Robert T. Downs
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Activity
2024
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A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH TO PREDICTING MULTI-COMPONENT MINERAL COMPOSITIONS FOR SPACECRAFT X-RAY DIFFRACTION INSTRUMENTS
T192 Advances in Mineral Sciences from Atomistic to Macro Perspectives: Recognition of Dr. Nancy L. Ross, 2024 Roebling Medalist of the Mineralogical Society of America (Posters)Tuesday, 24 September 20248:00 AM - 5:30 PMHall D
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THE CO-EVOLUTION OF COPPER MINERALS AND COPPER PROTEINS THRU GEOLOGIC TIME
T137 Early Career Investigators in Mineralogy and CrystallographyMonday, 23 September 20241:30 PM - 5:30 PM207A
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THE CO-EVOLUTION OF COPPER MINERALS AND COPPER PROTEINS THROUGH GEOLOGIC TIME
30 Future Directions in Mineralogy and Petrology: A Session for Undergraduate and Graduate Researchers (Posters)Tuesday, 23 April 20248:00 AM - 12:00 PMGrand Ballroom, Oasis CC
2023
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MACHINE LEARNING IN PREDICTING MULTI-COMPONENT MINERAL COMPOSITIONS FOR SPACECRAFT X-RAY DIFFRACTION INSTRUMENTS
T246 Mineral Informatics and the Evolution of Earth, Planets, and Life: In Honor of MSA Awardee, Shaunna M. Morrison (Posters)Wednesday, 18 October 20238:00 AM - 5:30 PMHall B
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THE CO-EVOLUTION OF COPPER MINERALS AND COPPER PROTEINS THRU GEOLOGIC TIME
T246 Mineral Informatics and the Evolution of Earth, Planets, and Life: In Honor of MSA Awardee, Shaunna M. Morrison (Posters)Wednesday, 18 October 20238:00 AM - 5:30 PMHall B
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MINERAL ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS: PREDICTING THE MINERALOGY OF PLANETARY ANALOGS AND POTENTIAL LANDING SITES
T132 Best Practices and Exciting Discoveries in Identifying, Mapping, and Analyzing Planetary Landforms and Terrestrial AnaloguesMonday, 16 October 20231:30 PM - 5:30 PM323
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PREDICTING UNKNOWN MINERAL OCCURRENCES USING ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS
T89 Mineral Informatics and the Evolution of Earth, Planets, and Life: In Honor of MSA Awardee, Shaunna M. MorrisonMonday, 16 October 20238:00 AM - 12:00 PM315 / 316
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IN SITU EVIDENCE OF AN ACTIVE CARBON CYCLE ON ANCIENT MARS
T89 Mineral Informatics and the Evolution of Earth, Planets, and Life: In Honor of MSA Awardee, Shaunna M. MorrisonMonday, 16 October 20238:00 AM - 12:00 PM315 / 316
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A QUANTITATIVE GOLDSCHMIDT TERNARY CLASSIFICATION USING CORRELATIONS OF MINERAL-FORMING ELEMENTS
T89 Mineral Informatics and the Evolution of Earth, Planets, and Life: In Honor of MSA Awardee, Shaunna M. MorrisonMonday, 16 October 20238:00 AM - 12:00 PM315 / 316
2022
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THE CHEMIN X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER ON MSL CURIOSITY: A DECADE OF MINERALOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FROM GALE CRATER, MARS
T189 Planetary Geology Division's G.K. Gilbert Award Session in Honor of Dr. Allan Treiman: A Long Strange TripTuesday, 11 October 20221:30 PM - 5:30 PM501
2019
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CHARACTERIZING CARBON MINERALOGY AND FORMATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH DEEP TIME WITH ADVANCED ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION
234 D14. Recent Advances in Mineralogy/CrystallographyWednesday, 25 September 20198:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 125AB, North Building
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MINERAL EVOLUTION DATABASE: DATA-DRIVEN AGE ASSIGNMENT, HOW DOES A MINERAL GET AN AGE?
