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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry

Overview

Bernard Bourdon is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon in France. Their research spans multiple areas within physics and earth sciences, with notable expertise in astro and planetary science, planetary science and exploration, and radioactive element chemistry and processing.

The scientist has a publication record largely concentrated in physics and astronomy as well as earth and planetary sciences. Their work covers several subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, inorganic chemistry, geophysics, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science.

Bernard Bourdon's recent research contributions include papers published between 2020 and 2023. These selected publications highlight investigations into isotope fractionation, nuclear fuel cycle processes, and element volatility in planetary contexts:

  • Isotope Fractionation during Condensation and Evaporation during Planet Formation Processes (2020), published in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • The Sn isotope composition of chondrites: Implications for volatile element depletion in the Solar System (2021), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Trace element volatility and the conditions of liquid-vapor separation in the proto-lunar disk (2022), published in Icarus

Frequent publication venues for Bourdon include Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Icarus, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, as well as conference abstracts such as those from Goldschmidt2021 and Goldschmidt2022 meetings.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Caroline Fitoussi, Éric Pili, Delphine Losno, Dmitry A. Ivanov, and Mélie Cornet. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships within the domain of isotope geochemistry and planetary materials.

Main topics addressed in Bourdon's research encompass astro and planetary science, radioactive contamination and transfer, astrophysics and star formation studies, geological and geochemical analysis, and applications in nuclear physics.

In recognition of contributions to the field, Bernard Bourdon was awarded the Geochemistry Fellow Honor by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Element transport from slab to volcanic front at the Mariana arc

    Tim Elliott;Terry Plank;Alan Zindler;William White

  • Hf-W chronology of the accretion and early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets

    Thorsten Kleine;Mathieu Touboul;Bernard Bourdon;Francis Nimmo

  • Late formation and prolonged differentiation of the Moon inferred from W isotopes in lunar metals.

    M. Touboul;T. Kleine;B. Bourdon;H. Palme

  • Introduction to U-series Geochemistry

    Bernard Bourdon;Simon Turner;Gideon M. Henderson;Craig Campbell Lundstrom

  • The double spike toolbox

    John F. Rudge;Ben C. Reynolds;Bernard Bourdon

  • Uranium-series Geochemistry

    B. Bourdon;G. M. Henderson;C. C. Lundstrom;S.P. Turner

  • 146Sm-142Nd evidence from Isua metamorphosed sediments for early differentiation of the Earth's mantle.

    Guillaume Caro;Bernard Bourdon;Jean-Louis Birck;Stephen Moorbath

  • High-precision 142Nd/144Nd measurements in terrestrial rocks : Constraints on the early differentiation of the Earth's mantle

    Guillaume Caro;Bernard Bourdon;Jean-Louis Birck;Stephen Moorbath

  • Equilibrium mercury isotope fractionation between dissolved Hg(II) species and thiol-bound Hg.

    Jan G. Wiederhold;Christopher J. Cramer;Kelly Daniel;Ivan Infante

  • Molybdenum isotope anomalies in meteorites: Constraints on solar nebula evolution and origin of the Earth

    Christoph Burkhardt;Thorsten Kleine;Thorsten Kleine;Felix Oberli;Andreas Pack

  • The importance of melt extraction for tracing mantle heterogeneity

    Andreas Stracke;Bernard Bourdon

  • Chemical and Biological Gradients along the Damma Glacier Soil Chronosequence, Switzerland

    Stefano M. Bernasconi;Andreas Bauder;Bernard Bourdon;Ivano Brunner

  • Broad bounds on Earth's accretion and core formation constrained by geochemical models

    John F. Rudge;John F. Rudge;Thorsten Kleine;Thorsten Kleine;Bernard Bourdon

  • Abyssal peridotite Hf isotopes identify extreme mantle depletion

    A. Stracke;A. Stracke;J.E. Snow;E. Hellebrand;A. von der Handt;A. von der Handt

  • Super-chondritic Sm/Nd ratios in Mars, the Earth and the Moon

    Guillaume Caro;Bernard Bourdon;Alex N. Halliday;Ghylaine Quitté

  • Chondritic Mg isotope composition of the Earth

    Bernard Bourdon;Edward T. Tipper;Caroline Fitoussi;Andreas Stracke

  • Solution speciation controls mercury isotope fractionation of Hg(II) sorption to goethite.

    Martin Jiskra;Jan G. Wiederhold;Bernard Bourdon;Ruben Kretzschmar

  • Silicon isotope evidence against an enstatite chondrite Earth.

    Caroline Fitoussi;Caroline Fitoussi;Bernard Bourdon;Bernard Bourdon

  • Si isotope systematics of meteorites and terrestrial peridotites: implications for Mg/Si fractionation in the solar nebula and for Si in the Earth's core

    Caroline Fitoussi;Bernard Bourdon;Thorsten Kleine;Felix Oberli

  • Hf–W mineral isochron for Ca,Al-rich inclusions: Age of the solar system and the timing of core formation in planetesimals

    Christoph Burkhardt;Christoph Burkhardt;Thorsten Kleine;Bernard Bourdon;Herbert Palme

  • Erosion timescales derived from U-decay series measurements in rivers

    Nathalie Vigier;Bernard Bourdon;Simon Turner;Claude J. Allègre

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorsten Kleine
Thorsten Kleine Max Planck Society
Andreas Stracke
Andreas Stracke University of Münster
Simon Turner
Simon Turner Macquarie University
Claude J. Allègre
Claude J. Allègre Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Anthony Dosseto
Anthony Dosseto University of Wollongong
Stephen J. Mojzsis
Stephen J. Mojzsis University of Bayreuth
Edward T. Tipper
Edward T. Tipper University of Cambridge
Jérôme Gaillardet
Jérôme Gaillardet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Janne Blichert-Toft
Janne Blichert-Toft École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

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