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Gerrit Budde is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS) at Brown University, where he leads the Isotope Cosmochemistry and Geochemistry Lab. His research focuses on understanding Solar System origins and Earth's evolution through isotopic analysis of meteorites and planetary materials. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Münster (2013-2017) and conducted postdoctoral work at Caltech (2019-2021). Budde has received multiple awards including the 2017 Pellas-Ryder Award and the 2019 Geochemistry Postdoctoral Fellowship. He teaches courses on Solar System formation (EEPS 0160Q) and solid Earth geochemistry (EEPS 2920Y).
Research interests include: (1) timescales of planetesimal accretion using Hf-W and Mo isotopes; (2) genetic relationships of chondrite groups; (3) stellar contributions to Solar System material; and (4) Earth's water and habitability origins. His lab develops analytical methods like CosmoPlot software for isotope anomaly visualization.
Awards highlight his contributions to cosmochemistry:
- 2019 Caltech Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 2017 Dissertation Prize (Münster)
- 2017 Meteoritical Society Recognition
Teaching emphasizes hands-on exploration of planetary science fundamentals. Current research focuses on resolving the non-carbonaceous/carbonaceous meteorite dichotomy and tracing Earth's building blocks through isotope signatures.
