Lélia

Libon

I am a mineral physicist studying geo-materials under extreme pressure-temperature conditions relevant to the Earth and planetary interiors. In my research I combine static and dynamic compression experiments with in situ probing at synchrotron and free-electron laser facilities to investigate the physical and chemical behavior of planetary materials.

I obtained my Ph.D. from the University of Potsdam (Germany), and before joining Carnegie, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Sorbonne University in Paris (France) with Dr. Guillaume Morard, as part of the Mineralogical Diversity in Exoplanet Interiors (MIN-DIXI) project. At Carnegie, I will work with Dr. Sally Tracy on laser-driven shock compression of Fe–S alloys.