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Valerie Payré is an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on planetary geology, particularly the evolution of Mars, integrating igneous petrology, geochemistry, mineralogy, and sedimentology to understand magmatic and surface processes.
Dr. Payré employs data from Mars rovers (ChemCam, SuperCam, APXS, PIXL, CheMin), orbital spectroscopy (CRISM, TES, THEMIS), thermodynamic modeling, laboratory experiments, and rover observations to study Martian crustal formation and evolution. Her recent work spans topics like volcanic textures, aqueous alteration, mineralogical diversity, and impact processes.
She contributes to advancing in-situ exploration technologies, such as µLIBS and ChemCam analysis, and has published extensively on Martian geology, including studies of Gale Crater, Valles Marineris, and meteorite ejection sites. Her research also explores future mission concepts like rotorcraft deployment for regional-scale planetary investigation.
Dr. Payré's laboratory, the Planetary Exploration Research Group, focuses on experimental petrology and remote sensing data analysis. She can be reached at 119 Trowbridge Hall, University of Iowa, via email valerie-payre@uiowa.edu or phone 319-467-1546.
