Elle Chimiak
Research Associate
Geological Sciences

Research Interests

I constrain how small organics form in brucite-mediated systems (e.g., serpentinizing systems). Specifically, I use a variety of analytical tools to map the reaction of pyruvate and nitrate on ferroan brucite.I constrain how small organics form in brucite-mediated systems (e.g., serpentinizing systems). Specifically, I use a variety of analytical tools to map the reaction of pyruvate and nitrate on ferroan brucite.

Skills

Ion Chromatography · Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) · Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) · Experimental Design · Analytical Chemistry · Organic Chemistry · Mass Spectrometry · Geochemistry · Stable Isotope Analysis

Education and Training

  • PhD, Caltech 2020 Geochemistry
  • BA, Amherst College 2009, Chemistry