Author Archives: peaseall

In 2025, I was awarded the SEDI Award for graduate research, while at AGU I was presented the award at the reception and had the opportunity to attend the awards dinner! I am honored to receive this award, which reflects years of hard work and the invaluable support of my mentors at Michigan State University,Continue reading “AGU SEDI Award”

During the summer of 2025, I move and started as a post doctoral scholar at ASU. Over the summer my family and I drove from Michigan to Arizona, making numerous stops along the way. Rio (pictured) loved the drive the most. Since arriving, I have gradually adjusted to intense summer heater and comfortable winters. IContinue reading “Cross Country Travel, The Move to ASU”

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 geologyContinue reading “Spring Visit to Augustana College”

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 lookContinue reading “Successfully Defended My PhD Thesis!”

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 myContinue reading “Alfred J. Ruth Zeits Endowed Fellowship”