Dr. Claire Marie Guimond

I am an interdisciplinary geoscientist interested in how planets work, from the inside-out. Through modelling mantle convection, thermal evolution, and equilibrium chemistry, I am working towards understanding the diversity of rocky planets in the universe. 

Some specific questions I have worked on previously are:

• Which types of planets can or cannot generate surface topography?
• To what extent do planets without Earth-like plate tectonics cycle volatiles like H₂O and CO₂ between interior and surface?
• How does host star chemistry influence the volatile composition of planetary mantles, their magmas, and their derived volcanic gases?

I also co-host and co-organise the Rocky Worlds Discussions virtual seminar series, which you can find more about here.

I obtained my PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Cambridge in 2023.

• “Water World or Land Planet: What Determines Ocean Coverage on Rocky Exoplanets?” AAS Nova, 30 March 2022
• "Oxidation! What is it good for? Literally everything." Astrobites, 26 August 2023
• “The Young Earth Under the Cool Sun,” Eos, 22 February 2022
• "Scientists have new tool to estimate how much water might be hidden beneath a planet’s surface," University of Cambridge press release, 15 March 2023