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Simon, J., K. Hickman-Lewis, B. A. Cohen, V. Debaille, E. M. Hausrath, D.L. Shuster, L.E. Mayhew, B.P. Weiss, T. Bosak, M.-P. Zorzano, H. E. F. Amundsen, L.W. Beegle, J.F. Bell III, K. C. Benison, Eve L. Berger, O. Beyssac, A.J. Brown, F. Calef, T. M. Casademont, B. Clark, E. Clavé, L. Crumpler, A. D. Czaja, A. G. Fairén, K. A. Farley, D. T. Flanery, T. Fornaro, O. Forni, F. Gomez, Y. Goreva, A. Gorin, K. P. Hand, J. Henneke, C. D. K. Herd, B. H. N. Horgan, J. R. Johnson, J. Joseph, R. E. Kronyak, J. M. Madariage, J. N. Maki, L. Mandon, F. M. McCubbin, S. M. McLennan, R. C. Moeller, C. E. Newman, J. I. Núñez, A. C. Pascuzzo, D. A. Pedersen, G. Poggiali, P. Pinet, C. Quantin-Nataf, M. Rice, J. W. Rice Jr., C. Royer, M. Schmidt, M. Sephton, S. Sharma, S. Siljeström, K. M. Stack, A. Steele, V. Z. Sun, A. Udry, S. VanBommel, M. Wadhwa, R. C. Wiens, A. J. Williams, K. H. Williford, 2022. Samples Collected from the Floor of Jezero Crater with the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover, submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research – Planets.

Sharma, S., R. Roppel, A. Murphy, L. Beegle, R. Bhartia, A. Steele, J. Hollis, S. Siljeström, F. McCubbin, S. Asher, W. Abbey, A. Allwood, E. Berger, B. Bleefeld, A. Burton, S. Bykov, E. Cardarelli, P. Conrad, A. Corpolongo, A. Czaja, L. DeFlores, K. Edgett, K. Farley, T. Fornaro, A. Fox, M. Fries, D. Harker, K. Hickman-Lewis, J. Huggett, S. Imbeah, R. Jakubek, L. Kah, C. Lee, Y. Liu, A. Magee, M. Minitti, K. Moore, A. Pascuzzo, C. Rodriquez, E. Scheller, S. Shkolyar, K. Stack, M. Tuite, K. Uckert, A. Werynski, R. Wiens, A.J. Williams, K. Winchell, M. Wu, A. Yanchilina, K. Steadman, 2022. Mapping organic-mineral associations in Jezero crater: Implications for Martian Organic Geochemistry, submitted to Nature.

Weng, M.M., E. Zaikova, M. Millan, A.J. Williams, A.C. McAdam, C.A. Knudson, S.R. Fuqua, N.Y. Wagner, K. Craft, S. Kobs Nawotniak, A. Shields, J. Bevilacqua, Y. Bai, S.S. Hughes, W.B. Garry, J.L. Heldmann, D. S. S. Lim, D. Buckner*, P. Gant*, S.S. Johnson,  2022. Life Underground: Investigating Microbial Communities and their Biomarkers in Mars-1 analog Lava Tubes at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, in review with Journal of Geophysical Research – Planets.

Scheller, E., and 65 coauthors, including A.J. Williams, 2022. Aqueous alteration processes and implications for organic geochemistry in Jezero crater, Mars, in review with Science.

He, Y., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Williams, A.J., Freissinet, C., Guzman, M., Millan, M., Coscia, D., Bonnet, J.-Y., Cabane, M., 2022. The application of TMAH thermochemolysis on the detection of nucleosides: application for the SAM and MOMA instruments, in review with Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis.

Freissinet, C., D.P. Glavin, P.D. Archer Jr., S. Teinturier, A. Buch, C. Szopa, J.M.T. Lewis, A.J. Williams, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, J.P. Dworkin, H.B. Franz, M. Millan, J.L. Eigenbrode, R.E. Summons, C.H. House, R.H. Williams, A. Steele, O. McIntosh, F. Gómez, B. Prats, C.A. Malespin, P.R. Mahaffy, 2022. Long-chain alkanes preserved in a martian mudstone, in review at Nature Astronomy.

Millan, M., A. J. Williams, A. McAdam, J. L. Eigenbrode, C. Freissinet, D. P. Glavin, C. Szopa, C. Pozarycki, A. Buch, R. H. Williams, D. P. Archer, B. Sutter, J. M. T. Lewis, G. M. Wong, H. Franz, J. Stern, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, C. H. House, V. Fox, A. B. Bryk, K. Bennett, A. Steele, S. Teinturier, C. Malespin, S. S. Johnson, P. R. Mahaffy, 2022. Characterization of Organic Molecules in the Glen Torridon Region of Gale Crater, Mars, by the SAM Instrument Suite on board the Curiosity Rover, in review with Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, special issue on Glen Torridon.

Navarro-González, R., K.F. Navarro, J. Urrutia-Fucugauchi, C. McKay, L. Pérez-Cruz, P. Coll, J. Eigenbrode, C.A. Malespin, P.R. Mahaffy, F.J. Martín‐Torres, M.‐P. Zorzano‐Mier, B. Prats, A. Vasavada, P.D. Archer Jr., A. Buch, M. Cabane, D. Coscia, H.B. Franz, C. Freissinet, D.P. Glavin, A.C. McAdam, D.W. Ming, M. Millan, F. Raulin, J. Rodríguez-Manfredi, A. Steele, J.C. Stern, R.E. Summons, B. Sutter, C. Szopa, A.J. Williams, 2022. Surface temperature trends recorded in thiophene from two impact craters: Chicxulub and Gale, in review at Advances in Astronomy.

Williams, A.J., J. Moore, J. Becraft, D. Capparuccini, S. Dobbis, R. Grams, K. Leonzo, T. Pearson, M. Rogers, T. Van Ness, N. Werps, 2022. Dilution and Drainage Basin Controls on Urban Stream Syndrome Along an Urban to Rural Gradient, in review at Applied Geochemistry.

Bennett, K.A., V.K. Fox, A. Bryk, W. Dietrich, C. Fedo, L. Edgar, M.T. Thorpe, A.J. Williams, G.M. Wong, E. Dehouck, A. McAdam, B. Sutter, M. Millan, S.G. Banham, C.C. Bedford, T. Bristow, A. Fraeman, A.R. Vasavada, J. Grotzinger, L. Thompson, C. O’Connell-Cooper, P. Gasda, A. Rudolph, R. Sullivan, R. Arvidson, A. Cousin, B. Horgan, K.M. Stack, A. Treiman, J. Eigenbrode, G. Caravaca, 2022.  The Curiosity Rover’s Exploration of Glen Torridon, Gale crater, Mars: An Overview of the Campaign and Scientific Results, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, special issue on Glen Torridon, accepted.  Link to Article

McAdam, A., B. Sutter, P. D. Archer, H. B. Franz, G. M. Wong, J. M. T. Lewis, J. V. Clark, M. Millan, A. J. Williams, J. L. Eigenbrode, C. A. Knudson, C. Freissinet, D. P. Glavin, J. C. Stern, R. Navarro-González, C. N. Achilles, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, T. F. Bristow, E. B. Rampe, M. T. Thorpe, C. H. House, S. Andrejkovičová, A. B. Bryk, V. K. Fox,  K. A. Bennett, S. S. Johnson, P. R. Mahaffy, C. A. Malespin, 2022. Evolved gas analyses of sedimentary rocks from the Glen Torridon Clay-Bearing Unit, Gale crater, Mars: Results from the Mars Science Laboratory Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Suite, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, special issue on Glen Torridon, accepted.  Link to Article

Farley, K.A., Stack, K M, Shuster, D L, Horgan, B H N, Hurowitz, J A, Tarnas, J D, Simon, J I, Sun, V Z, Scheller, E L, Moore, K R, McLennan, S M, Vasconcelos, P M, Wiens, R C, Treiman, A H, Mayhew, L E, Beyssac, O, Kizovski, T V, Tosca, N J, Williford, K H, Crumpler, L S, Beegle, L W, Bell, J F, Ehlmann, B L, Liu, Y, Maki, J N, Schmidt, M E, Allwood, A C, Amundsen, H E F, Bhartia, R, Bosak, T, Brown, A J, Clark, B C, Cousin, A, Forni, O, Gabriel, T S J, Goreva, Y, Gupta, S, Hamran, S.-E., Herd, C D K, Hickman-Lewis, K, Johnson, J R, Kah, L C, Kelemen, P B, Kinch, K B, Mandon, L, Mangold, N, Quantin-Nataf, C, Rice, M S, Russell, P S, Sharma, S, Siljeström, S, Steele, A, Sullivan, R, Wadhwa, M, Weiss, B P, Williams, A J, Wogsland, B V, Willis, P A, Acosta-Maeda, T A, Beck, P, Benzerara, K, Bernard, S, Burton, A S, Cardarelli, E L, Chide, B, Clavé, E, Cloutis, E A, Cohen, B A, Czaja, A D, Debaille, V, Dehouck, E, Fairén, A G, Flannery, D T, Fleron, S Z, Fouchet, T, Frydenvang, J, Garczynski, B J, Gibbons, E F, Hausrath, E M, Hayes, A G, Henneke, J, Jørgensen, J L, Kelly, E M, Lasue, J, Le Mouélic, S, Madariaga, J M, Maurice, S, Merusi, M, Meslin, P.-Y., Milkovich, S M, Million, C C, Moeller, R C, Núñez, J I, Ollila, A M, Paar, G, Paige, D A, Pedersen, D A K, Pilleri, P, Pilorget, C, Pinet, P C, Rice, J W, Royer, C, Sautter, V, Schulte, M, Sephton, M A, Sharma, S K, Sholes, S F, Spanovich, N, St. Clair, M, Tate, C D, Uckert, K, VanBommel, S J, Yanchilina, A G, Zorzano, M.-P., 2022. Aqueously altered igneous rocks on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars, Science, accepted.  Link to Article

