Christopher Herd, University of Alberta

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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Edmonton, Alberta herd@ualberta.ca Office: (780) 492-5798

Expert In

Geochemistry Mineralogy Organic chemistry of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites Petrology of meteorites from mars Planetology

Bio/Research

Dr. Herd is the curator of the University of Alberta Meteorite Collection, the largest University-based meteorite collection in Canada. The collection provides significant opportunities for research on a wide variety of samples from other planetary bodies in the Solar System, including pristine, ...

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Bio/Research

Dr. Herd is the curator of the University of Alberta Meteorite Collection, the largest University-based meteorite collection in Canada. The collection provides significant opportunities for research on a wide variety of samples from other planetary bodies in the Solar System, including pristine, frozen samples of the Tagish Lake (B.C.) meteorite, and the iron meteorites found associated with the Whitecourt impact crater.

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