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Conference Abstracts

  1. Vander Kaaden, K.E., Ernst, C.M., Chabot, N.L., Klima, R.L., Peplowski, P.N., Rampe, E.B., Besse, S., Blewett, D.T., Byrne, P.K., Denevi, B.W., Goossens, S., Hauck, S.A., Izenberg, N.R., Johnson, C.L., Jozwiak, L.M., Korth, H., McNutt, R.L., Murchie, S.L., Raines, J.M., Thompson, M.S., Vervack, R.J. (2020) Geochemical Advances in Mercury Science Facilitated by a Landed Mission, LPSC Spring Meeting, #1072.

  2. Thompson, M.S., McGlaun, M.L., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Loeffler, M.J., and McCubbin, F.M. (2020) Using Simulated Micrometeoroid Impacts to Understand the Progressive Space Weathering of the Surface of Mercury, LPSC Spring Meeting #1659.

  3. Gross, J., Eckley, S., Zeigler, R.A., and Vander Kaaden, K.E. (2020) Treasure Trove Antarctica: Petrology, Geochemistry, and Pairing of Lunar Meteorites Dominion Range (DOM) 18509, 18543, and 18678, LPSC Spring Meeting #2555.

  4. Santos, A.R., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Graham, A.R., Lewis, J.A., Morris, R.V., Tu, V.M., Moore, G., McCubbin, F.M., Phillips, K., Doehne, C.J., Rymut, J.E. (2020) Stability of Actinolite on Venus, LPSC Spring Meeting #2410.

  5. Ernst, C.M., Chabot, N.L., Klima, R.L., Kubota, S., Byrne, P.K., Hauck, S.A., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Vervack, R.J., Besse, S. Blewett, D.T., Denevi, B.W., Goossens, S., Izenberg, N.R., Johnson, C.L., Jozwiak, L.M., Korth, H., McNutt, R.L., Murchie, S.L., Peplowski, P.N., Raines, J.M., Rampe, E.B., Thompson, M.S., Weider, S.Z. (2020) A Mercury Lander Mission Concept Study for the Next Decadal Survey, LPSC Spring Meeting #1550.

  6. Treiman, A. H., Filiberto, J. and Vander Kaaden, K.E. (2020) Hot Rocks! Near-Infrared Reflectances (and Emissivities) of Rocks at Venus Surface Temperatures, LPSC Spring Meeting #1158.

  7. Vander Kaaden, K.E., and McCubbin, F.M. (2019) Experimentally determined core composition of Mercury, Goldschmidt Fall Meeting.

  8. Klima, R.L., Vander Kaaden, K.E., and McCubbin, F.M. (2019) The Benefits of Integrating Experimental Petrology with Infrared Spectroscopy, Goldschmidt Fall Meeting.

  9. McCubbin, F.M., and Vander Kaaden, K.E. (2019) Geochemical behavior of elements under reducing conditions relevant to Mercury, Goldschmidt Fall Meeting.

  10. Wilbur, Z.E., Udry, A., McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Zeigler, R.A., Ziegler, K., and DeFelice, C. (2019) Investigating the History of Aubrites using X-Ray Computed Tomography and Bulk Partition Coefficients, 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society.

  11. Vander Kaaden, K.E., Blewett, D.R., Byrne, P.K., Chabot, N.L., Ernst, C.M., Hauck, S.A., McCubbin, F.M., Mazarico, E. (2019) Mercury Exploration: Looking to the Future, LPSC Spring Meeting.

  12. Wilbur, Z.E., Udry, A., Zeigler, R.A., McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Ziegler, K., Defelice, C., McCoy, T.J. (2019) The Geochemistry of Aubrites: Investigating Reduced Parent Bodies, LPSC Spring Meeting.

  13. Harrington, A.D., McCubbin, F.M., Kaur, J., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Smirnov, A., Galdanes, K., Schoonen, M.A.A., Chen, L.C., and Gordon, T. (2019) Cardiopulmonary inflammatory responses to subacute meteorite dust exposures – Implications for human space exploration, LPSC Spring Meeting.