Williams, A.J., Muirhead, B., Matousek, S., Price, H., Barba, N., Miller, R., Murphy, J., Woolley, R., Backes, P., Okamoto, T., Woo, J., Edwards, C., Freeman, T., Garner, G., Warwick, R., Zacny, K., Brinckerhoff, W., Ehlmann, B., Newman, C., Jakosky, B., Hamilton, V., Hoffman, A., Lin, Y. 2021, Mars Life Explorer, Mission Concept Study, Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. Study report available here.

2021

Millan, M. Teinturier, S. Malespin, C., Bonnet, J.-Y., Buch, A., Dworkin, J., Eigenbrode, J., Freissinet, C., Glavin, D., Navarro-Gonzalez, R., Srivastava, A., Stern, J., Sutter, B., Szopa, C., Williams, A.J., Williams, R., Wong, G., Mahaffy, P., Johnson, S., 2021. Organic Molecules Revealed in Mars’ Bagnold Dunes by Curiosity’s Derivatization Experiment, Nature Astronomy, DOI 10.1038/s41550-021-01507-9.  Link to Article

Mangold, N., S. Gupta, O. Gasnault, G. Dromart, J.D. Tarnas, S.F. Sholes, B. Horgan, C. Quantin-Nataf, A.J. Brown, S. Le Mouélic, R.A. Yingst, J.F. Bell, O. Beyssac, T. Bosak, F. Calef III,  B. Ehlmann,  K.A. Farley, J.P. Grotzinger, K. Hickman-Lewis, S. Holm-Alwmark, L.C. Kah, J. Martinez-Frias, S. McLennan, S. Maurice, J. Nunez, A.M. Ollila, P. Pilleri, J. W. Rice, M. Rice, J. I. Simon, D. L. Shuster, K. M. Stack, V. Z. Sun, A. H. Treiman, B.P. Weiss, R.C. Wiens, A.J. Williams, N.R. Williams, K.H. Williford, and the M2020 team, 2021. Evidence for a delta-lake system and ancient flood deposits at Jezero crater, Mars, from the Perseverance rover, Science, 10.1126/science.abl4051.  Link to Article

He, Y., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Millan, M., Freissinet, C., Navarro-Gonzalez, R., Johnson, S.S., Glavin, D., Williams, A.J., Eigenbrode, J., Teinturier, S., Malespin, C., Guzman, M., Coscia, D., Bonnet, J.-Y., Lu, P., Cabane, M., Mahaffy, P., 2021. Influence of calcium perchlorate on the search for Martian organic compounds with MTBSTFA/DMF derivatization, Astrobiology, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2020.2393.  Link to Article

Bennett, K.A., Rivera-Hernandez, F., Tinker, C., Horgan, B., Fey, D.M. Edwards, C., Edgar, L.A., Kronyak, R., Edgett, K.S., Fraeman, A., Kah, L.C., Henderson, M., Stein, N., Dehouck, E., Williams, A.J., 2021. Extensive diagenesis revealed by fine-scale features at Vera Rubin ridge, Gale crater, Mars, Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets, special issue on Vera Rubin ridge, 126, e2019JE006311. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JE006311.  Link to Article

Williams, A.J., Craft, K.L., Millan, M., Johnson, S.S., Knudson, C.A., Juarez Rivera, M., McAdam, A.C., Tobler, D., Skok, J.R., 2021. Fatty Acid Preservation in Active, Inactive, and Relict Siliceous Sinter Hot Spring Deposits in Iceland, with Implications for Organics Detection on Mars, Astrobiology Hot Spring Special Issue, 21(1), 60-82, 10.1089/ast.2019.2115.  Link to Article

He, Y., A. Buch, C. Szopa, A.J. Williams, M. Millan, C. Malespin, D. Glavin, C. Freissinet, J. Eigenbrode, S. Teinturier, D. Coscia, J.Y. Bonnet, J. Stern, F. Stalport, M. Guzman, N. Chaouche, P. Lu, R. Navarro-Gonzalez, S. Johnson, M. Cabane, P. Mahaffy, 2021. Influence of perchlorate on the search for organics on Mars with TMAH thermochemolysis, Astrobiology, 21 (3), 279-297, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2020.2252.  Link to Article

 

