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Susannah Dorfman simulates conditions on Earth and other planets using experiments with a laser-heated diamond anvil cell at high pressures (up to 2.5 Mbar) and temperatures (up to 6000 K). Her research interests include the effects of extreme conditions on phase equilibria and the physical properties of planetary materials, such as mantle silicates and carbonates. She utilizes laboratory probes to study crystal structures and compositions in situ through synchrotron diffraction and spectroscopy, and ex situ using electron microscopy techniques. Dr. Dorfman's work on the characterization of phase transitions using scattering methods at high pressures shows a strong overlap with the interests of the faculty in the Condensed Matter Physics group. Before joining Michigan State University, she worked as a postdoctoral scientist at the Institute of Condensed Matter Physics at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne) in Switzerland.
Department of Psychology