weitz C, Gellert R, de Souza Jr PA & Cohen BA (2010) Mineralogy and chemistry of cobbles at Meridiani Planum, Mars, investigated by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 115 (E7), Art. No.: E00F05. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JE003621
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Identification of Carbonate-Rich Outcrops on Mars by the Spirit Rover
Morris RV, Ruff SW, Gellert R, Ming DW, Arvidson RE, Clark BC, Golden DC, Siebach K, Klingelhoefer G, Schröder C, Fleischer I, Yen AS & Squyres SW (2010) Identification of Carbonate-Rich Outcrops on Mars by the Spirit Rover. Science, 329 (5990), pp. 421-424. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1189667
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Gutlich P & Schröder C (2010) Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Bunsen-Magazin, 12 (1), pp. 4-22. http://www.bunsen.de/bunsen_media/Downloads/BUNSEN_MAGAZIN/Erschienene+BM/BuMa_2010_01.pdf
Meeting Abstract
Meteorites on Mars: Implications from Three Probably Paired Meteorite Candidates at Meridiani Planum
Schröder C, Ashley JW, Fleischer I, Gellert R, Klingelhöfer G & de Souza Jr PA (2009) Meteorites on Mars: Implications from Three Probably Paired Meteorite Candidates at Meridiani Planum. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 44 (S7), pp. A188-A188. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb01099.x
Meeting Abstract
Identification of Schreibersite in the Meridiani Planum Meteorite
Fleischer I, Schröder C, Klingelhöfer G & Gellert R (2009) Identification of Schreibersite in the Meridiani Planum Meteorite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 44 (S7), pp. A70-A70, Art. No.: 5238. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb01099.x
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Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity
Squyres SW, Knoll AH, Arvidson RE, Ashley JW, Bell III JF, Calvin WM, Christensen PR, Clark BC, Cohen BA, de Souza Jr PA, Edgar LA, Farrand WH, Fleischer I, Gellert R & Schröder C (2009) Exploration of Victoria Crater by the Mars Rover Opportunity. Science, 324 (5930), pp. 1058-1061. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1170355
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Schmidt ME, Farrand WH, Johnson JR, Schröder C, Hurowitz JA, McCoy TJ, Ruff SW, Arvidson RE, DesMarais DJ, Lewis KW, Ming DW, Squyres SW & de Souza Jr PA (2009) Spectral, mineralogical, and geochemical variations across Home Plate, Gusev Crater, Mars indicate high and low temperature alteration. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 281 (3-4), pp. 258-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2009.02.030
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Arvidson RE, Ruff SW, Morris RV, Ming DW, Crumpler LS, Yen AS, Squyres SW, Sullivan RJ, Bell III JF, Cabrol NA, Clark BC, Farrand WH, Gellert R, Greenberger R & Schröder C (2008) Spirit Mars Rover Mission to the Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater: Mission overview and selected results from the Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 113 (E12), Art. No.: E12S33. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JE003183
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Morris RV, Klingelhoefer G, Schröder C, Fleischer I, Ming DW, Yen AS, Gellert R, Arvidson RE, Rodionov DS, Crumpler LS, Clark BC, Cohen BA, McCoy TJ, Mittlefehldt DW, Schmidt ME, de Souza Jr PA & Squyres SW (2008) Iron mineralogy and aqueous alteration from Husband Hill through Home Plate at Gusev Crater, Mars: Results from the Mössbauer instrument on the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 113 (E12), Art. No.: E12S42. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JE003201
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Ming DW, Gellert R, Morris RV, Arvidson RE, Brueckner J, Clark BC, Cohen BA, d'Uston C, Economou TET, Fleischer I, Klingelhoefer G, McCoy TJ, Mittlefehldt DW, Schmidt ME, Schröder C, Squyres SW, Treguier E, Yen AS & Zipfel J (2008) Geochemical properties of rocks and soils in Gusev Crater, Mars: Results of the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer from Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 113 (E12), Art. No.: E12S39. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JE003195
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Farrand WH, Bell III JF, Johnson JR, Arvidson RE, Crumpler LS, Hurowitz JA & Schröder C (2008) Rock spectral classes observed by the Spirit Rover’s Pancam on the Gusev Crater Plains and in the Columbia Hills. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 113 (E12), Art. No.: E12S38. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JE003237
