"How many years would a radio signal from earth take to reach the Andromeda galaxy?"
Conel Alexander
Email alexander@dtm.ciw.edu Institution Carnegie Institution of Washington Telephone 202 478 8478 Fax 202 478 8821 Address 5241 Broad Branch Ranch, NW
Washington, D.C. 20015
USA Current NAI Teams Carnegie Institution of Washington (CAN3) Past NAI Teams Carnegie Institution of Washington (CAN1)
Projects
NAI CIW (2007)2. Extraterrestrial Materials: Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter and Water in the Solar SystemNAI CIW (2007)6. Molecular and Isotopic BiosignaturesNAI CIW (2006)6. Molecular and Isotopic BiosignaturesNAI CIW (2006)2. Extraterrestrial Materials: Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter and Water in the Solar SystemNAI CIW (2005)2. Extraterrestrial Materials: Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter and Water in the Solar SystemNAI CIW (2004)Extraterrestrial Materials: Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter and Water in the Solar SystemNAI CIW (2004)Biosignatures and AbiosignaturesNAI CIW (2004)Executive SummaryNAI CIW (2003)Studies of Organic Matter and Water in MeteoritesNAI CIW (2003)Isotopic and Molecular Tracers of Life
NAI CIW (2003)Re-Os study of hydrothermal processes in ordinary chondritesNAI (2003)Mars Focus GroupNAI CIW (2002)Studies of Organic Matter and Water in MeteoritesNAI CIW (2001)Studies of Organic Matter and Water in MeteoritesNAI CIW (2000)Studies of Organic Matter and Water in Meteorites
Publications
Yabuta, H., Williams, L.B., Cody, G.D., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Pizzarello, S. (2007). The insoluble carbonaceous material of CM chondrites: A possible source of discrete organic compounds under hydrothermal conditions. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 42:37-48.
Yabuta, H., Cody, G.D. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2007). Chondritic organic matter as an indicator of nebular and parent body processing: Extended pyrolysis studies for CM, CI, CR, CO, CV, ordinary, and Tagish Lake group meteorites [Abstract]. Lunar and Planetary Science, 38.
Yabuta, H., Cody, G.D. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2006). Alkaline copper oxide degradation of insoluble organic matter in carbonaceous chondrites [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 41 (Supplement):A192.
Yabuta, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fogel, M.L. & Cody, G.D. (2007). The intriguing meteorite WIS 91600 as observed from an organic perspective [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 42 (Supplement):A167.
Sandford, S.A., Aléon, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Araki, T., Bajt, S., Baratta, G.A., Borg, J., Bradley, J.P., Brownlee, D.E., Brucato, J.R., Burchell, M.J., Busemann, H., Butterworth, A., Clemett, S.J., Cody, G., Colangeli, L., Cooper, G., D'Hendecourt, L., Djouadi, Z., Dworkin, J.P., Ferrini, G., Fleckenstein, H., Flynn, G.J., Franchi, I.A., Fries, M., Gilles, M.K., Glavin, D.P., Gounelle, M., Grossemy, F., Jacobsen, C., Keller, L.P., Kilcoyne, A.L.D., Leitner, J., Matrajt, G., Meibom, A., Mennella, V., Mostefaoui, S., Nittler, L.R., Palumbo, M.E., Papanastassiou, D.A., Robert, F., Rotundi, A., Snead, C.J., Spencer, M.K., Stadermann, F.J., Steele, A., Stephan, T., Tsou, P., Tyliszczak, T., Westphal, A.J., Wirick, S., Wopenka, B., Yabuta, H., Zare, R.N. & Zolensky, M.E. (2006). Organics captured from Comet 81P/Wild 2 by the Stardust spacecraft. Science, 314:1720-1724.
