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Susannah Dorfman serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Michigan State University's College of Natural Science. Her research laboratory, Experimental Mineralogy @ MSU, focuses on simulating planetary interior conditions using laser-heated diamond anvil cell experiments reaching pressures up to 2.5 Mbar and temperatures to 6000 K.
Dr. Dorfman's research spans four primary areas: physical properties of deep Earth minerals, element cycles and redox in the deep Earth, strength and deformation of materials at high pressures, and geoscience education research. Her work combines in situ synchrotron diffraction and spectroscopy with ex situ electron microscopy techniques to investigate phase equilibria and physical properties of planetary materials including mantle silicates and carbonates.
Her recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate continued activity across mineral physics, planetary science, and educational research domains, with particular emphasis on iron-nitrogen-carbon systems relevant to planetary cores, sodium solubility in deep mantle minerals, and pandemic impacts on geoscience education.
- COMPRES Distinguished Lecturer (2017-2018)
Dr. Dorfman advises multiple graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, including Mingda Lv, Jiachao Liu, and most recently Dr. Biao Wang who joined in Spring 2025. Her research group maintains active collaborations with synchrotron facilities and participates in COMPRES (Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences) activities, where she previously chaired the Education, Outreach, and Infrastructure Development Committee.
