Thermochemistry of Ancient lithospheres and atmospheres
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The Planetary Evolution and Astrobiology Laboratory is currently developing the Thermochemistry of Ancient Lithospheres and Atmospheres (TALA) chamber for simulating atmosphere-crust interactions under extreme conditions. The chamber, which was designed and built by the Parr Instrument Company, will be capable of simulating crustal interaction under redox neutral to extremely oxidizing conditions for the purpose of understanding the early evolution of rocky planets. Ongoing science applications include:
- Understanding the redox evolution of hot, rocky exoplanets. - Understanding water loss and oxygen sinks on ancient Venus - Carbonatization and oxidation of oceanic crust on the early Earth and exoplanets. The Planetary Evolution and Astrobiology also has access to a number of analytical facilities for analyzing crustal alteration including: - Raman spectroscopy (picture below) - Electron Probe Microanalyzer - ICP-MS 
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