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Dr. Alexandra Navrotsky is a Regents Professor at Arizona State University (ASU), holding appointments in the School of Molecular Sciences and the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy. She also serves as an affiliated faculty member in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and is the Director of the Navrotsky Eyring Center for Materials of the Universe (MotU). Her research focuses on the thermodynamics of materials, with applications in geochemistry, planetary science, and energy technologies.
Education: B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago (1965–1970). Postdoctoral work at Penn State University and Germany before joining ASU in 1985, later serving as a professor at the University of California, Davis, until returning to ASU.
Research Interests: Thermodynamics of minerals and ceramics, energy materials, nuclear materials stability, planetary material formation, high-pressure research, and materials for aerospace applications. She leads the MotU Center and the FORCE facility for high-pressure studies, a national infrastructure for extreme condition research.
Awards and Honors: Roebling Medal (2009), Hess Medal (2006), Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth Science (2002), and fellowships in multiple scientific societies, including the National Academy of Sciences (1993) and the American Geophysical Union (1988).
Advising and Grants: Mentors over 20 graduate students and postdocs, leading grants focused on thermodynamic properties of critical materials, nuclear reactor materials, and planetary materials. Collaborates with national laboratories (e.g., Idaho National Lab, Los Alamos) and international researchers.
Labs and Facilities: Director of the MotU Center, Thermochemistry Laboratory, and the FORCE facility. The MotU Center integrates cosmology, planetary science, and materials science to address planetary evolution and material synthesis under extreme conditions.
