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64
Citations
14598
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8048
National Ranking
2334

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1967 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

George D. Cody is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology, Geophysics, Materials Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics explored in their work consist of:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Glass properties and applications
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Their scholarly contributions include papers published in a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Meteoritics and Planetary Science. Other noted venues include arXiv (Cornell University), Earth and Planetary Science Letters, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Recent publications encompass the following titles:

  • Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the laboratory: Properties of the sample collected by OSIRIS-REx, 2024, Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Macromolecular organic matter in samples of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu, 2023, Science
  • Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu, 2025, Nature Astronomy
  • Nanoarchitecture through Strained Molecules: Cubane-Derived Scaffolds and the Smallest Carbon Nanothreads, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Presolar Stardust in Asteroid Ryugu, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

George D. Cody has collaborated frequently with several researchers in related fields. Notable co-authors include Scott A. Sandford, C. M. O'd. Alexander, Dionysis I. Foustoukos, Yoko Kebukawa, and L. R. Nittler.

Throughout their career, they have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) since 1967.

Best Publications

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

    Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

  • Organics captured from comet 81P/Wild 2 by the Stardust spacecraft.

    Scott A. Sandford;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M. O. 'D. Alexander;Tohru Araki

  • The origin and evolution of chondrites recorded in the elemental and isotopic compositions of their macromolecular organic matter

    C.M.O’D. Alexander;M. Fogel;H. Yabuta;G.D. Cody

  • Primordial Carbonylated Iron-Sulfur Compounds and the Synthesis of Pyruvate

    George D. Cody;Nabil Z. Boctor;Timothy R. Filley;Robert M. Hazen

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • The origin of intermediary metabolism

    Harold J. Morowitz;Jennifer D. Kostelnik;Jeremy Yang;George D. Cody

  • Lignin demethylation and polysaccharide decomposition in spruce sapwood degraded by brown rot fungi

    T.R. Filley;G.D. Cody;B. Goodell;J. Jellison

  • Benzene-derived carbon nanothreads

    Thomas C. Fitzgibbons;Malcolm Guthrie;En Shi Xu;Vincent H. Crespi

  • Characterization of extracellular polymeric substances from acidophilic microbial biofilms.

    Yongqin Jiao;George D. Cody;Anna K. Harding;Paul Wilmes

  • NMR studies of chemical structural variation of insoluble organic matter from different carbonaceous chondrite groups

    George D. Cody;Conel M.O.’D. Alexander

  • Abiotic nitrogen reduction on the early Earth

    Jay A. Brandes;Nabil Z. Boctor;George D. Cody;Benjamin A. Cooper

  • Microbial activity at gigapascal pressures.

    Anurag Sharma;James H. Scott;George D. Cody;Marilyn L. Fogel

  • Organic thermometry for chondritic parent bodies

    G.D. Cody;C.M.O'd. Alexander;H. Yabuta;A.L.D. Kilcoyne

  • Establishing a molecular relationship between chondritic and cometary organic solids

    George D. Cody;Emily Heying;Conel M. O. Alexander;Larry R. Nittler

  • Particle granular temperature in gas fluidized beds

    G.D. Cody;D.J. Goldfarb;G.V. Storch;A.N. Norris

  • Origin and Evolution of Prebiotic Organic Matter As Inferred from the Tagish Lake Meteorite

    Christopher D. K. Herd;Alexandra Blinova;Danielle N. Simkus;Yongsong Huang

  • The nature, origin and modification of insoluble organic matter in chondrites, the major source of Earth's C and N

    C.M.O’D. Alexander;G.D. Cody;B.T. De Gregorio;L.R. Nittler

  • Deuterium enrichments in chondritic macromolecular material—Implications for the origin and evolution of organics, water and asteroids

    C.M.O’D. Alexander;S.D. Newsome;M.L. Fogel;L.R. Nittler

  • Minimizing damage during FIB sample preparation of soft materials

    N.D. Bassim;B.T. De Gregorio;A.L.D. Kilcoyne;K. Scott

  • Solid-state ( 1 H and 13 C) nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of insoluble organic residue in the Murchison meteorite: a self-consistent quantitative analysis

    G.D. Cody;C.M.O’D. Alexander;F. Tera

  • Evolution of xylem lignification and hydrogel transport regulation

    C. Kevin Boyce;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;George D. Cody;Chris Jacobsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bjorn O. Mysen
Bjorn O. Mysen Carnegie Institution for Science
Marilyn L. Fogel
Marilyn L. Fogel University of California, Riverside
Rhonda M. Stroud
Rhonda M. Stroud Arizona State University
Conel M. O'd. Alexander
Conel M. O'd. Alexander Carnegie Institution for Science
Andrew Steele
Andrew Steele Carnegie Institution for Science
Michael E. Zolensky
Michael E. Zolensky National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robert M. Hazen
Robert M. Hazen Carnegie Institution for Science
John Bridges
John Bridges University of Leicester
Akira Tsuchiyama
Akira Tsuchiyama Ritsumeikan University
Jason P. Dworkin
Jason P. Dworkin Goddard Space Flight Center

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