2020

Fraeman, A., J. G. Catalano, L. Edgar, C. Fedo, E. Rampe, R.V. Morris, A. R. Vasavada, V. Z. Sun, R. E. Arvidson, A. Bryk, S. Banham, K. Bennett, J.C. Bridges, W. Dietrich, C.E. Edwards, W.W. Fischer, V. Fox, J. Frydenvang, C. Hardgrove, J.P. Grotzinger,  S. Gupta, B. Horgan, C. House, S. Johnson, S. Jacob, J. Johnson, J. L’Haridon, N. Mangold, D. Rubin, M. Salvatore, S.P. Schwenzer, K. Siebach, N.T. Stein, K.M. Stack, L. Thompson, D. Wellington, A.J. Williams, S. Turner, 2020. The Origin of Vera Rubin Ridge: Overview and Results from Curiosity’s Exploration Campaign, Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets, special issue on Vera Rubin ridge, doi.org/10.1029/2020JE006527.  Link to Article

McAdam, A.C., Sutter, B., Archer, P.D., Franz, H.B., Wong, G.M., Lewis, J.M.T., Eigenbrode, J.L., Stern, J.C., Knudson, C.A., Clark, J.V., Andrejkovičová, S., Ming, D.W., Morris, R.V., Achilles, C.N., Rampe, E.B., Bristow, T.F., Navarro-González, R., Mahaffy, P.R., Thompson, L.M., Gellert, R., Williams, A.J., House, C.H., Johnson, S.S., 2020. Constraints on the Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Vera Rubin ridge, Gale crater, Mars, from Mars Science Laboratory Sample Analysis at Mars Evolved Gas Analyses, Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets, special issue on Vera Rubin ridge, 125: https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JE006309.  Link to Article

He, Y., Buch, A., Szopa, C., Williams, A.J., Milan, M., Freissinet, C., Malespin, C., Glavin, D.P., Eigenbrode, J.L., Coscia, D., Teinturier, S., Lu, P., Cabane, M., Mahaffy, P.R., 2020. The Search for organic compounds with TMAH thermochemolysis: from the Earth to space experiment exploration, Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 127, doi 10.1016/j.trac.2020.115896.  Link to Article

Carrier, B.L., D. W. Beaty, M. A. Meyer, J. G. Blank, L. Chou, S. DasSarma, D. J. Des Marais, J. L. Eigenbrode, N. Grefenstette, N. L. Lanza, A. C. Schuerger, P. Schwendner, H. D. Smith, C. R. Stoker, J. D. Tarnas, K. D. Webster, C. Bakermans, B. K. Baxter, M. S. Bell, S. A. Benner, H. H. Bolivar Torres, P. J. Boston, R. Bruner, B. C. Clark, P. DasSarma, A. E. Engelhart, Z. E. Gallegos, Z. K. Garvin, P. J. Gasda, J. H. Green, R. L. Harris, M. E. Hoffman, T. Kieft, A. H. D. Koeppel, P. A. Lee, X. Li, K. L. Lynch, R. Mackelprang, P. R. Mahaffy, L. H. Matthies, M. A. Nellessen, H. E. Newsom, D. E. Northup, B. R. W. O’Connor, S. M. Perl, R. C. Quinn, L. A. Rowe, B. Sauterey, M. A. Schneegurt, D. Schulze-Makuch, L. A. Scuderi, M. N. Spilde, V. Stamenković, J. A. Torres Celis, D. Viola, B. D. Wade, C. J. Walker, R. C. Wiens, A. J. Williams, J. M. Williams, J. Xu, 2020. Mars Extant Life: What’s Next? Conference Report, Astrobiology, 20 (6), 785-814.  Link to Article

Johnson, S.S., Millan, M., Graham, H., Benison, K.C., Williams, A.J., McAdam, A., Knudson, C.S., Andrejkovicova, S., Achilles, C., 2020. Lipid Biomarkers in Ephemeral Acid Salt Lake Mudflat/Sandflat Sediments: Implications for Mars, Astrobiology, 20 (2), 167-178.  Link to Article

 

2019

Hood, D.R., Karunatillake, S., Gasnault, O., Williams, A.J., Dutrow, B., Ojha, L., Kobs, S., Kim, K., Heldmann, J., Fralick, C., 2019. Contrasting Regional Soil Hydration Processes across the Topographic Dichotomy of Mars, Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 13,668–13,677. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL084483.  Link to Article

He, Y., Buch, A., Morisson, M., Szopa, C., Freissinet, C., Williams, A. J., Millan, M., Guzman, M., Navarro-González, R., Bonnet, J. Y., Coscia, D., Eigenbrode, J.L., Malespin, C.A., Mahaffy, P.R., Glavin, D.P., Dworkin, J.P., Lu, P., Johnson, S.S., 2019. Application of TMAH thermochemolysis to the detection of nucleobases: application to the MOMA and SAM space experiment, Talanta, 204, 802-811.  Link to Article

Williams, A.J., Eigenbrode, J., Floyd, M., Wilhelm, M.B., O’Reilly, S., Johnson, S.S., Craft, K., Knudson, C.A., Andrejkovičová, S., Lewis, J.M.T., Buch, A., Glavin, D.P., Freissinet, C., Summons, R., McAdam, A., Benison, K., Navarro-González, R., Malespin, C., Mahaffy, P.R., 2019. Optimization of the Recovery of Fatty Acids from Mars Analogs by TMAH Thermochemolysis for the Sample Analysis at Mars Wet Chemistry Experiment on the Curiosity Rover, Astrobiology 19, 522-546, DOI: 10.1089/ast.2018.1819.  Link to Article

