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Munir Humayun is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States and conducts research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's research covers a wide array of topics related to planetary and geological studies. Key topics include Astro and Planetary Science, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Munir Humayun has published extensively, contributing to diverse scholarly venues. Frequent publication venues include Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, arXiv (Cornell University), Science, and Science Advances.

Among recent papers, notable publications are:

  • Discovery of davemaoite, CaSiO 3 -perovskite, as a mineral from the lower mantle (2021) in Science
  • Heavy δ57Fe in ocean island basalts: A non-unique signature of processes and source lithologies in the mantle (2020) in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Molecular Signatures of Glacial Dissolved Organic Matter From Svalbard and Greenland (2021) in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Elemental constraints on the amount of recycled crust in the generation of mid-oceanic ridge basalts (MORBs) (2020) in Science Advances
  • HIMU geochemical signature originating from the transition zone (2020) in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent coauthors in Munir Humayun's research collaborations are:

  • Shuying Yang
  • Theo Siegrist
  • Hadi Mohammadigoushki
  • M. A. Ivanova
  • C. A. Lorenz

Humayun's work integrates multiple disciplines and involves high-pressure geophysics and geochemical methods to investigate planetary interiors and mantle processes. Their contributions address fundamental questions in planetary science, geochemistry, and tectonics through experimental and analytical approaches.

Best Publications

  • Potassium isotope cosmochemistry: Genetic implications of volatile element depletion

    Munir Humayun;Robert N Clayton

  • Partitioning of Ru, Rh, Pd, Re, Ir, and Au between Cr-bearing spinel, olivine, pyroxene and silicate melts

    K. Righter;A. J. Campbell;M. Humayun;Richard Hervig

  • Origin and age of the earliest Martian crust from meteorite NWA 7533

    M. Humayun;Alexander Nemchin;Alexander Nemchin;B. Zanda;B. Zanda;R. Hewins;R. Hewins

  • Geochemical Evidence for Excess Iron in the Mantle Beneath Hawaii

    Munir Humayun;Liping Qin;Marc D. Norman

  • The applicability of the Chemical Index of Alteration as a paleoclimatic indicator: An example from the Permian of the Paraná Basin, Brazil

    Karin Goldberg;Munir Humayun

  • The Paris meteorite, the least altered CM chondrite so far

    Roger H. Hewins;Roger H. Hewins;Michèle Bourot-Denise;Brigitte Zanda;Hugues Leroux

  • Platinum group element fractionation in a komatiitic basalt lava lake

    Igor S Puchtel;Munir Humayun

  • Platinum group element geochemistry of komatiites from the Alexo and Pyke Hill areas, Ontario, Canada

    Igor S. Puchtel;Munir Humayun;Andrew J. Campbell;Rebecca A. Sproule

  • Experimentally determined mineral/melt partitioning of first-row transition elements (FRTE) during partial melting of peridotite at 3 GPa

    Fred A. Davis;Munir Humayun;Marc M. Hirschmann;Rupert S. Cooper

  • Siderophile element constraints on the formation of metal in the metal-rich chondrites Bencubbin, Weatherford, and Gujba

    Andrew J. Campbell;Munir Humayun;Michael K. Weisberg

  • Platinum group elements in Kostomuksha komatiites and basalts: Implications for oceanic crust recycling and core-mantle interaction

    Igor Puchtel;Munir Humayun

  • 186 Os^ 187 Os systematics of Gorgona Island komatiites: implications for early growth of the inner core

    Alan D Brandon;Richard J Walker;Igor S Puchtel;Harry Becker

  • Precise determination of the isotopic composition of potassium: Application to terrestrial rocks and lunar soils

    Munir Humayun;Robert N Clayton

  • Elemental fractionation during LA-ICP-MS analysis of silicate glasses: implications for matrix-independent standardization

    Mabry Gaboardi;Munir Humayun

  • The composition of the incipient partial melt of garnet peridotite at 3 GPa and the origin of OIB

    F.A. Davis;M.M. Hirschmann;M. Humayun

  • Compositions of group IVB iron meteorites and their parent melt

    Andrew J. Campbell;Munir Humayun

  • Partitioning of palladium at high pressures and temperatures during core formation

    K. Righter;M. Humayun;L. Danielson

  • 182W evidence for core-mantle interaction in the source of mantle plumes

    Hanika Rizo;Denis Andrault;Neil Bennett;Munir Humayun

  • Platinum–osmium isotope evolution of the Earth’s mantle: Constraints from chondrites and Os-rich alloys

    A.D. Brandon;R.J. Walker;I.S. Puchtel

  • Mass‐independent fractionation of mercury isotopes in the environment

    Sanghamitra Ghosh;Yingfeng Xu;Munir Humayun;Leroy Odom

  • Origin of Zoned Metal Grains in the QUE94411 Chondrite

    Andrew J. Campbell;Munir Humayun;Anders Meibom;Alexander N. Krot

  • The Fe–C system at 5 GPa and implications for Earth’s core

    Nancy L. Chabot;Andrew J. Campbell;William F. McDonough;David S. Draper

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Campbell
Andrew J. Campbell University of Chicago
Alan D. Brandon
Alan D. Brandon University of Houston
Roger H. Hewins
Roger H. Hewins Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Harry Y. McSween
Harry Y. McSween University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
Christopher D. K. Herd
Christopher D. K. Herd University of Alberta
Vinciane Debaille
Vinciane Debaille Université Libre de Bruxelles
Mark A. Sephton
Mark A. Sephton Imperial College London
Nicholas J. Tosca
Nicholas J. Tosca University of Oxford

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