  14. McGlaun, M.L., Thompson, M.S., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Loeffler, M.J., McCubbin, F.M., Zahman, Z., and Haenecour, P. (2019) Understanding the space weathering of Mercury via simulation of micrometeorite impacts, LPSC Spring Meeting.

  15. Wilbur, Z.E., Udry, A., Zeigler, R.A., Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Ziegler, K., Defelice, C. (2019) A new look at Aubrites: Investigating 3D modal mineralogy with X-Ray Computed Tomography, Tomography for Scientific Advancement North America Conference.

  16. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Rowland II, R.L., Morris, R.V., Klima, R.L., Stockstill-Cahill, K.R., Agresti, D.G. (2018) Examining the presence and valence of iron on the surface of Mercury post-MESSENGER: Open questions awaiting BepiColombo Results, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.

  17. Klima, R.L., Perera, V., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Murchie, S., Peplowski, P., Ernst, C., and Denevi, B. (2018) Carbon on Mercury, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.

  18. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Byrne, P.K., Chabot, N.L., Hauck II, S.A., Blewett, D.T., and Mazarico, E. (2018) Unlocking mysteries of our Solar System via analysis of a sample from Mercury, GSA Annual Meeting.

  19. Wilbur, Z.E., Udry, A., Coleff, D., Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Zeigler, R., McCoy, T.J., Ziegler, K., Gross, J., and Defelice, C. (2018) Investigation of aubrites through integration of 3D modal mineralogy with X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography and Geochemistry, GSA Annual Meeting.

  20. McCubbin, F.M., Barnes, J.J., Boyce, J.W., and Vander Kaaden, K.E., (2018) Apatite in Astromaterials: A window into the distribution and behavior of volatiles within the Solar System, GSA Annual Meeting.

  21. Wilbur, Z.E., Udry, A., Coleff, D., McCubbin, F.M., and Vander Kaaden, K.E., (2018) Calculating the Modal Mineralogy of Aubrite Meteorites Using X-Ray Computed Tomography, UNLV Summer undergraduate research symposium. 

  22. Harrington, A.D., McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Kaur, J., Smirnov, A., Galdanes, K., Schoonen, M.A.A., Chen, L.C., Tsirka, S.E., and Gordon, T. (2018) Pulmonary inflammatory responses to acute meteorite dust exposures – Implications for human space exploration, Dust 2018,

  23. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Rowland, R.L., Morris, R.V., Reppart, J.J., and Klima, R.L. (2018) Placing Tighter Constraints on Mercurian Surface Fe Abundances Through the Synthesis and Characterization of Fe-Poor Silicates, Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet, LPI Contrib. No. 2047, #6011.

  24. Klima, R.L., Blewett, D.T., Denevi, B.W., Ernst, C.M., Murchie, S.L., Peplowski, P.N., Perera, V., and Vander Kaaden, K.E. (2018) Carbon on Mercury’s Surface – Origin, Distribution, and Concentration, Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet, LPI Contrib. No. 2047, #6097.

  25. Wilbur, Z.E., Udry, A., McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Rahib, R.R., and McCoy, T.J. (2018) Aubrite and Enstatite Chondrite Impact Melt Meteorites: Analogs to Mercury, Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet, LPI Contrib. No. 2047, #6034.

  26. Nittler, L.R., Boujibar, A., Crapster-Pregont, E., Frank, E.A., McCoy, T.J., McCubbin, F.M., Starr, R.D., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Vorburger, A., and Weider, S.Z. (2018) Heterogeneous Distribution of Chromium on Mercury, Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet, LPI Contrib. No. 2047, #6095.

  27. Byrne, P.K., Klimczak, C., Whitten, J.L., Jozwiak, L.M., Denevi, B.W., Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Ostrach, L.R., Rothery, D.A., and Wright, J. (2018) Volcanism on Mercury: (Some) Questions after MESSENGER, Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet, LPI Contrib. No. 2047, #6100.

  28. Boujibar, A., Nittler, L.R., Chabot, N., McCubbin, F.M., Righter, K., Vander Kaaden, K.E., and McCoy, T.J. (2018) Experimental Investigation of Chromium Behavior During Mercury’s Differentiation, Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet, LPI Contrib. No. 2047, #6112.

