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Stephanie Connell

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1976

Publications

55

Citations

470

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
AI-generated

Stephanie Connell's research focuses on using spectroscopic techniques, especially Raman spectroscopy and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, to study the surface materials of Mars, the Moon, and asteroids. Much of the recent work involves analyzing data from the SuperCam and SHERLOC instruments on NASA's Perseverance rover at Jezero Crater, Mars, searching for hydrated minerals and possible organic molecules, alongside work on lunar analogue materials and small satellite (CubeSat) instrument development.

Planetary surface mineralogy (Mars, Moon, asteroids)Raman and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrumentationMars rover mission science (SuperCam, SHERLOC, Perseverance)Detection of organic molecules and hydrated minerals on MarsCubeSat and space weathering instrument development

Publication output rose sharply after 2019, peaked around 2020-2022, dipped in 2023, and has remained fairly steady at 8-9 papers per year in 2024-2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.2/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 11 publications11202021: 8 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 8 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Lunar and Planetary Science Conference×7
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)×5
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×4
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets×3
  • Scientific Reports×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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