Research Collaborators

Elena is a Resnick Scholar in Caltech's Fultz Group in the Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science. She is investigating the magnetic characteristics of LaFeSi alloys with Co and Ni substitutions, focusing on how these substitutions affect the Curie temperature (TC), phase transition order, and thus the magnetocaloric effect. Her objective is to  uncover insights into the fundamental physics behind these materials.

Charlotte is a final-year PhD candidate at the Astromaterials Research Laboratory (Royal Holloway, University of London) and the Planetary Materials Group (Natural History Museum, London, UK). She is currently researching the evolution of extraterrestrial organic matter and volatiles in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites under experimental conditions, to simulate various environments and processes on their parent asteroids, which may also be applicable to other chondritic bodies such as Enceladus. She compares these findings with her analyses of returned asteroidal samples from space missions such as JAXA's Hayabusa2 and NASA’s OSIRIS-REx. Charlotte’s work aims to provide insights into solar system processes and a wider context to the emergence of life on Earth, with her research interests including astromaterials, cosmochemistry, and planetary analogues for astrobiological targets, such as icy moons and ocean worlds.

Helen has studied the intervalence charge transfer bands of aluminum oxide and aluminosilicate minerals at elevated temperatures, showing absorption band collapse upon heating. She currently collaborates on Mössbauer and solid-state chemistry methods to probe the same phenomenon. 

Seola Lee is a mechanical engineering PhD working on polymer physics in metal-bound polyelectrolytes. She has a strong background in composites and solid state materials. Currently she is examining uptake and controlled release of heavy metals in poly-electrolytes in collaboration using solution spectroscopy & osmotic pressure methods.

Charlotte is a final-year PhD candidate at the Astromaterials Research Laboratory (Royal Holloway, University of London) and the Planetary Materials Group (Natural History Museum, London, UK). She is currently researching the evolution of extraterrestrial organic matter and volatiles in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites under experimental conditions, to simulate various environments and processes on their parent asteroids, which may also be applicable to other chondritic bodies such as Enceladus. She compares these findings with her analyses of returned asteroidal samples from space missions such as JAXA's Hayabusa2 and NASA’s OSIRIS-REx. Charlotte’s work aims to provide insights into solar system processes and a wider context to the emergence of life on Earth, with her research interests including astromaterials, cosmochemistry, and planetary analogues for astrobiological targets, such as icy moons and ocean worlds.