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Fleischer I, Klingelhoefer G, Schröder C & Rodionov DS (2008) Coatings and weathering rinds at Gusev crater, Mars, investigated by depth selective Mossbauer spectroscopy. Hyperfine Interactions, 186 (1-3), pp. 193-198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-008-9853-z
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Soil sedimentology at Gusev Crater from Columbia Memorial Station to Winter Haven
Cabrol NA, Herkenhoff KE, Greeley R, Grin EA, Schröder C, d'Uston C, Weitz C, Yingst RA, Cohen BA, Moore J, Knudson AT, Franklin B, Anderson RC & Li R (2008) Soil sedimentology at Gusev Crater from Columbia Memorial Station to Winter Haven. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 113 (E6), Art. No.: E06S05. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JE002953
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Meteorites on Mars observed with the Mars Exploration Rovers
Schröder C, Rodionov DS, McCoy TJ, Jolliff BL, Gellert R, Nittler LR, Farrand WH, Johnson JR, Ruff SW, Ashley JW, Mittlefehldt DW, Herkenhoff KE, Fleischer I, Haldemann AFC & Klingelhoefer G (2008) Meteorites on Mars observed with the Mars Exploration Rovers. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 113 (E6), Art. No.: E06S22. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JE002990
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McSween HY, Ruff SW, Morris RV, Gellert R, Klingelhoefer G, Christensen PR, McCoy TJ, Ghosh A, Moersch JM, Cohen BA, Rogers AD, Schröder C, Squyres SW, Crisp JA & Yen AS (2008) Mineralogy of volcanic rocks in Gusev Crater, Mars: Reconciling Mössbauer, Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer, and Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer spectra. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 113 (E6), Art. No.: E06S04. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JE002970
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Fleischer I, Klingelhoefer G, Schröder C, Morris RV, Hahn M, Rodionov DS, Gellert R & de Souza Jr PA (2008) Depth selective Mossbauer spectroscopy: Analysis and simulation of 6.4 keV and 14.4 keV spectra obtained from rocks at Gusev Crater, Mars, and layered laboratory samples. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 113 (E6), Art. No.: E06S21. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JE003022
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Hydrothermal origin of halogens at Home Plate, Gusev Crater
Schmidt ME, Ruff SW, McCoy TJ, Farrand WH, Johnson JR, Gellert R, Ming DW, Morris RV, Cabrol NA, Lewis KW & Schröder C (2008) Hydrothermal origin of halogens at Home Plate, Gusev Crater. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 113 (E6), Art. No.: E06S12. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JE003027
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Schröder C, Klingelhoefer G, Morris RV, Rodionov DS, Fleischer I & Blumers M (2008) Extraterrestrial Mossbauer spectroscopy: more than 3 years of Mars exploration and developments for future missions. Hyperfine Interactions, 182 (1-3), pp. 149-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-008-9719-4
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Pullan D, Westall F, Hofmann B, Parnell J, Cockell CS, Edwards HGM, Villar SEJ, Schröder C, Cressey G, Marinangeli L, Richter L & Klingelhoefer G (2008) Identification of morphological biosignatures in martian analogue field specimens using in situ planetary instrumentation. Astrobiology, 8 (1), pp. 119-156. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2006.0037
Meeting Abstract
Investigation of weathering rinds on Earth and Mars by depth selective Mossbauer spectroscopy
Fleischer I, Klingelhöfer G, Rodionov DS & Schröder C (2007) Investigation of weathering rinds on Earth and Mars by depth selective Mossbauer spectroscopy. 17th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Cologne, Germany August 2007, Cologne, 19/08/2007 - 24/08/2007. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (S15), pp. A284-A284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2007.06.015
Meeting Abstract
Klingelhöfer G, Morris R, Rodionov DS, Schröder C, Fleischer I, Yen AS & Ming DW (2007) Jarosite and goethite identified by Mossbauer spectroscopy on the surface of Mars: Mineralogical evidence for aqueous processes. 17th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference Cologne, Germany August 2007, Cologne, 19/08/2007 - 24/08/3007. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (S15), pp. A494-A494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2007.06.019
