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Antonio Simonetti is an Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame in the Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences department, affiliated with the College of Engineering. He leads the Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory and MITERAC facility, focusing on nuclear forensics, geochronology, and isotope geochemistry. His research spans high spatial resolution analysis of Earth materials, lunar studies, and bioarchaeological mobility tracing.
- Ph.D., Carleton University (1994)
- M.S., McGill University (1989)
- B.S., McGill University (1986)
Research interests include:
- Nuclear Forensics: Developing microanalytical techniques for post-detonation materials and source attribution.
- Geochronology: Dating igneous and biogenic materials using U-Pb and other isotopic systems.
- Isotope Geochemistry: Investigating mantle-derived carbonatites and environmental pollution tracing.
- Bioarchaeology: Using Sr, Nd, Pb isotopes to study ancient human migration in Nubia and the Nile Valley.
Recent trends in his publications highlight interdisciplinary applications of isotopic analysis across nuclear materials, lunar science, and archaeological studies. His group employs LA-MC-ICP-MS for high-resolution chemical and isotopic mapping.
Students and collaborators span graduate, undergraduate, and international PhD candidates, with projects on uranium isotope signatures, carbonatite petrogenesis, and isotopic tracing of ancient civilizations. Current students include Julia Rufener (lunar KREEP analysis), Jiahua Wu (nuclear fuel cycle signatures), and Bennett Schmitt (REE mineralization in carbonatites).
Labs and teams: Directs the Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory and MITERAC facility, supporting advanced ICP-MS and laser ablation analyses. Collaborates with institutions in Brazil, Turkey, China, and Ireland on geological and archaeological projects.
