Catherine Margaret Corrigan | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) |
| Other names | Cari Corrigan |
| Education | PhD,Case Western Reserve University, 2004 |
| Spouse | Ben Bussey |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteoritics |
| Institutions | National Museum of Natural History |
| Thesis | Carbonate minerals in martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001: Implications for environmental conditions on ancient Mars (2004) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ralph Harvey |
Catherine Margaret Corrigan (born 1972), often known asCari Corrigan, is an American scientist best known as a curator of themeteorite collection at theSmithsonian Institution. She is a scientist in the Department of Mineral Science at theNational Museum of Natural History.[1][2]
Corrigan obtained a Bachelor of Science in 1995 and a Master of Science in 1998, both in Geology atMichigan State University. Her master's thesis was titledThe Composition of Impact Breccias from the Chicxulub Impact Crater, Yucatan Peninsula, Yucatan, Mexico. She later earned a Ph.D in Planetary Science atCase Western Reserve University in 2004 studying carbonate minerals in Martian meteoriteAllan Hills 84001 which suggest the sample came from a surface on Mars that underwent multiple distinct exposures to liquid water, rather than long term exposure in a body of water.[3]
In 2001 and 2004, Corrigan travelled to Antarctica as a member ofANSMET (Antarctic Search for Meteorites) teams.[4] She is a co-author of35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic meteorites (1976-2010): a pictorial guide to the collection (2014)ISBN 1-118-79838-4 (OCLC Number: 879851951).
Cari Corrigan was a postdoctoral fellow atNational Museum of Natural History andApplied Physics Lab.[5]
In 2004, Corrigan was instrumental in the initial examination and classification of newly discovered Martian meteorite MIL03346, only the seventh knownNakhlite.[6]
In early 2008, Corrigan was hired to classify meteorites and curate the meteorite collection for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.[4] As a curator, she is responsible for classifying meteorite samples collected in Antarctica for the Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter.[7]
Corrigan helps process and analyze images from theMars Exploration Rover project'sOpportunity rover.[8]
Corrigan is a member of the science team working with Moon Zoo, aZooniversecitizen science project. She is interested in linking lunar meteorites to impact craters on the lunar surface.[9]
On behalf of theMeteoritical Society, Corrigan is editor of the society's contributions toElements magazine.[10]
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