Sandford, S.A., Aléon, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Araki, T., Bajt, S., Baratta, G.A., Borg, J., Bradley, J., Brownlee, D.E., Brucato, J.R., Burchell, M.J., Busemann, H., Butterworth, A., Clemett, S.J., Cody, G., Colangeli, L., Cooper, G., D'Hendecourt, L., Djouadi, Z., Dworkin, J.P., Ferrini, G., Fleckenstein, H., Flynn, G.F., Franchi, I.A., Fries, M., Gilles, M.K., Glavin, D.P., Gounelle, M., Grossemy, F., Jacobsen, C., Keller, L.P., Kilcoyne, A.L.D., Leitner, J., Matrajt, G., Meibom, A., Mennella, V., Mostefaoui, S., Nittler, L.R., Palumbo, M.E., Papanastassiou, D.A., Robert, F., Rotundi, A., Snead, C.J., Spencer, M.K., Steele, A., Stephan, T., Tsou, P., Tyliszczak, T., Westphal, A.J., Wirick, S., Wopenka, B., Yabuta, H., Zare, R.N. & Zolensky, M.E. (2007). Overview of the results of the organics PET study of the cometary samples returned from Comet Wild 2 by the Stardust mission [Abstract]. Lunar and Planetary Science, 38.
Nguyen, A.N., Stadermann, F.J., Zinner, E., Stroud, R.M., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Nittler, L.R. (2007). Characterization of presolar silicate and oxide grains in primitive carbonaceous chondrites. Astrophysical Journal, 656:1223-1240.
Martins, Z., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Orzechowska, G.E., Fogel, M.L. & Ehrenfreund, P. (In Press, 2007). Indigenous amino acids in primitive CR meteorites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Cody, G.D., Yabuta, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Araki, T. & Kilcoyne, A.L.D. (2007). Placing Comet 81P/Wild 2 organic particles into context with chondritic organic solids [Abstract]. Lunar and Planetary Science, 38.
Cody, G.D., Yabuta, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Araki, T. & Kilcoyne, A.L.D. (2006). A chemical comparison of Stardust organics with insoluble organic matter in chondritic meteorites [Abstract]. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 87 (52), Fall Meeting Supplement.
Cody, G.D., Ade, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Araki, T., Butterworth, A., Fleckenstein, H., Flynn, G.J., Gilles, M.K., Jacobsen, C., Kilcoyne, A.L.D., Messenger, K., Sandford, S.A., Tyliszczak, T., Westphal, A.J., Wirick, S. & Yabuta, H. (In Press, 2007). Quantitative organic and light element analysis of Comet 81P/Wild 2 particles using C-, N-, and O-µ-XANES. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Busemann, H., Zega, T.J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Cody, G.D., Kilcoyne, A.L.D., Nittler, L.R., Stroud, R.M. & Yabuta, H. (2007). Secondary ion mass spectrometry and x-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy of isotopically anomalous organic matter from CR1 chondrite GRO 95577 [Abstract]. Lunar and Planetary Science, 38.
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Nittler, L.R., Zega, T.J., Stroud, R.M., Bajt, S., Cody, G.D. & Yabuta, H. (2006). Correlated analyses of D- and 15N-rich carbon grains from CR2 chondrite EET 92042 [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 41 (Supplement):A34.
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Nittler, L.R. (In Press, 2007). Characterization of insoluble organic matter in primitive meteorites by micro-Raman spectroscopy. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Brownlee, D., Tsou, P., Aléon, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Araki, T., Bajt, S., Baratta, G.A., Bastien, R., Bland, P., Bleuet, P., Borg, J., Bradley, J.P., Brearley, A., Brenker, F., Brennan, S., Bridges, J.C., Browning, N.D., Brucato, J.R., Bullock, E., Burchell, M.J., Busemann, H., Butterworth, A., Chaussidon, M., Cheuvront, A., Chi, M.F., Cintala, M.J., Clark, B.C., Clemett, S.J., Cody, G., Colangeli, L., Cooper, G., Cordier, P., Daghlian, C., Dai, Z.R., D'Hendecourt, L., Djouadi, Z., Dominguez, G., Duxbury, T., Dworkin, J.P., Ebel, D.S., Economou, T.E., Fakra, S., Fairey, S.A.J., Fallon, S., Ferrini, G., Ferroir, T., Fleckenstein, H., Floss, C., Flynn, G., Franchi, I.A., Fries, M., Gainsforth, Z., Gallien, J.