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Evidence for montmorillonite or its compositional equivalent in Columbia Hills, Mars
Clark BC, Arvidson RE, Gellert R, Morris RV, Ming DW, Richter L, Ruff SW, Michalski JR, Farrand WH, Yen AS, Herkenhoff KE, Li R, Squyres SW, Schröder C, Klingelhoefer G & Bell III JF (2007) Evidence for montmorillonite or its compositional equivalent in Columbia Hills, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 112 (E6), Art. No.: E06S01. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JE002756
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Pyroclastic activity at home plate in Gusev Crater, Mars
Squyres SW, Aharonson O, Clark BC, Cohen BA, Crumpler LS, de Souza Jr PA, Farrand WH, Gellert R, Grant JA, Grotzinger JP, Haldemann AFC, Johnson JR, Klingelhoefer G, Lewis KW & Schröder C (2007) Pyroclastic activity at home plate in Gusev Crater, Mars. Science, 316 (5825), pp. 738-742. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1139045
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Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy as a tool in astrobiology
Schröder C, Bailey B, Klingelhoefer G & Staudigel H (2006) Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy as a tool in astrobiology. Planetary and Space Science, 54 (15), pp. 1622-1634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2006.05.042
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Morris RV, Klingelhoefer G, Schröder C, Rodionov DS, Yen AS, Ming DW, de Souza Jr PA, Wdowiak TJ, Fleischer I, Gellert R, Bernhardt B, Bonnes U, Cohen BA, Evlanov EN & Foh J (2006) Mossbauer mineralogy of rock, soil, and dust at Meridiani Planum, Mars: Opportunity's journey across sulfate-rich outcrop, basaltic sand and dust, and hematite lag deposits. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 111 (E12), Art. No.: E12S15. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JE002791
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Nickel on Mars: Constraints on meteoritic material at the surface
Yen AS, Mittlefehldt DW, McLennan SM, Gellert R, Bell III JF, McSween HY, Ming DW, McCoy TJ, Morris RV, Golombek M, Economou TET, Madsen MB, Wdowiak TJ, Clark BC, Jolliff BL, Schröder C, Brueckner J, Zipfel J & Squyres SW (2006) Nickel on Mars: Constraints on meteoritic material at the surface. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 111 (E12), Art. No.: E12S11. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JE002797
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Squyres SW, Arvidson RE, Bollen DM, Bell III JF, Brueckner J, Cabrol NA, Calvin WM, Carr MH, Christensen PR, Clark BC, Crumpler LS, DesMarais DJ, d'Uston C, Economou TET & Schröder C (2006) Overview of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover mission to Meridiani Planum: Eagle crater to Purgatory ripple. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 111 (E12), Art. No.: E12S12. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JE002771
Meeting Abstract
A stony meteorite discovered by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on Meridiani Planum, Mars
Schröder C, Gellert R, Jolliff BL, Klingelhöfer G, McCoy TJ, Morris RV, Rodionov DS, de Souza PA, Yen AS & Zipfel J (2006) A stony meteorite discovered by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on Meridiani Planum, Mars. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 41 (S8), pp. A160-A160, Art. No.: 5285. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00996.x
Meeting Abstract
Mineralogy on Mars at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum as seen by iron Mossbauer spectroscopy
Klingelhoefer G, Morris RV, Yen A, Ming DW, Schröder C & Rodionov DS (2006) Mineralogy on Mars at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum as seen by iron Mossbauer spectroscopy. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70 (S18), pp. A325-A325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2006.06.656
Director of Learning & Teaching, Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Programme Director: Environmental Science BSc (honours); Environmental Science & Mathematics BSc (honours); Environmental Science & Politics BSc (honours)
Undergraduate modules:
ENVU1BP - Building Planet Earth
ENVU5S5 - Living Soils
ENVU6EA - Methods and Applications in Environmental Sciences (module coordinator)
SCIU3LS - Practical Science Skills: Laboratory skills
SCIU9PS/SCIU9PR - Biological and Environmental Sciences Honours Project
UNIU9A1 - Wicked Problems, Sustainable Solutions
Postgraduate modules:
ENMPG18 - Dissertation
ENMPG30 - Dissertation
ENVU9PP – Environment Sector Placement
EPLPPG3 - Planetary Exploration (module coordinator)
