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Sephton, Mark A.; Chan, Queenie H. S.; Watson, Jonathan S.; Burchell, Mark J.; Spathis, Vassilia; Grady, Monica M; Verchovsky, Alexander B.; Abernethy, Feargus A. J. and Franchi, Ian A. (2024). Insoluble macromolecular organic matter in the Winchcombe meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 59(5) pp. 1131–1144.

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Verchovsky, A. B.; Abernethy, F. A. J.; Anand, M.; Barber, S. J.; Findlay, R.; Franchi, I. A.; Greenwood, R. C. and Grady, M. M. (2024). Quantitative evolved gas analysis: Winchcombe in comparison with other CM2 meteorites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 59(5) pp. 1145–1169.

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Abernethy, Feargus A J; Chinnery, Hannah; Lindner, Robert and Barber, Simeon J. (2024). PTFE as a viable sealing material for lightweight mass spectrometry ovens in dusty extraterrestrial environments. RAS Techniques and Instruments, 3(1) pp. 80–88.

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Trautner, R.; Barber, S. J.; Fisackerly, R.; Heather, D.; Houdou, B.; Howe, C.; Iacobellis, S.; Leese, M.; Mariani, A.; Meogrossi, G.; Murray, N.; Panza, C.; Reiss, P.; Rusconi, A.; Abernethy, F.; Cann, N.; Chinnery, H.; Gscheidle, C.; Landsberg, P.; Lindner, R.; Morse, A. D.; Mortimer, J.; Nicolae, L.; Picchi, P.; Sheridan, S. and Verchovsky, A. (2024). PROSPECT: A comprehensive sample acquisition and analysis package for lunar science and exploration. Frontiers in Space Technologies, 5, article no. 1331828.

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Barrett, T. J.; King, A. J.; Degli‐Alessandrini, G.; Hammond, S. J.; Humphreys‐Williams, E.; Schmidt, B.; Greenwood, R. C.; Abernethy, F. A. J.; Anand, M. and Rudnickaitė, E. (2024). A mineralogical and isotopic study of the historic monomict eucrite Padvarninkai. Meteoritics & Planetary Science (Early access).

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Verchovsky, Alexander B.; Abernethy, Feargus A. J.; Anand, Mahesh; Franchi, Ian A.; Grady, Monica M.; Greenwood, Richard C.; Barber, Simeon J.; Suttle, Martin; Ito, Motoo; Tomioka, Naotaka; Uesugi, Masayuki; Yamaguchi, Akira; Kimura, Makoto; Imae, Naoya; Shirai, Naoki; Ohigashi, Takuji; Liu, Ming-Chang; Uesugi, Kentaro; Nakato, Aiko; Yogata, Kasumi; Yuzawa, Hayato; Karouji, Yuzuru; Nakazawa, Satoru; Okada, Tatsuaki; Saiki, Takanao; Tanaka, Satoshi; Terui, Fuyuto; Yoshikawa, Makoto; Miyazaki, Akiko; Nishimura, Masahiro; Yada, Toru; Abe, Masanao; Usui, Tomohiro; Watanabe, Sen-ichiro and Tsuda, Yuichi (2024). A primordial noble gas component discovered in the Ryugu asteroid and its implications. Nature Communications, 15, article no. 8075.

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Cohen, Barbara A.; Barber, Simeon J.; Driggers, Phillip A.; Heather, David; Howe, Christopher; Landsberg, Peter; Morse, Thomas; Trautner, Roland; Abernethy, Feargus; Butroid, Emma-May; Curran, Natalie M.; Delepaut, Christophe; Elliott, Ellis; Fernandez Salgado, Javier; Generie, Joseph A.; Hager, Philipp; Hall, Sophie; Hillier, Fiona; Hodgkins, Max; Iacobellis, Sara; Kasjanowicz, Alicja; Koekkoek, Ewout; Leese, Mark; Lundmark, Karin; Mayers, Jeremy; Morse, Andrew; Mortimer, James; Peabody, Hume L.; Reast, Patrick; Sheridan, Simon; Stamper, Richard; Steigner, Peter J.; Stier, Harald; Summers, Lauren; Tucker, Orenthal J.; Whalley, Martin and Woodward, Simon (2024). The Peregrine Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (PITMS) Investigation Development and Preflight Planning. The Planetary Science Journal, 5(9), article no. 212.