234 D14. Recent Advances in Mineralogy/CrystallographyWednesday, 25 September 20198:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 125AB, North Building
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THE CARBON MINERAL CHALLENGE: A LOOK BACK ON A FOUR-YEAR EXPERIMENT IN BIG DATA MINERALOGY
234 D14. Recent Advances in Mineralogy/CrystallographyWednesday, 25 September 20198:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 125AB, North Building
2018
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APPLICATIONS IN COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY: ADVANCED ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION OF MINERAL SYSTEMS
T284 Coordinated Microanalysis as a Tool for Increasing the Scientific Yield of Returned Planetary MaterialsWednesday, 7 November 20181:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom 236-237
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ADVANCED ANALYTICAL AND VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO MINERAL EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY
T10 Mineral Evolution and Ecology: Potential Directions for the Next 100 Years with the Mineralogical Society of AmericaSunday, 4 November 20188:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 233
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USING MINERALOGY OF THE BAGNOLD DUNE FIELD IN GALE CRATER TO INTERPRET EOLIAN SEDIMENT SORTING ON THE MARTIAN SURFACE
T54 Planetary Aeolian Geology from Outcrop to Orbit: Nathan Bridges Memorial SessionSunday, 4 November 20181:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom 136-137
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ESTIMATING EARTH’S UNDISCOVERED, MINERALOGICAL DIVERSITY USING A BAYESIAN APPROACH
35 D14. Mineralogy/Crystallography (Posters)Sunday, 4 November 20189:00 AM - 5:30 PMHalls J-K
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FUTURE AND CURRENT APPROACHES FOR MODELING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALS ON EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS
T10 Mineral Evolution and Ecology: Potential Directions for the Next 100 Years with the Mineralogical Society of AmericaSunday, 4 November 20188:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 233
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ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF MANGANESE MINERALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE REDOX HISTORY OF EARTH AND LIFE
T10 Mineral Evolution and Ecology: Potential Directions for the Next 100 Years with the Mineralogical Society of AmericaSunday, 4 November 20188:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 233
2017
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THE AMORPHOUS COMPOSITION OF THREE MUDSTONE SAMPLES FROM GALE CRATER: IMPLICATIONS FOR WEATHERING AND DIAGENETIC PROCESSES ON MARS
T342 Basalt Weathering on Earth and MarsWednesday, 25 October 20171:30 PM - 5:30 PMTahoma 1
2016
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DETERMINATION OF VALENCE STATES FOR THE MINERALS
T191 Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere: In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling MedalistTuesday, 27 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 207
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MINERAL ECOLOGY: SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND SOCIOGRAMS OF MINERAL CONNECTIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND SEGMENTATION
T255 Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere (Posters): In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling MedalistTuesday, 27 September 20169:00 AM - 6:30 PMExhibit Hall E/F
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SOCIAL NETWORK OF COPPER MINERALS: A MINERAL ECOLOGY STUDY
T191 Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere: In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling MedalistTuesday, 27 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 207
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PREDICTION OF EARTH'S MISSING MINERALS AND THE RELATIVE ABUNDANCES FOR THE MINERAL SPECIES ON EARTH; A STATISTICAL MEASURE TO CHARACTERIZE EARTH-LIKE PLANETS
T191 Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere: In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling MedalistTuesday, 27 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 207
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QUANTIFYING AND VISUALIZING EARTH’S MINERAL CHEMISTRY THROUGH GEOLOGIC TIME
T191 Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere: In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling MedalistTuesday, 27 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 207
2010
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REVERSIBLE DISPLACIVE PHASE TRANSITIONS OF SIO2 α-CRISTOBALITE AND BEHOITE, BE(OH)2
277 Recent Advances in Mineralogy and PetrologyWednesday, 3 November 20101:30 PM - 5:30 PMMile High Ballroom 4AB
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MOLYBDENITE MINERAL EVOLUTION: A STUDY OF TRACE ELEMENTS THROUGH TIME
31 Mineralogy/Crystallography Geology (Posters)Sunday, 31 October 20108:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall D
2009
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CLASSIFICATION AND TOPOLOGY OF HYDROGEN ENVIRONMENTS IN HYDROUS MINERALS
31 Mineralogy/Crystallography (Posters)Sunday, 18 October 20099:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall A