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Frédéric Moynier is affiliated with the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France. Their primary research contributions are situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy, with particular subfield expertise in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The main topics addressed in their research encompass Astro and Planetary Science, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Planetary Science and Exploration, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis.

Moynier has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites (2022, Science)
  • Potassium isotopic composition of various samples using a dual-path collision cell-capable multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer, Nu instruments Sapphire (2021, Chemical Geology)
  • Ryugu's nucleosynthetic heritage from the outskirts of the Solar System (2022, Science Advances)
  • Calcium isotopic evidence for the mantle sources of carbonatites (2020, Science Advances)
  • The Mercury Isotopic Composition of Earth's Mantle and the Use of Mass Independently Fractionated Hg to Test for Recycled Crust (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)

The researcher frequently collaborates with other scientists, including Martin Bizzarro, Marc Chaussidon, Ken-ichi Bajo, S. S. Russell, and Tomohiro Usui, with each collaborator contributing to multiple joint publications.

Moynier's works are often published in venues such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Goldschmidt2021 abstracts, Science Advances, and Chemical Geology.

Best Publications

  • 26 Al- 26 Mg and 207 Pb- 206 Pb systematics of Allende CAIs: Canonical solar initial 26 Al/ 27 Al ratio reinstated

    Benjamin Jacobsen;Qing-zhu Yin;Frederic Moynier;Yuri Amelin

  • Geochemistry of CI chondrites: Major and trace elements, and Cu and Zn Isotopes

    Jean-Alix Barrat;B. Zanda;Frédéric Moynier;Claire Bollinger

  • The Isotope Geochemistry of Zinc and Copper

    Frédéric Moynier;Derek Vance;Toshiyuki Fujii;Paul Savage

  • Zinc isotopic evidence for the origin of the Moon

    Randal C. Paniello;James M. D. Day;Frédéric Moynier

  • Zinc isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation and the isotopic composition of the bulk Earth

    Heng Chen;Paul S. Savage;Fang-Zhen Teng;Rosalind T. Helz

  • Density functional theory estimation of isotope fractionation of Fe, Ni, Cu, and Zn among species relevant to geochemical and biological environments

    Toshiyuki Fujii;Frédéric Moynier;Janne Blichert-Toft;Francis Albarède

  • Iron, zinc, magnesium and uranium isotopic fractionation during continental crust differentiation: The tale from migmatites, granitoids, and pegmatites

    Myriam Telus;Nicolas Dauphas;Frédéric Moynier;François L.H. Tissot

  • Isotopic composition of zinc, copper, and iron in lunar samples

    F. Moynier;Francis Albarède;G.F Herzog

  • Early formation of planetary building blocks inferred from Pb isotopic ages of chondrules

    Jean Bollard;James N. Connelly;Martin J. Whitehouse;Emily A. Pringle

  • Copper isotope evidence for large-scale sulphide fractionation during Earth’s differentiation

    Paul S. Savage;F. Moynier;H. Chen;G. Shofner

  • Pb–Pb dating constraints on the accretion and cooling history of chondrites

    Audrey Bouvier;Janne Blichert-Toft;Frédéric Moynier;Jeffrey D. Vervoort

  • Zinc isotope composition of the Earth and its behaviour during planetary accretion

    Paolo A. Sossi;Paolo A. Sossi;Oliver Nebel;Hugh St.C. O'Neill;Frédéric Moynier

  • Isotopic and elemental abundances of copper and zinc in lunar samples, Zagami, Pele’s hairs, and a terrestrial basalt

    G.F. Herzog;F. Moynier;F. Moynier;F. Albarède;A.A. Berezhnoy

  • Rubidium isotopic composition of the Earth, meteorites, and the Moon: Evidence for the origin of volatile loss during planetary accretion

    Emily A. Pringle;Frédéric Moynier;Frédéric Moynier

  • Isotopic fractionation and transport mechanisms of Zn in plants

    Frederic Moynier;Sylvain Pichat;Marie-Laure Pons;David Fike

  • Copper isotope fractionation between aqueous compounds relevant to low temperature geochemistry and biology

    Toshiyuki Fujii;Frédéric Moynier;Minori Abe;Keisuke Nemoto

  • Evidence for extremely rapid magma ocean crystallization and crust formation on Mars

    Laura C. Bouvier;Maria M. Costa;James N. Connelly;Ninna K. Jensen

  • The origin of Zn isotope fractionation in sulfides

    Toshiyuki Fujii;Frédéric Moynier;Marie-Laure Pons;Francis Albarède

  • Extensive volatile loss during formation and differentiation of the Moon

    Chizu Kato;Chizu Kato;Frederic Moynier;Frederic Moynier;Maria C. Valdes;Jasmeet K. Dhaliwal

  • Evaporation of moderately volatile elements from silicate melts: experiments and theory

    Paolo A. Sossi;Stephan Klemme;Hugh St.C. O'Neill;Jasper Berndt

  • Evaporative fractionation of volatile stable isotopes and their bearing on the origin of the Moon

    James M. D. Day;Frederic Moynier

Frequent Co-Authors

Francis Albarède
Francis Albarède École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Julien Siebert
Julien Siebert Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
James M.D. Day
James M.D. Day University of California, San Diego
Martin Bizzarro
Martin Bizzarro University of Copenhagen
Pierre Beck
Pierre Beck Grenoble Alpes University
Jean-Alix Barrat
Jean-Alix Barrat University of Western Brittany
Vinciane Debaille
Vinciane Debaille Université Libre de Bruxelles
Paolo A. Sossi
Paolo A. Sossi ETH Zurich
Yuri Amelin
Yuri Amelin Australian National University

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