-P., Genge, M., Gilles, M.K., Gillet, P., Gilmour, J., Glavin, D.P., Gounelle, M., Grady, M.M., Graham, G.A., Grant, P.G., Green, S.F., Grossemy, F., Grossman, L., Grossman, J.N., Guan, Y., Hagiya, K., Harvey, R., Heck, P., Herzog, G.F., Hoppe, P., Hörz, F., Huth, J., Hutcheon, I.D., Ignatyev, K., Ishii, H., Ito, M., Jacob, D., Jacobsen, C., Jacobsen, S., Jones, S., Joswiak, D., Jurewicz, A., Kearsley, A.T., Keller, L.P., Khodja, H., Kilcoyne, A.L.D., Kissel, J., Krot, A., Langenhorst, F., Lanzirotti, A., Le, L., Leshin, L.A., Leitner, J., Lemelle, L., Leroux, H., Liu, M.-C., Luening, K., Lyon, I., MacPherson, G., Marcus, M.A., Marhas, K., Marty, B., Matrajt, G., McKeegan, K., Meibom, A., Mennella, V., Messenger, K., Messenger, S., Mikouchi, T., Mostefaoui, S., Nakamura, T., Nakano, T., Newville, M., Nittler, L.R., Ohnishi, I., Ohsumi, K., Okudaira, K., Papanastassiou, D.A., Palma, R., Palumbo, M.E., Pepin, R.O., Perkins, D., Perronnet, M., Pianetta, P., Rao, W., Rietmeijer, F.J.M., Robert, F., Rost, D., Rotundi, A., Ryan, R., Sandford, S.A., Schwandt, C.S., See, T.H., Schlutter, D., Sheffield-Parker, J., Simionovici, A., Simon, S., Sitnitsky, I., Snead, C.J., Spencer, M.K., Stadermann, F.J., Steele, A., Stephan, T., Stroud, R., Susini, J., Sutton, S.R., Suzuki, Y., Taheri, M., Taylor, S., Teslich, N., Tomeoka, K., Tomioka, N., Toppani, A., Trigo-Rodríguez, J.M., Troadec, D., Tsuchiyama, A., Tuzzolino, A.J., Tyliszczak, T., Uesugi, K., Velbel, M., Vellenga, J., Vicenzi, E., Vincze, L., Warren, J., Weber, I., Weisberg, M., Westphal, A.J., Wirick, S., Wooden, D., Wopenka, B., Wozniakiewicz, P., Wright, I., Yabuta, H., Yano, H., Young, E.D., Zare, R.N., Zega, T., Ziegler, K., Zimmerman, L., Zinner, E. & Zolensky, M. (2006). Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope. Science, 314:1711-1716.
Boctor, N.Z. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (In Press, 2007). Volatile abundances and H isotope signatures of melt inclusions and nominally anyhdrous minerals in the nakhlites and chassignites [Abstract]. Goldschmidt 2007 Conference. Cologne, Germany.
Boctor, N.Z. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2007). Volatile abundances and H isotope signature of feldspathic glass and clinopyroxene in the shergottites Zagami, Shergotty, and ALHA 77005 [Abstract]. Lunar and Planetary Science, 38.
Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fogel, M., Yabuta, H. & Cody, G.D. (In Press, 2007). The origin and evolution of chondrites recorded in the elemental and isotopic compositions of their macromolecular organic matter. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
Alexander, C.M.O'D., Boss, A.P., Keller, L.P., Nuth, J.A. & Weinberger, A. (2007). Astronomical and meteoritic evidence for the nature of interstellar dust and its processing in protoplanetary disks. In: B. Reipurth, D. Jewitt & K. Keil (Eds.). Protostars and Planets V (pp. 801-813). Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
Alexander, C.M.O'D., Boss, A.P., Keller, L.P., Nuth, J.A. & Weinberger, A.J. (2007). Astronomical and meteoritic evidence for thermal processing of interstellar dust in protoplanetary disks. In: B. Reipurth, D. Jewitt & K. Keil (Eds.). Protostars and Planets V (pp. 801-813). Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
Sandford, S.A., Aleon, J., Alexander, C.M.O., Butterworth, A.L., Clemett, S.J., Cody, G.D., Cooper, G., Dworkin, J.P., Flynn, G.J., Gilles, M.K., Glavin, D.P., Jacobsen, C., Matrajt, G., Robert, F., Spencer, M.K., Stephan, T., Westphal, A., Wirick, S. & Zare, R.N. (2006). The Preliminary Examination of Organics in the Returned Stardust Samples from Comet Wild 2 [Abstract]. 37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. League City, Texas.
