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Prof. Philipp Heck is a part-time professor whose research focuses on cosmochemistry. His work involves studying meteorites components, particularly presolar grains and CAIs, as well as micrometeorites and cosmic dust. His research employs advanced techniques such as noble gas mass spectrometry, atom-probe tomography, SIMS, NanoSIMS, SEM, FIB-SEM, Raman spectroscopy, Q-LA-ICPMS, and uCT, collaborating with colleagues to analyze these samples. In addition, he teaches courses on the accretion of extraterrestrial matter to Earth and guides research readings. Prof. Heck curates a meteorite and rock mineral collection at the Field Museum of Natural History. His selected publications include significant research findings published in Nature Astronomy and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, addressing topics such as asteroid surface mixing and interstellar dust exposure ages.
Field Museum of Natural History • Chicago, IL
Part-time professor focusing on cosmochemistry and curation of meteorite collection.
Department of Philosophy