Kelsey Prissel
Assistant Professor
kprissel@purdue.edu
Curriculum Vitae
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Prof. Kelsey Prissel’s research focuses on planetary differentiation and volcanism. Her research group conducts high-temperature laboratory experiments and geochemical analyses of igneous rocks to develop a crust-to-core perspective of planetary bodies.
Research efforts include:
- High-temperature ± high-pressure experiments (1-atm gas-mixing furnace, piston cylinder, multi-anvil)
- Isotopic analysis of experimental samples
- Geochemical modeling (elemental diffusion, isotopic fractionation, magma crystallization)
- Petrographic characterization of natural samples (lunar, meteorite, terrestrial)
- Synthesis and analysis of "ground truth" materials for remote sensing applications
- Analog mission and field campaigns for planetary surface exploration