Matthew Nellesson

PhD Student

Education: 
BS in Earth & Planetary Sciences, UNM 2018; M.S. in Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of New Mexico 2020
Email: 
matalahm@unm.edu

Research Interests:

I am interested in surficial and shallow subsurface geochemistry of Mars doing work with ChemCam aboard the MSL Curiosity rover. My research is on the adsorption of boron to Martian clay mineral analogs and its implications for Martian groundwater geochemistry and astrobiology. I have secondary projects on calcium sulfate cements within Gale crater. 

Advisors: Dr. Laura Crossey and Dr. Horton Newsom