  29. Vander Kaaden, K.E. and McCubbin, F.M. (2018) The Role of Carbon in Exotic Crust Formation on Mercury, Carbon in the Solar System Workshop Without Walls.

  30. McCubbin, F.M., Liu, Y., Barnes, J., Anand, M., Boyce, J.W., Burney, D., Day, J.M.D., Elardo, S.M., Hui, J., Klima, R.L., Magna, T., Ni, P., Steenstra, E., Tartese, R., and Vander Kaaden, K.E. (2018) Endogenous Lunar Volatiles, New Views of the Moon 2 – Asia, LPI Contrib. No. 2070, #6030.

  31. Vander Kaaden, K.E., Draper, D.S., McCubbin, F.M., Rowland, R.L., Reppart, J.J., Neal, C.R., Burney, D.C., Taylor, G.J. (2018) Partitioning of Moderately Volatile Elements in Major Rock Forming Minerals at Low Pressure: Implications for the Moon, LPSC Spring Meeting, LPI Contrib. No. 2083, #1233.

  32. Nittler, L.R., Crapster-Pregont, E., Frank, E.A., McCoy, T.J., McCubbin, F.M., Starr, R.D., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Vorburger, A., and Weider, S.Z., (2018) The Distribution of Chromium on Mercury’s Surface, LPSC Spring Meeting, LPI Contrib. No. 2083, #2070.

  33. McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Hogancamp, J., Archer, P.D., Boyce, J.W. (2018) Can silicon-smelting contribute to the low O/Si ratio on the surface of Mercury?, LPSC Spring Meeting, LPI Contrib. No. 2083, #2156.

  34. Schupla, C., Shaner, A., Kramer, G., Newsom, H., Schenk, P., Smith Hackler, A., Taylor, G.J., and Vander Kaaden, K.E. (2018) Preparing Planetary Scientists to Engage Audiences, LPSC Spring Meeting, LPI Contrib. No. 2083, #2168.

  35. McCubbin, F.M., Barnes, J.J., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Srinivasan, P., Whitson, E.S., Turner, A., and Reppart, J.J. (2018) Experimental study into the stability of Whitlockite and hydroxylapatite in basaltic magmas, LPSC Spring Meeting, LPI Contrib. No. 2083, #2185.

  36. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Rowland, R.L., Morris, R.V., Reppart, J.J., Lopez, A.M., Klima, R.L. (2018) Synthesis and Characterization of Fe-Poor Olivine with Applications to Low-FeO Planetary Surfaces, LPSC Spring Meeting, LPI Contrib. No. 2083, #1230.

  37. Rowland, R.L., Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., and Danielson, L.R. (2018) An investigation into sulfur concentrations at sulfide saturation in silicate melts under reducing conditions: Implications for the planet Mercury, LPSC Spring Meeting, LPI Contrib. No. 2083, #1554.

  38. Vander Kaaden, K.E., Hogancamp, J.V., Thompson, M.S., Jagge, A.M., Hollier, A.B., and Danielson, L.R. (2018) Supporting women in STEM fields: The importance of female-led and female-populated organizations, The Women in Planetary Science and Exploration Conference.

  39. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Harrington, A.D. (2017) Exploring the Utilization of Low-Pressure, Piston-Cylinder Experiments to Determine the Bulk Compositions of Finite, Precious Materials, American Geophysical Union Meeting,

  40. Rowland, R.L., Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Danielson, L.R. (2017) Assessing the behavior of typically lithophile elements under highly reducing conditions relevant to the planet Mercury, American Geophysical Union Meeting,

  41. McCubbin, F.M., Barnes, J.J., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Ustunisik, G., Whitson, E.S. (2017) Experimental constraints on the partitioning behavior of F, Cl, and OH between apatite and basaltic melt, Geological Society of America Meeting, Seattle, WA, #54-2.

  42. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Turner, A., Ross, D.K. (2017) Examining the possibility of carbon as a light element in the core of Mercury, Goldschmidt Meeting, Paris, France.