Sun, V.Z., Stack, K.M., Kah, L.C., Thompson, L., Fischer, W., Williams, A.J., Johnson, S.S., Wiens, R.C., Kronyak, R.E., Nachon, M., House, C.H., VanBommel, S., 2019. Late-stage diagenetic concretions in the Murray formation, Gale Crater, Mars, Icarus, 321, 866-890, DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.12.030.  Link to Article

Rivera-Hernandez, F., Sumner, D.Y., Newsom, H., Gasnault, O., Maurice, S., Stack Morgan, K., Williams, A.J., Wiens, R., Nachon, M., L’Haridon, J., Forni, O., Mangold, N., 2019. Using ChemCam LIBS data to constrain grain size in rocks on Mars: Proof of concept and application to rocks at Yellowknife Bay and Pahrump Hills, Gale crater, Icarus, 321, 82-98, DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.10.023.  Link to Article

Floyd, M.M., Williams, A.J., Grubisic, A., Emerson, D., 2019. Metabolic Processes Preserved as Biosignatures in Iron-Oxidizing Organisms: Implications for Biosignature Detection on Mars, Astrobiology, 19(1), 40-52, DOI: 10.1089/ast.2017.1745.  Link to Article

 

2017

Cousin, A., Dehouck, E., Meslin, P.-Y., Forni, O., Williams, A.J., Stein, N., Gasnault, O., Bridges, N., Ehlmann, B., Schröder, S., Payré, V., Rapin, W., Pinet, P., Sautter, V., Maurice, S., Wiens, R.C., 2017. Geochemistry of the Bagnold Dune Field as observed by ChemCam, and comparison with other aeolian deposits at Gale crater. Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets, 122, doi: 10.1002/2017JE005261.  Link to Article

Edgar, L.A., Gupta, S., Rubin, D.M., Lewis, K.W., Kocurek, G.A., Anderson, R.B., Bell III, J.F., Dromart, G., Edgett, K.S., Grotzinger, J.P., Hardgrove, C., Kah, L.C., Leveille, R., Malin, M.C., Mangold, N., Milliken, R.E., Minitti, M., Palucis, M. Rice, M., Rowland, S.K., Schieber, J., Stack, K.M., Sumner, D.Y., Wiens, R.C., Williams, R.M.E., Williams, A.J., 2017. Shaler: In Situ Analysis of a Fluvial Sedimentary Deposit on Mars. Sedimentology, doi: 10.1111/sed.12370.          Link to Article

Hays, L.E., Graham, H.V., Des Marais, D.J., Hausrath, E., Horgan, B., McCollom, T.M., Parenteau, M.N., Potter-McIntyre, S.L., Williams, A.J., Lynch, K.L., 2017. Biosignature Preservation and Detection in Mars Analog Environments. Astrobiology, 17(4), 363-400, doi: 10.1089/ast.2016.1627.  Link to Article

Wilhelm, M.B., Davila, A.F., Eigenbrode, J.L., Parenteau, M.N., Jahnke, L.L., Liu X.-L., Summons, R.E., Wray, J.J., Stamos, B.N., O’Reilly, S.S., Williams, A.J., 2017. Xeropreservation of functionalized lipid biomarkers in hyperarid soils in the Atacama Desert. Organic Geochemistry, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2016.10.015.  Link to Article

Williams, A.J., Alpers, C.N., Sumner, D.Y., Campbell, K., 2017. Filamentous Hydrous Ferric Oxide Biosignatures in a Pipeline Carrying Acid Mine Drainage at Iron Mountain Mine, California, Geomicrobiology Journal, 34:3, 193-206 doi: 10.1080/01490451.2016.1155679.  Link to Article

 

2016

Mangold, M., Schmidt, M.E., Fisk, M., Forni, O., McLennan, S., Ming, D., Sautter, V., Sumner, D., Williams, A.J., Clegg, S., Cousin, A., Gasnault, O., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J.P., Wiens, R., 2016. Classification scheme for sedimentary and igneous rocks in Gale crater, Mars. Icarus, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2016.11.005.  Link to Article

Blomgren, V., Williams, A.J., Crossey, L.J., Karlstrom, K.E., Goff, F., 2016. Identifying the sources of CO2 in carbonic springs in the Albuquerque-Belen basin. in: Guidebook 67 – Geology of the Belen Area, Eds: Frey, Bonnie A.; Karlstrom, Karl E.; Lucas, Spencer G.; Williams, Shannon; Ziegler, Kate; McLemore, Virginia; Ulmer-Scholle, Dana S., New Mexico Geological Society 67th Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook, pp. 419-427.  Link to Field Guide

