Dr. Nadja Drabon

Biography

Nadja Drabon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. Her research focuses on the habitability of the early Earth and the effects of crustal processes on changing surface environments. Nadja received her Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences from the Free University of Berlin in 2011, followed by a Ph.D. in Geological Environmental Sciences from Stanford University in 2018. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University from 2018 to 2020 and joined Harvard University shortly after as a faculty member in 2021. Her work emphasizes the integration of multidisciplinary approaches, particularly the application of stratigraphic and geochemical analyses to gain insights into the complex geology of early Earth. Nadja's contributions to the field include advancing the understanding of the formation of crust during the Hadean and Archean eras, evaluating the processes of early life as recorded in the rock record, and characterizing tectonic processes that remain poorly understood in the Archean period.

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