  43. McCubbin, F.M., Barnes, J.J., Srinivasan, P., Whitson, E.S., Vander Kaaden, K.E., and Boyce, J.W. (2017) Experimental Study into the stability of Whitlockite in Basaltic Magmas, 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, LPI Contrib No. 1987, #6042.

  44. Rowland, R.L, Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Danielson, L.R. (2017) Assessing the behavior of typically lithophile elements under highly reducing conditions relevant to the planet Mercury, 2017 COMPRES Annual Meeting, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.

  45. Vander Kaaden, K.E., Harrington, A.D., McCubbin, F.M. (2017) A Novel Approach for Determining Bulk Compositions for Toxicological Assessments of Precious Materials, 2017 COMPRES Annual Meeting, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.

  46. Rowland, R.L., Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Danielson, L.R. (2017) Highly Reducing Partitioning Experiments Relevant to the Planet Mercury, 12th Annual UNLV Geosymposium, Las Vegas, NV.

  47. Turner, A., Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Danielson, L.R. (2017) Experimental Study into the Partitioning Behavior of Fluorine, Chlorine, Hydroxyl, and Sulfur (S2-) Between Apatite and a Synthetic KREEP Basalt Melt, 12th Annual UNLV Geosymposium, Las Vegas, NV.

  48. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Ross, D.K., Draper, D.S. (2017) The role of carbon in core formation under highly reducing conditions with implications for the planet Mercury, LPSC Spring Meeting, #1099.

  49. McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Peplowski, P.N., Bell, A.S., Evans, L.G., Nittler, L.R., Boyce, J.W., Keller, L.P., McCoy, T.J. (2017) Oxygen depletion on the surface of Mercury: Evidence of silicon smelting?, LPSC Spring Meeting, #1742.

  50. Vander Kaaden, K.E., Draper, D.S., McCubbin, F.M., Neal, C.R., Taylor, G.J. (2017) A synthesis of experimental data describing the partitioning of moderately volatile elements in major rock forming minerals: Implications for the Moon, LPSC Spring Meeting, #1100.

  51. McCubbin, F.M., Barnes, J.J., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Boyce, J.W. (2017) Partitioning of F and Cl between apatite and a synthetic shergottite liquid (QUE 94201) at 4 GPa from 1300 to 1500 °C, LPSC Spring Meeting, #1732.

  52. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Ross, D.K. (2016) Making Mercury's Core with Light Elements, Goldschmidt Abstracts (Yokohama, Japan), 1320.

  53. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Ross, D.K., Rapp, J.F., Danielson, L.R., Keller, L.P., Righter, K. (2016) Carbon solubility in Si-Fe-Bearing Metals During Core Formation on Mercury, LPSC Spring Meeting, #1474.

  54. McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Ustunisik, G. (2016) Apatite-Melt Partitioning at 1 Bar: An Assessment of Apatite-Melt Exchange Equilibria Resulting from non-ideal mixing of F and Cl in Apatite, LPSC Spring Meeting, #1184.

  55. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Nittler, L.R., Peplowski, P.N., Weider, S.Z., Evans, L.R., Frank, E.A., McCoy, T.J. (2016) Mineralogy of the Mercurian Surface, LPSC Spring Meeting, #1476.

  56. Vander Kaaden, K.E., and McCubbin, F.M. (2015) The origin of Boninites on Mercury, Goldschmidt Abstracts (Prague, Czech Republic), 1523.

  57. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Nittler, L.R., and Weider, S. Z. (2015) Petrologic diversity of rocks on Mercury. LPSC Spring Meeting, #1364.

  58. Vander Kaaden, K.E. and McCubbin, F.M. (2015) Sulfur solubility in silicate melts under highly reducing conditions relevant to Mercury. LPSC Spring Meeting, #1040.

  59. McCubbin, F.M., Elardo, S.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Boyce, J.W., and Shearer, C.K. (2015) Abundances and distributions of lithophile magmatic volatiles (F, Cl, and H) in the bulk silicate Moon: A comparison between estimates from samples and inferences from LMO modeling. LPSC Spring Meeting, #1717.