Oehler, D.Z, Mangold, N., Hallet, B., Fairén, A.G., Le Deit, L., Williams, A.J., Sletten, R.S., Martínez-Frías, J.,  2016. Origin and Significance of Decameter-Scale Polygons in the Lower Peace Vallis Fan of Gale Crater, Mars. Icarus, 277, 56-72, doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2016.04.038.  Link to Article

Mangold, N., Thompson, L., Forni, O., Fabre, C., Le Deit, L., Wiens, R., Williams, A.J., Williams, R., Anderson, R., Blaney, D., Calef, F., Cousin, A., Clegg, S., Dromart, G., Dietrich, W., Edgett, K., Fisk, M.R., Gasnault, O., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J., Kah, L., Le Mouelic, S., McLennan, S., Maurice, S., Meslin,P.-Y., Newsom, H.E., Palucis, M., Rapin, W., Sautter, V., Siebach, K., Stack, K., Sumner, D., Yingst, R.A. 2016. Composition of conglomerates analyzed by the Curiosity rover: Implications for Gale crater crust and sediment sources, Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets, 353-387, doi:10.1002/2015JE004977.  Link to Article

 

2015

Williams, A.J., Sumner, D.Y., Alpers, C.N., Karunatillake, S., Hofmann, B.A., 2015. Preserved filamentous microbial biosignatures in the Brick Flat gossan, Iron Mountain, CA, Astrobiology, v.15 (8), p.637-668.  Link to Article

Anderson, R., Bridges. J.C., Williams, A.J., Edgar, L., Ollila, A., Williams, J., Nachon, M., Mangold, N., Schieber, J., Gupta, S., Dromart, G.; Wiens, R., Le Mouélic, S., Forni, O., Lanza, N., Mezzacappa, A., Sautter, V., Fisk, M., Blaney, D., Clark, B., Clegg, S., Gasnault, O., Lasue, J., Léveillé, R., Lewin, E., Lewis, K., Maurice, S., Newson, H., Schwenzer, S., Vaniman, D., 2015. ChemCam Results from the Shaler Outcrop in Gale Crater, Mars, Icarus, v. 249, p. 2-21, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.07.025.  Link to Article

 

2013

Williams, A.J., Crossey, L.J., Karlstrom, K.E., Newell, D., Person, M., Woosley, E., 2013. “Hydrogeochemistry of the Middle Rio Grande aquifer system – fluid mixing and salinization of the Rio Grande due to fault inputs”, Chemical Geology, v. 351, p. 281-298, doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.05.029.  Link to Article

 

2009

Williams, A.J., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2009. “Evaluating the Effects of Sample Processing Treatments on Alkalinity Measurements”, Journal of Hydrology, v. 377, p. 455-464, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.09.007.  Link to Article

 


Mars Curiosity Rover Science Team Journal Publications

Farley, K.A., Malespin, C., Mahaffy, P., Grotzinger, J.P., Vasconcelos, P.M., Milliken, R.E., Malin, M., Edgett, K.S., Pavlov, A.A., Hurowitz, J.A., Grant, J.A., Miller, H.B., Arvidson, R., Beegle, L., Calef, F., Conrad, P.G., Dietrich, W.E., Eigenbrode, J., Gellert, R., Gupta, S., Hamilton, V., Hassler, D.M., Lewis, K.W., McLennan, S.M., Ming, D., Navarro-González, R., Schwenzer, S.P., Steele, A., Stolper, E.M., Sumner, D.Y., Vaniman, D., Vasavada, A., Williford, K., Wimmer-Schweingruber, R.F., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2014. In Situ Radiometric and Exposure Age Dating of the Martian Surface. Science (80). 343.  Link to Article

McLennan, S.M., Anderson, R.B., Bell, J.F., Bridges, J.C., Calef, F., Campbell, J.L., Clark, B.C., Clegg, S., Conrad, P., Cousin, A., Des Marais, D.J., Dromart, G., Dyar, M.D., Edgar, L.A., Ehlmann, B.L., Fabre, C., Forni, O., Gasnault, O., Gellert, R., Gordon, S., Grant, J.A., Grotzinger, J.P., Gupta, S., Herkenhoff, K.E., Hurowitz, J.A., King, P.L., Le Mouelic, S., Leshin, L.A., Leveille, R., Lewis, K.W., Mangold, N., Maurice, S., Ming, D.W., Morris, R. V., Nachon, M., Newsom, H.E., Ollila, A.M., Perrett, G.M., Rice, M.S., Schmidt, M.E., Schwenzer, S.P., Stack, K., Stolper, E.M., Sumner, D.Y., Treiman, A.H., VanBommel, S., Vaniman, D.T., Vasavada, A., Wiens, R.C., Yingst, R.A., the MSL Science Team  (including Williams, A.J.), 2014. Elemental Geochemistry of Sedimentary Rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science (80). 343, 1244734–1244734. doi:10.1126/science.1244734.  Link to Article

