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H. B. Franz

Goddard Space Flight Center · US
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Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Aerospace Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Space Exploration and Technology, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.
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45
citations
11,397
works
265
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Carbonates identified by the Curiosity rover indicate a carbon cycle operated on ancient Mars
Science 2025cited by 45position: middledoi
Long-chain alkanes preserved in a Martian mudstone
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2025cited by 40position: middledoi
Organic carbon concentrations in 3.5-billion-year-old lacustrine mudstones of Mars
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 58position: middledoi
Sedimentary Organics in Glen Torridon, Gale Crater, Mars: Results From the SAM Instrument Suite and Supporting Laboratory Analyses
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2022cited by 58position: middledoi
Indigenous and exogenous organics and surface–atmosphere cycling inferred from carbon and oxygen isotopes at Gale crater
Nature Astronomy 2020cited by 81position: firstdoi
Formation of Tridymite and Evidence for a Hydrothermal History at Gale Crater, Mars
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2020cited by 44position: middledoi
First Detections of Dichlorobenzene Isomers and Trichloromethylpropane from Organic Matter Indigenous to Mars Mudstone in Gale Crater, Mars: Results from the Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Onboard the Curiosity Rover
Astrobiology 2019cited by 87position: middledoi
Organic matter preserved in 3-billion-year-old mudstones at Gale crater, Mars
Science 2018cited by 518position: middledoi
In Situ Analysis of Opal in Gale Crater, Mars
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2018cited by 65position: middledoi
Large sulfur isotope fractionations in Martian sediments at Gale crater
Nature Geoscience 2017cited by 88position: firstdoi
Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2015cited by 490position: middledoi
Evidence for indigenous nitrogen in sedimentary and aeolian deposits from the <i>Curiosity</i> rover investigations at Gale crater, Mars
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015cited by 220position: middledoi
ChemCam Passive Sky Spectroscopy at Gale Crater: Diurnal and Seasonal cycles of O 2 , H 2 O, and aerosols
2015cited by 1position: middle
Isotopic links between atmospheric chemistry and the deep sulphur cycle on Mars
Nature 2014cited by 112position: firstdoi
Sulfur-bearing phases detected by evolved gas analysis of the Rocknest aeolian deposit, Gale Crater, Mars
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2014cited by 81position: middledoi
The Martian O 2 and H 2 O cycles observed with ChemCam Passive Sky Spectroscopy
2014cited by 0position: middle
Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover
Science 2013cited by 449position: middledoi
Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover
Science 2013cited by 421position: middledoi
Evidence for perchlorates and the origin of chlorinated hydrocarbons detected by SAM at the Rocknest aeolian deposit in Gale Crater
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2013cited by 399position: middledoi
Volatile and Organic Compositions of Sedimentary Rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars
Science 2013cited by 398position: middledoi
Isotope Ratios of H, C, and O in CO <sub>2</sub> and H <sub>2</sub> O of the Martian Atmosphere
Science 2013cited by 283position: middledoi
Abundances and implications of volatile‐bearing species from evolved gas analysis of the Rocknest aeolian deposit, Gale Crater, Mars
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2013cited by 99position: middledoi
The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite
Space Science Reviews 2012cited by 563position: middledoi

Grants

MRI: Track #1: Acquisition of a MALDI-TOF-TOF Mass Spectrometer for Graduate and Undergraduate Research and Education
NSF2408782$401,1442024–2027PIRePORTER
MRI: Acquisition of a high-field NMR spectrometer
NSF0722654$523,5352007–2010PIRePORTER
Doctoral Dissertation Research in Ecology
NSF8214285$3,6461982–1985PIRePORTER
Plant/Parasite Interactions
NSF8011221$79,7391980–1983PIRePORTER
Transients Associated With Initiation of the Nitrogen Cycle On Volcanic Ash During Cononization By the "Soil Crust" Biota
NSF8020863$9,9711980–1981PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

P. R. Mahaffy · Goddard Space Flight Center10 papers (2013–2025)R. Navarro‐González · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México7 papers (2013–2025)A. Steele · Carnegie Institution for Science7 papers (2013–2025)J. L. Eigenbrode · Goddard Space Flight Center7 papers (2013–2025)A. C. McAdam · Goddard Space Flight Center6 papers (2013–2022)Caroline Freissinet · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique6 papers (2014–2025)P. D. Archer · Université de Lille6 papers (2013–2025)D. P. Glavin · Goddard Space Flight Center6 papers (2013–2025)B. Sutter · Johnson Space Center6 papers (2013–2022)J. C. Stern · Goddard Space Flight Center5 papers (2013–2022)C. A. Malespin · Goddard Space Flight Center5 papers (2018–2025)S. K. Atreya · University of Michigan5 papers (2013–2020)M. Millán · Georgetown University4 papers (2018–2025)Roger E. Summons · Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 papers (2018–2025)A. Buch · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute4 papers (2014–2025)D. W. Ming · Johnson Space Center4 papers (2013–2022)D. Y. Sumner · University of California, Berkeley3 papers (2014–2019)R. C. Wiens · Planetary Science Institute3 papers (2014–2018)Christopher H. House · Pennsylvania State University3 papers (2020–2025)Cyril Szopa · Georgetown University3 papers (2018–2025)
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