  60. Elardo, S.M., Shearer, C.K., Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., and Bell, A.S. (2015) Petrogenesis of primitive and evolved basalts in a cooling Moon: Experimental constraints from the youngest known lunar magmas. LPSC Spring Meeting, #2155.

  61. McCubbin, F.M. and Vander Kaaden, K.E. (2014) Sulfide solubility in silicate liquids under extremely low oxygen fugacity (ΔIW-5 to -8): implications for magmatism on the planet Mercury. IMA Meeting Abstract.

  62. Vander Kaaden, K.E. and McCubbin, F.M. (2014) A synthesis of experimental data describing the geochemical behavior of lithophile elements at extremely reducing conditions seen on Mercury. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract # 1914.

  63. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., and Bell, A.S. (2014) Phase equilibrium experiments on analogue lavas from the Northern Volcanic Plains of Mercury: Implications for the mineralogy of the mercurian mantle. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract # 1906.

  64. McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Tartese, R. Whitson, E.S., Annand, M. Franchi, I.A., Mikhail, S., Ustunisik, G., Hauri, E.H., Wang, J., and Boyce, J.W. (2014) Apatite-Melt partitioning in basaltic magmas: The importance of exchange equilibria and the incompatibility of the OH component in Halogen-rich apatite. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract # 2741.

  65. McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., and Whitson, E.S. (2013) Partitioning of F, Cl, and H2O between Apatite and a Synthetic Basaltic Liquid: Implications for Quantifying Water Contents of Lunar Magmas from Apatite. GSA, 45(7) 188.

  66. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., and Agee, C.B. (2013) Experimental investigation into the Density, Compressibility, and Phase Equilibria of the Northern Volcanic Plains on Mercury. Mineralogical Magazine (Florence, Italy), 77(5) 2391.

  67. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., and Agee, C.B. (2013) Experimental constraints on the density and compressibility of lavas from the Northern Volcanic Plains of Mercury. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract # 1565.

  68. McCubbin, F.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Whitson, E.S., Bell, A.S., and Shearer, C.K. (2013) Partitioning of F and Cl between apatite and a synthetic Shergottite liquid (QUE 94201) at 1 and 4 GPa from 950-1450°C. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract #2748.

  69. Vander Kaaden, K.E., McCubbin, F.M., Whitson, E.S., Hauri, E.H., Wang, J. (2012) Partitioning of F, Cl, and H2O between apatite and a synthetic Shergottite liquid (QUE 94201) at 1.0 GPa and 990-1000°C. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract #1247.

  70. Vander Kaaden, K.E., Agee, C.B., McCubbin, F.M. (2012) A comparison of melt density and compressibility of the green, yellow, and orange Apollo glasses as a function of TiO2 content. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract # 1584.

  71. McCubbin, F.M., Hauri, E.H., Elardo, S.M., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Wang, J., Shearer,C.K. (2012) Hydrous melting of the martian mantle produced both depleted and enriched shergottites. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract # 1121.

  72. McCubbin, F.M., Riner, M.A., Vander Kaaden, K.E., Elardo, S.M., Shearer, C.K. (2012) Is Mercury volatile enriched or volatile depleted? New insights from combining MESSENGER x-ray, neutron, and gamma-ray spectrometer data. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract # 1270.

  73. Vander Kaaden, K.E., Agee, C.B., McCubbin, F.M. (2011) A Comparison of Melt Densities for Several Apollo Volcanic Glass Compositions up to 11 GPa: Implications for the role of Ti in Melt Compressibility. AGU Fall Meeting Abstract # MR21A-2109.

  74. Vander Kaaden, K.E., Agee, C.B., van Kan Parker, M. (2011) The Effect of Titanium on Lunar Magma Compressibility at High Pressure. LPSC Spring Meeting Abstract   #1295.

  75. Vander Kaaden, K.E. and Sablock, J.M. (2010) A petrographic study of Union Rock correlating it to the Peabody Granite and Dedham Granodiorite, NE/SE Section   Joint GSA Meeting, Paper No. 65-14.

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