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Grady, Monica M.; Bantock, Jamie; Abernethy, Feargus and Hills, Lily (2022). Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis to fit spectroscopy data from remote and in situ analysis of planetary surfaces: A Proof-of-Concept Assessment. Final Report. UK Space Agency.

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Grady, Monica M.; Bantock, Jamie; Abernethy, Feargus and Hills, Lily (2022). Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis to fit spectroscopy data from remote and in situ analysis of planetary surfaces: Proof-of-Concept Assessment. Technical Note 1: Selection and Preparation of Materials for Analysis. Technical Note 2: Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Selected Materials. UK Space Agency.

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Grady, Monica M.; Bantock, Jamie; Abernethy, Feargus and Hills, Lily (2022). Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis to fit spectroscopy data from remote and in situ analysis of planetary surfaces: Proof-of-Concept Assessment. Technical Note 3: Chemometric Modelling. Technical Note 4: Spectral Matching. UK Space Agency.

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Barrett, T. J.; King, A. J.; Degli Alessandrini, G.; Humphreys-Williams, E.; Schmidt, B.; Greenwood, R. C.; Abernethy, F. A. J.; Anand, M. and Rudnickaite, E. (2022). A Detailed Mineralogical and Isotopic Study of the Historic Monomict Eucrite Padvarninkai. In: Lunar and Planetary Science LIII, 7-11 Mar 2022, Houston, Texas.

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King, Ashley J.; Daly, Luke; Rowe, James; Joy, Katherine H.; Greenwood, Richard C.; Devillepoix, Hadrien A. R.; Suttle, Martin D.; Chan, Queenie H. S.; Russell, Sara S.; Bates, Helena C.; Bryson, James F. J.; Clay, Patricia L.; Vida, Denis; Lee, Martin R.; O’Brien, Áine; Hallis, Lydia J.; Stephen, Natasha R.; Tartèse, Romain; Sansom, Eleanor K.; Towner, Martin C.; Cupak, Martin; Shober, Patrick M.; Bland, Phil A.; Findlay, Ross; Franchi, Ian A.; Verchovsky, Alexander B.; Abernethy, Feargus A. J.; Grady, Monica M.; Floyd, Cameron J.; Van Ginneken, Matthias; Bridges, John; Hicks, Leon J.; Jones, Rhian H.; Mitchell, Jennifer T.; Genge, Matthew J.; Jenkins, Laura; Martin, Pierre-Etienne; Sephton, Mark A.; Watson, Jonathan S.; Salge, Tobias; Shirley, Katherine A.; Curtis, Rowan J.; Warren, Tristram J.; Bowles, Neil E.; Stuart, Finlay M.; Di Nicola, Luigia; Györe, Domokos; Boyce, Adrian J.; Shaw, Kathryn M. M.; Elliott, Tim; Steele, Robert C. J.; Povinec, Pavel; Laubenstein, Matthias; Sanderson, David; Cresswell, Alan; Jull, Anthony J. T.; Sýkora, Ivan; Sridhar, Sanjana; Harrison, Richard J.; Willcocks, Francesca M.; Harrison, Catherine S.; Hallatt, Daniel; Wozniakiewicz, Penny J.; Burchell, Mark J.; Alesbrook, Luke S.; Dignam, Aishling; Almeida, Natasha V.; Smith, Caroline L.; Clark, Brett; Humphreys-Williams, Emma R.; Schofield, Paul F.; Cornwell, Luke T.; Spathis, Vassilia; Morgan, Geraint H.; Perkins, Mark J.; Kacerek, Richard; Campbell-Burns, Peter; Colas, Francois; Zanda, Brigitte; Vernazza, Pierre; Bouley, Sylvain; Jeanne, Simon; Hankey, Mike; Collins, Gareth S.; Young, John S.; Shaw, Clive; Horak, Jana; Jones, Dave; James, Nick; Bosley, Steve; Shuttleworth, Alan; Dickinson, Paul; McMullan, Ian; Robson, Derek; Smedley, Andrew R. D.; Stanley, Ben; Bassom, Richard; McIntyre, Mark; Suttle, Adam A.; Fleet, Richard; Bastiaens, Luc; Ihász, Míra B.; McMullan, Sarah; Boazman, Sarah J.; Dickeson, Zach I.; Grindrod, Peter M.; Pickersgill, Annemarie E.; Weir, Colin J.; Suttle, Fiona M.; Farrelly, Sarah; Spencer, Ieun; Naqvi, Sheeraz; Mayne, Ben; Skilton, Dan; Kirk, Dan; Mounsey, Ann; Mounsey, Sally E.; Mounsey, Sarah; Godfrey, Pamela; Bond, Lachlan; Bond, Victoria; Wilcock, Cathryn; Wilcock, Hannah and Wilcock, Rob (2022). The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system. Science Advances, 8(46), article no. eabq392.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Barber, S. J.; Anand, M.; Abernethy, F. A. J.; Sheridan, S.; Wright, I. P. and Morse, A. D. (2021). Hydrogen reduction of lunar samples in a static system for a water production demonstration on the Moon. Planetary and Space Science, 205, article no. 105287.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Abernethy, F. A. J.; Barber, S. J.; Wright, I. P.; Anand, M.; Sheridan, S. and Morse, A. (2020). Hydrogen reduction of ilmenite: Towards an in situ resource utilization demonstration on the surface of the Moon. Planetary and Space Science, 180, article no. 104751.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Abernethy, F. A. J.; Anand, M.; Barber, S. J.; Landsberg, P.; Sheridan, S.; Wright, I. and Morse, A. (2020). Feasibility studies for hydrogen reduction of ilmenite in a static system for use as an ISRU demonstration on the lunar surface. Planetary and Space Science, 180, article no. 104759.

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Abernethy, Feargus A. J.; Sheridan, Simon and Barber, S. J. (2020). Gas containment for in situ sample analysis on the Moon: Utility of sealing materials in the presence of dust. Planetary and Space Science, 180, article no. 104784.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Abernethy, F.; Anand, M.; Barber, S. J.; Sheridan, S.; Wright, I. and Morse, A. (2020). Water production from lunar simulants and samples: an in situ resource utilization demonstration. In: 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 16-20 Mar 2020, The Woodlands, Texas.

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Chinnery, Hannah; Abernethy, Feargus and Barber, Simeon (2020). Sample Containment For In Situ Analysis on the Moon: Testing Sealing Materials in the Presence of Dust. In: European Lunar Symposium 2020, 12-14 May 2020, Virtual.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Abernethy, Feargus; Anand, Mahesh; Barber, Simeon; Sheridan, Simon; Wright, Ian and Morse, Andrew (2020). An Evaluation of Lunar Simulant and Meteorite as a Proxy for Lunar Regolith for In Situ Resource Utilization Experiments. In: European Lunar Symposium 2020, 12-14 May 2020, Virtual.

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Mikhail, S.; Crosby, J.C.; Stuart, F.M.; DiNicola, L. and Abernethy, F.A.J (2019). A secretive mechanical exchange between mantle and crustal volatiles revealed by helium isotopes in 13C-depleted diamonds. Goechemical Perspectives Letters, 11 pp. 39–43.

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Morse, A. D.; Abernethy, F.; Barber, S. J.; Lim, S.; Sargeant, Hannah; Sheridan, S. and Wright, I. P. (2019). Mass Spectrometers for In-Situ Resource Utilisation. In: Lunar ISRU 2019, 15-17 Jul 2019, Columbia, Maryland, United States.

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King, A. J.; Russell, S. S.; Schofield, P. F.; Humphreys‐Williams, E. R.; Strekopytov, S.; Abernethy, F.; Verchovsky, A. B. and Grady, M. (2019). The alteration history of the Jbilet Winselwan CM carbonaceous chondrite: An analog for C‐type asteroid sample return. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54(3) pp. 521–543.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Abernethy, F.; Anand, M.; Barber, S. J.; Sheridan, S.; Wright, I. and Morse, A. (2019). Experimental Development and Testing of the Reduction of Ilmenite for a Lunar ISRU Demonstration with ProSPA. In: Lunar ISRU 2019, 15-17 Jul 2019, Columbia, Maryland, United States.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Abernethy, F.; Anand, M.; Barber, S. J.; Sheridan, S.; Wright, I. P. and Morse, A. (2019). Experimental Development and Testing of the Ilmenite Reduction Reaction for a Lunar ISRU Demonstration with ProSPA. In: 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 18-22 Mar 2019, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas, USA.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Abernethy, Feargus; Anand, Mahesh; Barber, Simeon; Sheridan, Simon; Wright, Ian and Morse, Andrew (2019). Water Production from Lunar Samples and Simulants. In: Space Resources Workshop, 10-11 Oct 2019, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

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Grady, Monica; Abernethy, Feargus; Barrett, Thomas; Batty, Claire; Bedford, Candice and Rowden, Pam (2019). Co-ordinated UV Reflectance and Raman Spectroscopy of Martian Meteorites and Terrestrial Analogue Samples. In: 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 7-12 Jul 2019, Sapporo, Japan.

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Abernethy, F. A. J.; Verchovsky, A. B; Franchi, I. A. and Grady, M. M. (2018). Basaltic Volcanism On The Angrite Parent Body: Comparison With 4 Vesta. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 53(3) pp. 375–393.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Abernethy, F.; Barber, S. J.; Wright, I. P.; Sheridan, S.; Landsberg, P.; Morse, A. D.; Anand, M. and Reiss, P. (2018). Hydrogen Reduction of Ilmenite in a Static System for a Lunar ISRU Demonstration. In: European Lunar Symposium (ELS) 2018, 14-16 May 2018, Toulouse, France.

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Barber, S. J.; Wright, I. P.; Abernethy, F.; Anand, M.; Dewar, K. R.; Hodges, M.; Landsberg, P.; Leese, M. R.; Morgan, G. H.; Morse, A. D.; Mortimer, J.; Sargeant, Hannah; Sheard, I.; Sheridan, S.; Verchovsky, A.; Goesmann, F.; Howe, C.; Morse, T.; Lillywhite, N.; Quinn, A.; Missaglia, N.; Pedrali, M.; Reiss, P.; Rizzi, F.; Rusconi, A.; Savoia, M.; Zamboni, A.; Merrifield, J. A.; Gibson, E. K.; Carpenter, J.; Fisackerly, R.; Houdou, B.; Sefton-Nash, E. and Trautner, R. (2018). ProSPA: Analysis of Lunar Polar Volatiles and ISRU Demonstration on the Moon. In: 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018, 19-23 Mar 2018, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas, USA.

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Barber, S. J.; Wright, Ian; Abernethy, Feargus; Anand, Mahesh; Dewar, Kevin; Hodges, Martyna; Landsberg, Peter; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Morse, Andrew; Mortimer, James; Sargeant, Hannah; Sheard, Iain; Sheridan, Simon; Verchovsky, Sasha; Goesmann, F.; Howe, C.; Morse, T.; Lillywhite, N.; Quinn, A.; Missaglia, N.; Pedrali, M.; Reiss, P.; Rizzi, F.; Rusconi, R.; Savoia, M.; Zamboni, A.; Merrifield, J.; Gibson, Everett; Carpenter, J.; Fisackerly, R.; Houdou, B.; Sefton-Nash, E. and Trautner, R. (2018). ProSPA: An instrument for lunar polar volatiles prospecting and in situ resource utilization proof of concept. In: European Lunar Symposium (ELS) 2018, 13-16 May 2018, Toulouse, France.

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Barber, S. J.; Smith, Phillipa; Wright, Ian; Abernethy, Feargus; Anand, Mahesh; Dewar, Kevin; Hodges, Martyna; Landsberg, Peter; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Morse, Andrew; Mortimer, James; Sargeant, Hannah; Sheard, Iain; Sheridan, Simon; Verchovsky, Sasha; Goesmann, F.; Howe, C.; Morse, T.; Lillywhite, N.; Quinn, A.; Missaglia, N.; Pedrali, M.; Reiss, P.; Rizzi, F.; Rusconi, A.; Savoia, M.; Zamboni, A.; Merrifield, J.; Gibson, Everett; Carpenter, J.; Fisackerly, R. and Houdou, B. (2017). PROSPECTing for Lunar Polar Volatiles: the ProSPA Miniature In-situ Science Laboratory. In: European Lunar Symposium (ELS) 2017, 2-3 May 2017, Munster, Germany.

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Barrett, T. J.; Mittlefehldt, D. W.; Greenwood, R. C.; Charlier, B. L. A.; Hammond, S.; Ross, D. K.; Anand, M.; Franchi, I. A.; Abernethy, F. A. J. and Grady, M. M. (2017). The mineralogy, petrology, and composition of anomalous eucrite Emmaville. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 52(4) pp. 656–668.

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Jacobs, G. M.; Abernethy, F. J.; Anand, M.; Franchi, I. A. and Grady, M. M. (2017). Understanding the Early Martian Environment through the Inventory of Breccia Clasts in Northwest Africa. In: 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 20-24 Mar 2017, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas.

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Barber, S. J.; Smith, P. H.; Wright, I. P.; Abernethy, F.; Anand, M.; Dewar, K. R.; Hodges, M.; Landsberg, P.; Leese, M. R.; Morgan, G. H.; Morse, A. D.; Mortimer, J.; Sargeant, Hannah; Sheard, I.; Sheridan, S.; Verchovsky, A.; Goesmann, S.; Howe, C.; Morse, T.; Lillywhite, N.; Quinn, A.; Missaglia, N.; Pedrali, M.; Reiss, P.; Rizzi, F.; Rusconi, A.; Savoia, M.; Zamboni, A.; Merrifield, J. A.; Gibson Jr., E. K.; Carpenter, J.; Fisackerly, R. and Houdou, B. (2017). ProSPA: the Science Laboratory for the Processing and Analysis of Lunar Polar Volatiles within PROSPECT. In: 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 20-24 Mar 2017, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas.

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Jardine, Phillip E.; Abernethy, Feargus A. J.; Lomax, Barry H.; Gosling, William D. and Fraser, Wesley T. (2017). Shedding light on sporopollenin chemistry, with reference to UV reconstructions. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 238 pp. 1–6.

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Sargeant, Hannah; Abernethy, F.; Wright, I. P.; Barber, S. J.; Sheridan, S.; Morse, A. and Anand, M. (2017). Hydrogen reduction of ilmenite as an ISRU demonstration for ProSPA. In: European Lunar Symposium (ELS) 2017, 2-3 May 2017, Munster, Germany.

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Barber, S. J.; Carpenter, J.; Rizzi, F.; Wright, Ian P.; Abernethy, Feargus; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Morse, Andrew; Sheridan, Simon; Verchovsky, Sasha; Gibson, Everett; Howe, Chris; Reiss, Philipp; Goesmann, Fred; Bianucci, G.; Cleaver, S.; Fisackerly, R. and Houdou, B. (2016). ProSPA: The Chemical Laboratory for In-Situ Assessment of Lunar Volatile Resources within Esa’s Prospect Package. In: European Lunar Symposium (ELS) 2016, 18-19 May 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Downes, H.; Abernethy, F. A. J.; Smith, C. L.; Ross, A. J.; Verchovsky, A. B.; Grady, M. M.; Jenniskens, P. and Shaddad, M. H. (2015). Isotopic composition of carbon and nitrogen in ureilitic fragments of the Almahata Sitta meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50(2) pp. 255–272.

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Abernethy, F. A. J.; Verchovsky, A. B.; Starkey, N. A.; Anand, M.; Franchi, I. A. and Grady, M. M. (2013). Stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen in angrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 48(9) pp. 1590–1606.

Abernethy, F. A. J.; Anand, M.; Franchi, I. A. and Grady, M. M. (2013). Graphitic Raman spectra in angrites: a source of high-temperature carbon? In: 76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 29 Jul - 2 Aug 2013, Edmonton, Canada.

Abernethy, F. A. J.; Verchovsky, A. B.; Anand, M.; Franchi, I. A. and Grady, M. M. (2013). The high-temperature release of carbon and nitrogen in the angrites and its relationship to parent body degassing. In: 76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 29 Jul - 2 Aug 2013, Edmonton, Canada.

Abernethy, F. A. J.; Verchovsky, A. B.; Anand, M.; Franchi, I. A. and Grady, M. M. (2012). A trapped nitrogen component in angrites. In: 75th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 12-17 Aug 2012, Cairns, Australia.

Filiberto, Justin; Abernethy, Feargus; Butler, Ian B.; Carthwright, Julia; Chin, Emily J.; Day, James M.; Goodrich, Cyrena; Grady, Monica; Gross, Julianne; Franchi, Ian; Herd, Christopher D. K.; Kelley, Simon Peter; Ott, Ulrich; Penninston-Dorland, Sarah C.; Schwenzer, Susanne P. and Treiman, Allan H. (2011). Maximizing the science return from 3.3 g of Martian meteorite: a consortium study of olivine-phyric shergottite NorthWest Africa 6234. In: AGU Fall Meeting, 5-9 Dec 2011, San Francisco.

Abernethy, F. A. J.; Verchovsky, A.; Franchi, I. A. and Grady, M. M. (2011). A preliminary study of magmatic volatiles in angrites. In: 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 8-12 Aug 2011, London, UK.