Faculty Research Assistant
Department of Geology
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
Tel: (301) 405-7504
Fax: (301) 405-3597
rdash@geol.umd.edu

Research Interests
My own research interests are in the origin and early evolution of planets and planetary systems. For me this is largely based on the analysis of chondritic meteorites; partially digested leftovers from the formation of the planets in our Solar System.