
Dr. Rebecca Fischer
@r_a_fischer
Assistant prof at Harvard, studying Earth/planetary accretion, core formation, & interior structure/composition. Dog mom, avid walker, dabbling in printmaking.
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https://scholar.harvard.edu/raf 03-09-2015 17:06:18
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Our latest #podcast episode features a conversation between Jennifer Berglund & Dr. Rebecca A. Fischer Dr. Rebecca Fischer, Clare Boothe Luce Asst Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard in celebration of the landing of the #MarsRover on 2/18. bit.ly/HMSCconnectspo…









Our recent Nature Communications paper on Moon formation (nature.com/articles/s4146…) was featured in an Editors' Highlights on astronomy and planetary science (nature.com/collections/bb…)! Lots of interesting articles in there.


Compressing simple minerals with giant lasers revealed that super-Earth mantles could layer, mix, and flow different than Earth's does. Story by K. Cartier, research by Frederica Coppari Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, comments by Dr. Rebecca Fischer and Yingwei Fei eos.org/articles/super…





Happy #GeologistsDay! Learn about the mysteries of planet formation from our #podcast interview with Geophysicist Rebecca A. Fischer (Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, #Harvard) Dr. Rebecca Fischer. Listen here: hmsc.harvard.edu/podcast #Geophysics
