Education:
Earth and Environmental Science B.S.: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2022)

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Research Interests:

I am interested in studying igneous and metamorphic petrology, martian geology, and planetary science. My research is focused on ​​understanding the magmatic and differentiation processes of the interior of Mars by studying martian meteorites. We use analytical techniques such as the Electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Laser ablation (LA) Inductively Coupled-Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS), and thermodynamical modeling to characterize the geochemistry, mineralogy, and textures of martian meteorite samples. Overall, the main goal of my research is to understand how the interior of Mars evolved through time, and how different kinds of martian meteorites may relate to each other to better understand our solar system.

Published Abstracts:

Motta, G.; Ramsey, S.; Udry, A.; Traylor, T.K.; Davidson, J; Gross, J.; Adcock, C.T. (2024). Constraining the Petrogenesis of Monomineralic Clasts Within the Martian Polymict Breccia Northwest Africa 7034. In the 86th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society. Abstract no. 6225.

Motta, G.; Ramsey, S.; Udry, A.; Traylor, T.K.; Davidson, J; Gross, J.; Adcock, C.T. (2024). Constraining the Petrogenesis of Monomineralic Clasts Within the Martian Polymict Breccia Northwest Africa 7034. In the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Abstract no. 1627.

Ostwald, A.M.; Motta, G.; Ramsey, S.; Udry, A.; Corrigan, C. (2024) Northwest Africa 15917: A New Depleted Basaltic Shergottite Find. In the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Abstract no 1166.