Alexander, C.M.O'D., Boss, A.P., Keller, L.P., Nuth, J.A. & Weinberger, A. (2006). Astronomical and meteoritic evidence for thermal processing of interstellar dust in protoplanetary disks. In: B. Reipurth, D. Jewitt & K. Keil (Eds.). Protostars and Planets V. Tucson: Univ. Arizona Press.
Sandford, S.A., Aleon, J., Alexander, C.M.O., Butterworth, A.L., Clemett, S.J., Cody, G.D., Cooper, G., Dworkin, J.P., Flynn, G.J., Gilles, M.K., Glavin, D.P., Jacobsen, C., Matrajt, G., Robert, F., Spencer, M.K., Stephan, T., Westphal, A., Wirick, S. & Zare, R.N. (2006). The Preliminary Examination of Organics in the Returned Stardust Samples from Comet Wild 2 [Abstract]. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII. Houston, TX.
Sandford, S.A., Aleon, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Butterworth, A.L., Clemett, S.J., Cody, G.D., Cooper, G., Dworkin, J.P., Flynn, G.J., Gilles, M.K., Glavin, D.P., Jacobsen, C., Matrajt, G., Robert, F., Spencer, M.K., Stephan, T., Westphal, A., Wirick, S. & Zare, R.N. (2006). The Preliminary Examination of Organics in the Returned Stardust Samples from Comet Wild 2 [Abstract]. Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXVII.
Zega, T.J., Stroud, R.M., Nittler, L.R., Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Cody, G.D. (2006). Correlated analytical studies of organic material in primitive meteorites [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 6:175.
Zega, T.J., Stroud, R.M., Nittler, L.R., Busemann, H. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2006). Nanoscale analyses of isotopically anomalous organic material from primitive meteorites [Abstract]. Workshop on Nanoscale Processes in the Earth and Planetary Sciences, January 11-13, 2006 (pp. 47). Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Zega, T.J., Stroud, R.M., Nittler, L.R., Busemann, H. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2006). Correlated analytical studies of organic material from the Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrite [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Zega, T.J., Stroud, R.M., Nittler, L.R., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Young, A.F. (2005). Transmission electron microscopy of deuterium-rich matrix from Tagish Lake [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40:A173.
Zega, T.J., Stroud, R.M., Nittler, L.R. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (In Press, 2006). Coordinated structure-isotope studies of presolar hibonites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Yabuta, H., Cody, G.D. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2006). Quantitative study of ether group molecules in insoluble organic matter from carbonaceous chondrites by CuO-NaOH selective degradation [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Yabuta, H., Cody, G.D. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2006). Extracting building blocks of insoluble organic matter in meteorites by CuO-NaOH degradation technique: Search of biomolecule precursors [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 6:144.
Wang, Y., Huang, Y., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fogel, M. & Cody, G. (2005). Molecular and compound-specific hydrogen isotope analyses of insoluble organic matter from different carbonaceous chondrite groups. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69:3711-3721.
Sandford, S.A., Aleon, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Butterworth, A., Clemett, S.J., Cody, G., Cooper, G., Dworkin, J.P., Flynn, G.J., Gilles, M.K., Glavin, D.P., Jacobsen, C., Matrajt, G., Robert, F., Spencer, M.K., Stephan, T., Westphal, A., Wirick, S. & Zare, R.N. (2006). The preliminary examination of organics in the returned Stardust samples from comet Wild [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Nittler, L.R., Hoppe, P., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Busemann, H. & Cody, G.D. (2005). Extensive microscale N isotopic heterogeneity in chondritic organic matter [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40:A114.
Nittler, L.R., Busemann, H. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2006). Microscale isotopic heterogeneity in extraterrestrial carbon [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 6:191.
