Research interests include conditions of early Earth during the initiation of life; constraining the amount of continental lithosphere through time; understanding the flux and timing of asteroids impacting the Earth-Moon system and the association with major extinction events; and the evolution of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau.
Current Research Projects
- Impact flux to Earth-Moon system through time
- Early Earth research
- Global effects due to impact including mass extinction events
- Evolution of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau
Research Areas
- High-Temperature Geochemistry & Petrology
Dr. Matthew Wielicki’s research interests involve geochemical methods for investigating the conditions on early Earth during the origin of life, constraining the amount of continental lithosphere through time, understanding the flux and timing of asteroids impacts and their association with major extinction events, and the evolution of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau.
Subject area:
- High-Temperature Geochemistry and Petrology
