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Richard J. Walker

Richard J. Walker

Distinguished University Professor

Ph.D. S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, 1984

Contact

CHM 0228
Chemistry Building
8051 Regents Drive
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: (301) 405-4089

Phone: (301) 405-6981 (CHEM 0216)

Fax: (301) 405-3597

rjwalker [at] umd [dot] edu

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Research Interests

Application of radiogenic isotopes and trace elements, with emphasis on siderophile elements, to conduct research in several areas of geo- and cosmo-chemistry including the chemical evolution of Earth’s mantle, the formation and crystallization histories of early Solar System planetesimals, and the accretional and differentiation histories of the Earth, Moon and Mars.