I recently completed a Ph.D. at Michigan State University working with Susannah Dorfman. In the summer of 2024, I was an intern at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. I completed a M.S. at the University of Michigan in 2020. In 2018, I completed a B.A. from Augustana College. As an undergraduate student, I had the opportunity to participate in two summer internships (the geophysical lab at the Carnegie Institution for Science and at LDEO, Columbia University).
Research Interests
My research discipline is experimental mineralogy, experimental petrology, and mineral physics. I am fascinated by deep Earth and planetary processes and simulate mantle and core pressure-temperatures using diamond anvil cells and large volume presses.
Recent Publications
High-pressure Cr3+ luminescence and Raman spectroscopy of a natural MgAl2O4 spinel to ∼60 GPa (Pease et al., 2026)
Raman scattering of rhenium for secondary pressure calibration (Pease et al., 2025)
Liquid Structure of Iron-Nitrogen-Carbon Alloys within the Cores of Small Terrestrial Bodies (Pease et al., 2025)
Strength, plasticity, and spin transition of Fe-N compounds in planetary cores (Pease et al., 2024)
Liquidus Determination of the Fe-S and (Fe, Ni)-S Systems at 14 and 24 GPa: Implications for the Mercurian Core (Pease and Li, 2022)
Compressibility and High-Pressure Structure of CaMg2Bi2 and YbMg2Bi2 (Calderon-Cueva et al., under review)
News
Spring Visit to Augustana College
In April, I had the opportunity to return to Augustana for the first time since graduating in 2018, this time as an invited speaker. It was great to see how much the campus has grown and to meet with faculty and current students. During my visit, I gave two talks: one to an upper-level geology…
Successfully Defended My PhD Thesis!
I’m happy to share that on April 2nd, I successfully defended my thesis: The Physical Properties of Iron–Nitrogen–Carbon Alloys Within Planetary Cores. The full thesis will be available on ProQuest next year! Shortly after the defense, my advisor, friends, and colleagues organized a celebration; complete with balloons, drinks, snacks, and incredible donuts decorated to look…
Alfred J. Ruth Zeits Endowed Fellowship
Recently I was awarded the Zeits endowed fellowship to research the stability of lower mantle perovskites within laser-heated diamond anvil cells at Michigan State University. Perovskites are the most abundant materials within Earth’s interior and are used in a range of material science applications (photodetectors, lasers, solar cells, LEDs, and neuromorphic devices). Components of my…
Allison Pease | Mineral Physicist 