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Overview

M. Darby Dyar is affiliated with Mount Holyoke College in the United States, focusing their research within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum related to planetary science and geochemical analysis. Key areas of study include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Space Exploration and Technology

M. Darby Dyar has contributed to multiple scientific publications, featuring recent papers such as:

  • Surface weathering on Venus: Constraints from kinetic, spectroscopic, and geochemical data, 2020, Icarus
  • Accuracies and detection limits of major, minor, and trace element quantification in rocks by portable laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, 2020, Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • Volatile interactions with the lunar surface, 2021, Geochemistry
  • VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy): A Discovery Mission, 2022, 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO)
  • Venus Evolution Through Time: Key Science Questions, Selected Mission Concepts and Future Investigations, 2023, Space Science Reviews

The scientist frequently collaborates with a range of co-authors, including:

  • E. C. Sklute
  • C. R. Ytsma
  • M. C. McCanta
  • T. D. Glotch
  • L. B. Breitenfeld

Their work has been published across various venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • American Mineralogist
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • The Planetary Science Journal

M. Darby Dyar has also contributed to book publications, including a work published by Lunar and Planetary Institute eBooks titled 18th Meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group: November 16-17, 2020.

Best Publications

  • Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H2O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M3 on Chandrayaan-1

    C. M. Pieters;J. N. Goswami;J. N. Goswami;R. N. Clark;M. Annadurai

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Sylvestre Maurice;Bruce Barraclough;Bruce Barraclough;Muriel Saccoccio

  • Reflectance and emission spectroscopy study of four groups of phyllosilicates: smectites, kaolinite-serpentines, chlorites and micas

    J. L. Bishop;M. D. Lane;M. D. Dyar;A. J. Brown

  • Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Earth and Planetary Materials

    M. Darby Dyar;David G. Agresti;Martha W. Schaefer;Christopher A. Grant

  • Pre-flight calibration and initial data processing for the ChemCam laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory rover

    R.C. Wiens;S. Maurice;J. Lasue;O. Forni

  • Elemental Geochemistry of Sedimentary Rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars.

    S. M. McLennan;R. B. Anderson;J. F. Bell;J. C. Bridges

  • Calcium sulfate veins characterized by ChemCam/Curiosity at Gale crater, Mars

    M. Nachon;S. M. Clegg;N. Mangold;S. Schröder

  • Spectroscopy of synthetic Mg-Fe pyroxenes I: Spin-allowed and spin-forbidden crystal field bands in the visible and near-infrared

    Rachel L. Klima;Carlé M. Pieters;M. Darby Dyar

  • Soil Diversity and Hydration as Observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars

    P.-Y. Meslin;P.-Y. Meslin;O. Gasnault;O. Gasnault;O. Forni;O. Forni;S. Schröder;S. Schröder

  • Near-infrared spectra of clinopyroxenes: Effects of calcium content and crystal structure

    Rachel L. Klima;M. Darby Dyar;Carlé M. Pieters

  • Recalibration of the Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam instrument with an expanded geochemical database

    Samuel M. Clegg;Roger C. Wiens;Ryan Anderson;Olivier Forni

  • ChemCam activities and discoveries during the nominal mission of the Mars Science Laboratory in Gale crater, Mars

    S. Maurice;S. M. Clegg;R. C. Wiens;O. Gasnault

  • Vanadium K edge XANES of synthetic and natural basaltic glasses and application to microscale oxygen barometry

    S.R. Sutton;J. Karner;J. Papike;J.S. Delaney

  • Reference Minerals for the Microanalysis of Light Elements

    M. Darby Dyar;Michael Wiedenbeck;David Robertson;Laura R. Cross

  • The influence of octahedral and tetrahedral cation substitution on the structure of smectites and serpentines as observed through infrared spectroscopy

    J. Bishop;E. Murad;M. D. Dyar

  • Spectral properties of Ca-sulfates: Gypsum, bassanite, and anhydrite

    Janice L. Bishop;Melissa D. Lane;M. Darby Dyar;Sara J. King

  • A study of machine learning regression methods for major elemental analysis of rocks using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

    Thomas F. Boucher;Marie V. Ozanne;Marco L. Carmosino;M. Darby Dyar

  • Strategies for Mars remote Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy analysis of sulfur in geological samples

    M. Darby Dyar;Jonathan M. Tucker;Seth Humphries;Samuel M. Clegg

  • Inclusive chemical characterization of tourmaline: Mössbauer study of Fe valence and site occupancy

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  • Comparison of partial least squares and lasso regression techniques as applied to laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of geological samples

    M.D. Dyar;M.L. Carmosino;E.A. Breves;M.V. Ozanne

  • Ferric iron in metamorphic biotite and its petrologic and crystallochemical implications

    Charles V. Guidotti;M. Darby Dyar

Frequent Co-Authors

Janice L. Bishop
Janice L. Bishop Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Melissa D. Lane
Melissa D. Lane Planetary Science Institute
Samuel M. Clegg
Samuel M. Clegg Los Alamos National Laboratory
Penelope L. King
Penelope L. King Australian National University
Carle M. Pieters
Carle M. Pieters Brown University
Roger C. Wiens
Roger C. Wiens Los Alamos National Laboratory
Caleb I. Fassett
Caleb I. Fassett Marshall Space Flight Center
George R. Rossman
George R. Rossman California Institute of Technology
Joseph R. Michalski
Joseph R. Michalski University of Hong Kong
Sridhar Mahadevan
Sridhar Mahadevan University of Massachusetts Amherst

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