Ming, D.W., Archer, P.D., Glavin, D.P., Eigenbrode, J.L., Franz, H.B., Sutter, B., Brunner, A.E., Stern, J.C., Freissinet, C., McAdam, A.C., Mahaffy, P.R., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Campbell, J.L., Atreya, S.K., Niles, P.B., Bell, J.F., Bish, D.L., Brinckerhoff, W.B., Buch, A., Conrad, P.G., Des Marais, D.J., Ehlmann, B.L., Fairén, A.G., Farley, K., Flesch, G.J., Francois, P., Gellert, R., Grant, J.A., Grotzinger, J.P., Gupta, S., Herkenhoff, K.E., Hurowitz, J.A., Leshin, L.A., Lewis, K.W., McLennan, S.M., Miller, K.E., Moersch, J., Morris, R. V, Navarro-González, R., Pavlov, A.A., Perrett, G.M., Pradler, I., Squyres, S.W., Summons, R.E., Steele, A., Stolper, E.M., Sumner, D.Y., Szopa, C., Teinturier, S., Trainer, M.G., Treiman, A.H., Vaniman, D.T., Vasavada, A.R., Webster, C.R., Wray, J.J., Yingst, R.A., the MSL Science Team  (including Williams, A.J.),  2014. Volatile and Organic Compositions of Sedimentary Rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science (80). 343.  Link to Article

Grotzinger, J.P., Sumner, D.Y., Kah, L.C., Stack, K., Gupta, S., Edgar, L., Rubin, D., Lewis, K., Schieber, J., Mangold, N., Milliken, R., Conrad, P.G., DesMarais, D., Farmer, J., Siebach, K., Calef, F., Hurowitz, J., McLennan, S.M., Ming, D., Vaniman, D., Crisp, J., Vasavada, A., Edgett, K.S., Malin, M., Blake, D., Gellert, R., Mahaffy, P., Wiens, R.C., Maurice, S., Grant, J.A., Wilson, S., Anderson, R.C., Beegle, L., Arvidson, R., Hallet, B., Sletten, R.S., Rice, M., Bell, J., Griffes, J., Ehlmann, B., Anderson, R.B., Bristow, T.F., Dietrich, W.E., Dromart, G., Eigenbrode, J., Fraeman, A., Hardgrove, C., Herkenhoff, K., Jandura, L., Kocurek, G., Lee, S., Leshin, L.A., Leveille, R., Limonadi, D., Maki, J., McCloskey, S., Meyer, M., Minitti, M., Newsom, H., Oehler, D., Okon, A., Palucis, M., Parker, T., Rowland, S., Schmidt, M., Squyres, S., Steele, A., Stolper, E., Summons, R., Treiman, A., Williams, R., Yingst, A., the MSL Science Team  (including Williams, A.J.), 2014. A Habitable Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science (80). 343.  Link to Article

Hassler, D.M., Zeitlin, C., Wimmer-Schweingruber, R.F., Ehresmann, B., Rafkin, S., Eigenbrode, J.L., Brinza, D.E., Weigle, G., Böttcher, S., Böhm, E., Burmeister, S., Guo, J., Köhler, J., Martin, C., Reitz, G., Cucinotta, F.A., Kim, M.-H., Grinspoon, D., Bullock, M.A., Posner, A., Gómez-Elvira, J., Vasavada, A., Grotzinger, J.P., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2014. Mars’ Surface Radiation Environment Measured with the Mars Science Laboratory’s Curiosity Rover. Science (80). 343.  Link to Article

Vaniman, D.T., Bish, D.L., Ming, D.W., Bristow, T.F., Morris, R. V, Blake, D.F., Chipera, S.J., Morrison, S.M., Treiman, A.H., Rampe, E.B., Rice, M., Achilles, C.N., Grotzinger, J., McLennan, S.M., Williams, J., Bell, J., Newsom, H., Downs, R.T., Maurice, S., Sarrazin, P., Yen, A.S., Morookian, J.M., Farmer, J.D., Stack, K., Milliken, R.E., Ehlmann, B., Sumner, D.Y., Berger, G., Crisp, J.A., Hurowitz, J.A., Anderson, R., Desmarais, D., Stolper, E.M., Edgett, K.S., Gupta, S., Spanovich, N., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2013. Mineralogy of a Mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science 343, 1243480. doi:10.1126/science.1243480.  Link to Article

Stolper, E.M., Baker, M.B., Newcombe, M.E., Schmidt, M.E., Treiman, A.H., Cousin, A., Dyar, M.D., Fisk, M.R., Gellert, R., King, P.L., Leshin, L., Maurice, S., McLennan, S.M., Minitti, M.E., Perrett, G., Rowland, S., Sautter, V., Wiens, R.C., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2013. The Petrochemistry of Jake_M: A Martian Mugearite. Science (80). 341.  Link to Article