Lauretta, D.S., Nagahara, H. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (In Press, 2006). The formation of ferromagnesian chondrules. In: D.S. Lauretta & H.Y. McSween (Eds.). Meteorites and the Early Solar System II. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
Huss, G.R., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Palme, H., Bland, P.A. & Wasson, J.T. (2005). Genetic relationships between chondrules, fine-grained rims, and interchondrule matrix. In: A.N. Krot, E.R.D. Scott & B. Reipurth (Eds.). Chondrites and the Protoplanetary Disk. Conference Series, Vol. 341 (pp. 701-731). San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Huang, Y., Wang, Y., Alexandre, M.R., Brearley, A.J., Cody, G. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2006). Molecular and isotopic distribuiton of aliphatic side chain in carbonaceous chondrites [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Davis, A.M., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Nagahara, H. & Richter, F.M. (2005). Evaporation and condensation during CAI and chondrule formation. In: A.N. Krot, E.R.D. Scott & B. Reipurth (Eds.). Chondrites and the Protoplanetary Disk. Conference Series, Vol. 341 (pp. 432-455). San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Cuzzi, J.N. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2006). Size and density of chondrule formation regions from missing isotopic fractionation [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Cuzzi, J.N. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2006). Chondrule formation in particle-rich nebular regions at least hundreds of kilometers across. Nature, 441:483-485.
Cody, G.D., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Yabuta, H. (2006). Complexity in the early Solar System as recorded in meteoritic organic matter [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Cody, G.D., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fogel, M., Araki, T. & Kilcoyne, D. (2005). The history of early solar system processes recorded in the structure of meteoritic organic solids [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40:A31.
Cody, G.D., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Dera, P., Fogel, M., Yabuta, H., Araki, T. & Kilcoyne, A.L.D. (2006). Extraterrestrial organics and the chemical history they reveal [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 6:166.
Busemann, H., Young, A.F., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Hoppe, P., Mukhopadhyay, S. & Nittler, L.R. (2006). Interstellar chemistry recorded in organic matter from primitive meteorites. Science, 312:727-730.
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Nittler, L.R., Zega, T.J., Stroud, R.M., Cody, G.D., Yabuta, H. & Hoppe, P. (2006). Correlated microscale isotope and scanning transmission X-ray analyses of isotopically anomalous organic matter from the CR2 chondrite EET 92042 [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Nittler, L.R., Zega, T.J., Stroud, R.M., Bajt, S., Cody, G.D. & Yabuta, H. (Submitted, 2006). Correlated analyses of D- and 15N-rich carbon grains from CR2 chondrite EET 92042 [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science (Supplement).
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Nittler, L.R. (2006). Comparative isotope and micro-Raman analyses of meteoritic organic matter and interplanetary dust particles [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 6:125.
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Hoppe, P., Nittler, L.R. & Young, A.F. (2005). Extreme H isotopic heterogeneity in chondritic organic matter [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40:A26.
Boctor, N.Z., Wang, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Hauri, E. & Irving, A.J. (2005). Volatile abundances in minerals and glasses from the nakhlites and the shergottite Zagami [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40:A21.
Boctor, N.Z., Wang, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Hauri, E. (2006). Volatile abundances and hydrogen isotope signatures of melt inclusions and nominally anhydrous minerals in the chassignites and ALH84001 [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Boctor, N.Z., Fries, M., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Steele, A. (2006). Petrology of Dom 03182 and Dom 03183 CM2 carbonaceous chondrites [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 6:236.
Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Keller, L.P. (2006). Are there clues to the dust "annealing" process in protoplanetary disks in IDPs? [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Grossman, J.N. (2005). Alkali elemental and potassium isotopic compositions of Semarkona chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40:541-556.
Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fogel, M.L. & Cody, G.D. (2005). The compositions of chondritic insoluble organic matter [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40:A15.
Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Desch, S.J. (2006). Evaporation/condensation of chondritic chondrule precursors in nebular shocks [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Cody, G.D. (2006). Spectroscopic studies of meteoritic organic matter [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 6:197.
Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2005). Re-examining the role of chondrules in producing the elemental fractionations in chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 40:943-965.
Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2005). From supernovae to planets: The view from meteorites and interplanetary dust particles. In: A.N. Krot, E.R.D. Scott & B. Reipurth (Eds.). Chondrites and the Protoplanetary Disk. Conference Series, Vol. 341 (pp. 972-1002). San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Alexander, C.M.O'D., Boss, A.P., Keller, L.P., Nuth, J.A. & Weinberger, A.J. (In press, 2006). Astronomical and meteoritic evidence for thermal processing of interstellar dust in protoplanetary disks. In: B. Reipurth, D. Jewitt & K. Keil (Eds.). Protostars and Planets V. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press.
Wang, Y., Huang, Y., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fogel, M. & Cody, G.D. (In Press, 2005). Molecular and compound-specific hydrogen isotope analysis of insoluble organic matter from different carbonaceous chondrite groups. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
Zega, T.J., Stroud, R.M., Nittler, L.R., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Young, A.F. (In Press, 2005). Transmission electron microscopy of deuterium-rich matrix from Tagish Lake [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fries, M., Nittler, L. & Steele, A. (2005). Towards a better characterization of extraterrestrial organic matter with micro-Raman spectroscopy [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 5:220.
Cody, G.D., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Fogel, M.L. (2004). Thermal metamorphism of insoluble organic matter in Carbonaceous chondrites [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 39(Supplement):A23.
Boctor, N.Z., Wang, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Hauri, E., Kurat, G. & Nazarov, M.A. (2004). Sulfur isotope signatures of sulfides from Boriskino CM chondrite [Abstract]. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68(11, Supplement 1):A763.
Boctor, N.Z., Wang, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Hauri, E. & Irving, A.J. (2005). SIMS analysis of volatiles and H isotope studies of the nakhlites Yamato 000593 (Y000593) and North West Africa 998 (NWA998) [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 36th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fries, M., Nittler, L. & Steele, A. (2005). Scanning micro-Raman spectroscopy on carbon-rich residues of primitive chondrites: A tool for chondrite classification and Stardust analysis [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 36th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Stroud, R.M., Nittler, L.R. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2004). Polymorphism in presolar Al2O3 grains from asymptotic giant branch stars. Science, 305:1455-1457.
Cody, G.D. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2005). NMR studies of chemical structural variation of insoluble organic matter from different carbonaceous chondrite groups. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69:1085-1097.
Boctor, N.Z., Wang, J., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Hauri, E. (2005). Mineralogy and sulfur isotope signatures of sulfides from Boriskino and Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrites [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 5(2):188.
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D. & Nittler, L. (2005). Microscale D/H and C/H imaging of meteorites and IDPs - Calibration of ion microprobe data with terrestrial analogues and meteoritic residues [Abstract]. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69 (10S, Special Supplement):A525.
Cody, G.D., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fogel, M., Araki, T. & Kilcoyne, D. (In Press, 2005). The history of early solar system processes recorded in the structure of meteoritic organic solids [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Cohen, B.A., Hewins, R.H. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2004). The formation of chondrules by open-system melting of nebular condensates. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68:1661-1675.
Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Hoppe, P., Nittler, L.R. & Young, A.F. (In Press, 2005). Extreme H isotopic heterogeneity in chondritic organic matter [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Nittler, L.R., Hoppe, P., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Busemann, H. & Cody, G.D. (In Press, 2005). Extensive microscale N isotopic heterogeneity in chondritic organic matter [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Ebel, D.S. & Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2005). Condensation from cluster-IDP enriched vapor inside the snow line: Implications for Mercury, asteroids, and enstatite chondrites [Abstract]. Abstracts of Papers, 36th Lunar and Plantary Science Conference. Houston, TX.
Alexander, C.M.O'D., Fogel, M.L. & Cody, G.D. (In Press, 2005). The compositions of chondritic insoluble organic matter [Abstract]. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Alexander, C.M.O'D., Cody, G.D., Fogel, M., Kelemen, S., Kilcoyne, D. & Araki, T. (2005). Composition and structure of the meteoritic macromolecule: A source of complex organics on the early Earth [Abstract]. Astrobiology, 5(2):215.
Alexander, C.M.O'D. (2004). Chemical equilibrium and kinetic constraints for chondrule and CAI formation conditions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68:3943-3969.
Boctor, N.Z., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Wang, J. & Hauri, E.H. (In Press, 2003). Sources of water in Martian meteorites: Clues from hydrogen isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
