Amanda Claire Stadermann
Lunar and Planetary Geologist

I lie under starlit sky and the seasons change in the blink of an eye
I watch as the planets turn and the old stars die and the young stars burn

Lord Huron

I study lunar petrology and geochemistry, by looking at a variety of rocks, from impact breccias to basalts. I like studying rocks because they are a physical portion of a larger process, such as lunar volcanism or impact cratering. By using multiple analytical techniques, particularly electron microscopy, I gain geochemical, structural, and mineralogical information from the rocks I study.