Meslin, P.-Y., Gasnault, O., Forni, O., Schröder, S., Cousin, A., Berger, G., Clegg, S.M., Lasue, J., Maurice, S., Sautter, V., Le Mouélic, S., Wiens, R.C., Fabre, C., Goetz, W., Bish, D., Mangold, N., Ehlmann, B., Lanza, N., Harri, A.-M., Anderson, R., Rampe, E., McConnochie, T.H., Pinet, P., Blaney, D., Léveillé, R., Archer, D., Barraclough, B., Bender, S., Blake, D., Blank, J.G., Bridges, N., Clark, B.C., DeFlores, L., Delapp, D., Dromart, G., Dyar, M.D., Fisk, M., Gondet, B., Grotzinger, J., Herkenhoff, K., Johnson, J., Lacour, J.-L., Langevin, Y., Leshin, L., Lewin, E., Madsen, M.B., Melikechi, N., Mezzacappa, A., Mischna, M.A., Moores, J.E., Newsom, H., Ollila, A., Perez, R., Renno, N., Sirven, J.-B., Tokar, R., de la Torre, M., d’Uston, L., Vaniman, D., Yingst, A., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2013. Soil Diversity and Hydration as Observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars. Science (80). 341.  Link to Article

Bish, D.L., Blake, D.F., Vaniman, D.T., Chipera, S.J., Morris, R. V, Ming, D.W., Treiman, A.H., Sarrazin, P., Morrison, S.M., Downs, R.T., Achilles, C.N., Yen, A.S., Bristow, T.F., Crisp, J.A., Morookian, J.M., Farmer, J.D., Rampe, E.B., Stolper, E.M., Spanovich, N., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2013. X-ray Diffraction Results from Mars Science Laboratory: Mineralogy of Rocknest at Gale Crater. Science (80). 341.  Link to Article

Blake, D.F., Morris, R. V, Kocurek, G., Morrison, S.M., Downs, R.T., Bish, D., Ming, D.W., Edgett, K.S., Rubin, D., Goetz, W., Madsen, M.B., Sullivan, R., Gellert, R., Campbell, I., Treiman, A.H., McLennan, S.M., Yen, A.S., Grotzinger, J., Vaniman, D.T., Chipera, S.J., Achilles, C.N., Rampe, E.B., Sumner, D., Meslin, P.-Y., Maurice, S., Forni, O., Gasnault, O., Fisk, M., Schmidt, M., Mahaffy, P., Leshin, L.A., Glavin, D., Steele, A., Freissinet, C., Navarro-González, R., Yingst, R.A., Kah, L.C., Bridges, N., Lewis, K.W., Bristow, T.F., Farmer, J.D., Crisp, J.A., Stolper, E.M., Des Marais, D.J., Sarrazin, P., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2013. Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and Analysis of the Rocknest Sand Shadow. Science (80). 341.  Link to Article

Leshin, L.A., Mahaffy, P.R., Webster, C.R., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P.G., Archer, P.D., Atreya, S.K., Brunner, A.E., Buch, A., Eigenbrode, J.L., Flesch, G.J., Franz, H.B., Freissinet, C., Glavin, D.P., McAdam, A.C., Miller, K.E., Ming, D.W., Morris, R. V, Navarro-González, R., Niles, P.B., Owen, T., Pepin, R.O., Squyres, S., Steele, A., Stern, J.C., Summons, R.E., Sumner, D.Y., Sutter, B., Szopa, C., Teinturier, S., Trainer, M.G., Wray, J.J., Grotzinger, J.P., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2013. Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover. Science (80). 341.  Link to Article

Webster, C.R., Mahaffy, P.R., Atreya, S.K., Flesch, G.J., Farley, K.A., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2013. Low Upper Limit to Methane Abundance on Mars. Science (80). 342.  Link to Article

Mahaffy, P.R., Webster, C.R., Atreya, S.K., Franz, H., Wong, M., Conrad, P.G., Harpold, D., Jones, J.J., Leshin, L.A., Manning, H., Owen, T., Pepin, R.O., Squyres, S., Trainer, M., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2013. Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover. Science (80). 341.  Link to Article

Williams, R.M.E., Grotzinger, J.P., Dietrich, W.E., Gupta, S., Sumner, D.Y., Wiens, R.C., Mangold, N., Malin, M.C., Edgett, K.S., Maurice, S., Forni, O., Gasnault, O., Ollila, A., Newsom, H.E., Dromart, G., Palucis, M.C., Yingst, R.A., Anderson, R.B., Herkenhoff, K.E., Mouélic, S. Le, Goetz, W., Madsen, M.B., Koefoed, A., Jensen, J.K., Bridges, J.C., Schwenzer, S.P., Lewis, K.W., Stack, K.M., Rubin, D., Kah, L.C., III, J.F.B., Farmer, J.D., Sullivan, R., Beek, T. Van, Blaney, D.L., Pariser, O., Deen, R.G., the MSL Science Team (including Williams, A.J.), 2013. Martian Fluvial Conglomerates at Gale Crater. Science (80). 291, 1068–1072.  Link to Article