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M. W. Caffee

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1982
Astro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchNuclear Physics and ApplicationsMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Publications

81

Citations

816

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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M. W. Caffee's research uses measurements of rare isotopes created by cosmic-ray bombardment (cosmogenic nuclides) to determine the exposure history and age of materials ranging from lunar and meteorite samples to Earth's landscapes. This work supports studies of planetary surface processes, solar wind composition, and Earth surface processes such as erosion, glacial retreat, and fault movement over geologic time.

Cosmogenic nuclide datingLunar and meteorite exposure historyPlanetary and solar system scienceEarth surface processes (erosion, glaciation, faulting)Isotope geochemistry

Publication output rose to a peak in 2019 but has dropped sharply since 2020, with almost no recorded output in the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 6 publications6192020: 2 publications20212223242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
  • Determination of Neutron Energy Spectra for Lunar Meteorites Studied from REE Isotopic Compositions

    Goldschmidt Abstracts · 2020

  • Complex Lunar Surface Exposure History of 12054: Report of the 12054 Consortium

    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference · 2020

  • Samarium Isotopic Compositions of Lunar Meteorites

    82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society · 2019

  • Deciphering the Controls of the Rate and Spatial Distribution of Rockwall Slope Erosion in the NW Himalaya

    AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts · 2019

  • Cleaning of Genesis Sapphire Target 61530 for Solar Wind Chlorine, Cobalt, and Iridium Measurements

    2019

  • Seismic Slip and Creep Revealed by Coupling in situ Optically Stimulated Luminescence and Cosmogenic Nuclide Dating in a Bedrock Normal Fault Scarp

    AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts · 2019

  • Paleoearthquake reconstruction on an impure limestone normal fault scarp, Greece

    AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts · 2019

  • A 4.8 Myr geomorphic record of fluvial landscape evolution in the Fortymile River basin (Alaska and Yukon)

    AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts · 2019

  • Cleaning Studies of Genesis Sapphire Target 61530

    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference · 2018

  • Constraining the timing and rate of southeastern Laurentide Ice Sheet thinning during the last deglaciation with cosmogenic nuclide dipsticks

    AGUFM · 2018

  • Dynamical Movement Processes of Individual Lunar Surface Grains

    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference · 2017

  • The Relationship Between Cosmic-Ray Exposure Ages And Mixing Of CM Chondrite Lithologies

    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference · 2017

  • The Short Cosmic-Ray Exposure Age of the LaPaz Icefield 10018/10060 Howardites

    LPICo · 2016

Publishes in
  • Lunar and Planetary Science Conference×4
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×4
  • Quaternary Science Reviews×1
  • Nature Astronomy×1
  • LPICo×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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