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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1980 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1976 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Lawrence Grossman is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including Social Sciences and Physics and Astronomy, with particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Sociology and Political Science, and Demography.

The scientist has contributed to several academic topics such as Astro and Planetary Science, Jewish Identity and Society, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Planetary Science and Exploration, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Religion and Society Interactions, and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies.

Lawrence Grossman has published in a range of venues, including Science Advances, Modern Judaism - A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • Heating events in the nascent solar system recorded by rare earth element isotopic fractionation in refractory inclusions (2021, Science Advances)
  • The Rise and Fall of Torah U'Madda* (2020, Modern Judaism - A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience)
  • Condensation in Dust-Enriched Systems (2023, arXiv (Cornell University))

Frequent co-authors of Lawrence Grossman include:

  • Justin Y. Hu
  • Nicolas Dauphas
  • François Tissot
  • Reika Yokochi
  • Thomas Ireland

Lawrence Grossman's academic recognition includes several fellowships: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2014), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science (1998), Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1980), and Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1976).

Best Publications

  • Condensation in the primitive solar nebula

    Lawrence Grossman

  • A component of primitive nuclear composition in carbonaceous meteorites.

    Robert N. Clayton;Lawrence Grossman;Toshiko K. Mayeda

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

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

  • Early chemical history of the solar system

    Lawrence Grossman;John W. Larimer

  • Mineralogy and petrology of comet 81P/wild 2 nucleus samples

    Michael E. Zolensky;Thomas J. Zega;Hajime Yano;Sue Wirick

  • DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRE-SOLAR COMPONENT IN ALLENDE AND OTHER CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES

    Robert N. Clayton;Naoki Onuma;Lawrence Grossman;Toshiko K. Mayeda

  • Condensation in dust-enriched systems

    Denton S Ebel;Lawrence Grossman

  • Condensation of CaOMgOAl2O3SiO2 liquids from cosmic gases

    Shigekazu Yoneda;Lawrence Grossman

  • Petrography and mineral chemistry of Ca-rich inclusions in the Allende meteorite

    Lawrence Grossman

  • Refractory Inclusions in the Allende Meteorite

    L. Grossman

  • Origin of the high-temperature fraction of C2 chondrites

    Lawrence Grossman;Edward Olsen

  • Trace elements in the Allende meteorite. II - Fine-grained, Ca-rich inclusions

    Lawrence Grossman;R. Ganapathy

  • Refractory trace elements in Ca-Al-rich inclusions in the Allende meteorite

    Lawrence Grossman

  • “Fluffy” Type A Ca-, Al-rich inclusions in the Allende meteorite

    Glenn J Macpherson;Lawrence Grossman

  • Condensation and fractionation of rare earths in the solar nebula

    Andrew M Davis;Lawrence Grossman

  • Amoeboid olivine aggregates in the Allende meteorite

    Lawrence Grossman;Ian M Steele

  • Alteration of Al-rich inclusions inside amoeboid olivine aggregates in the Allende meteorite

    Akihiko Hashimoto;Lawrence Grossman

  • Major element chemical and isotopic compositions of refractory inclusions in C3 chondrites: the separate roles of condensation and evaporation☆

    Lawrence Grossman;Denton S. Ebel;Steven B. Simon;Andrew M. Davis

  • Comparing Wild 2 particles to chondrites and IDPs

    Michael Zolensky;Keiko Nakamura-Messenger;Frans Rietmeijer;Hugues Leroux

  • A chemical and isotopic study of hibonite-rich refractory inclusions in primitive meteorites

    Richard W Hinton;Andrew M Davis;Debra E Scatena-Wachel;Lawrence Grossman

  • Meteorites: Their Record of Early Solar-System History. John T. Wasson

    Lawrence Grossman

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven B. Simon
Steven B. Simon University of New Mexico
Andrew M. Davis
Andrew M. Davis University of Chicago
Glenn J. MacPherson
Glenn J. MacPherson National Museum of Natural History
Denton S. Ebel
Denton S. Ebel American Museum of Natural History
Stephen R. Sutton
Stephen R. Sutton University of Chicago
Toshiko K. Mayeda
Toshiko K. Mayeda University of Chicago
Robert N. Clayton
Robert N. Clayton University of Chicago
Paul J. Sylvester
Paul J. Sylvester Texas Tech University
James M. Lattimer
James M. Lattimer Stony Brook University
Lindsay P. Keller
Lindsay P. Keller Arizona State University

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