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Western University (2019 ??? present)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Past Degrees&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/spacerocks-staging.sci.uwo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-500-x-500-px-1.jpg&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Montserrat|300|||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; image_icon_custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||-10px|15px|false|false&#8221; image_icon_custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; transform_translate=&#8221;11px|-11px&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|580px|580px|580px|580px&#8221; border_width_all_image=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">MSc in Earth and Space Science ??? York University (2017 ??? 2019)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">BSc in Geology ??? Saint Mary???s University (2012 ??? 2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Main Supervisor<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Dr. Mariek Schmidt, Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Stats&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_number_counter title=&#8221;Person&#8221; number=&#8221;1&#8243; percent_sign=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Rubik||||||||&#8221; 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(2022)??<em>Global distribution of Mars-analogue, potentially habitable phreatomagmatic environments.??<\/em>Abstract #2722, 53rd??Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, March 2022 [virtual].<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Ryan, C.H.,??Schmidt, M.E., and Flemming, R.L. (2021)??<em>Putativemicrobial ichnofossils in mafic phreatomagmatic glass from a Mars-analogue environment: Fort Rock Volcanic Field, Oregon, USA.??<\/em>Abstract #135784, Geological Association of Canada-Mineralogical Association 2021 Joint Annual Meeting, Western University, London, ON, November 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Catheryn H. Ryan,??Michael G. Daly, Allyson L. Brady, Greg F. Slater, and Darlene S. S. Lim. (2021)??<em>Organic material distribution in Mars-analogue volcanic rocks, as determined with ultraviolet laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy.??<\/em>Astrobiology,vol. 21 no. 8.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Ryan, C.H.,??Schmidt, M.E., and Flemming, R.L. (2021)??<em>Putative microbial biosignatures in a Mars-analogue hydrovolcanic environment ??? Fort Rock Volcanic Field, Oregon.??<\/em>Abstract #8026, Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration, June 2021 [virtual].Ryan, C.H.,??Daly, M.G., Brady, A.L., Slater, G.F., and Lim., D.S.S. (2021)??<em>Alteration-Associated Spatial Distribution of Organic Biosignatures in Mars-Analogue Volcanic Rocks<\/em>. Abstract #2221, 52nd??Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, March 2021 [virtual].<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Ryan, C.H.,??Daly, M.G., Brady, A.L., Slater, G.F., and Lim., D.S.S. (2021)??<em>Organic biosignature detection in Mars-analogue volcanic rocks: spatial distribution mapping with ultraviolet fluorescence instrument.??<\/em>43rd??Committee on Space Research Scientific Assembly, Sydney, NSW, January 2021 [virtual].<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Kathleen E. Vander Kaaden,??Catheryn H. Ryan,??Edgard G. Rivera-Valent??n, Cynthia B. Phillips, James Haber, Justin Filiberto, and C. Adeene Denton. (2020)??<em>Creating Inclusive, Supportive, and Safe Environments in Planetary Science for Members of the LGBTQ+ Community.??<\/em>The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: 2023 ??? 2032 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey [White Paper].<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Gordon R. Osinski, Melissa Battler, Christy M. Caudill, Raymond Francis, Timothy Haltigin, Victoria J. Hipkin, Mary Kerrigan, Eric Pilles, Alexandra Pontefract, Livio L. Tornabene, and the??CanMars Mars Sample Return Analogue Mission team.??(2019)??<em>The CanMars Mars Sample Return Analogue Mission.??<\/em>Planetary and Space Science, vol. 166, pp. 110 ??? 130.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Matthew Bourassa, Gordon Osinski, Livio Tornabene, Peter Christoffersen, Michael Daly, Etienne Godin, Eric Pilles,??Catheryn Ryan. (2018)??<em>TEMMI, a Three-dimensional Exploration Multispectral Microscope Imager for planetary exploration missions.??<\/em>Planetary and Space Science, vol. 165, pp. 57 ??? 74.??<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Ryan, C.H.,??Daly, M.G., Brady, A.L., Slater, G.F., and Lim., D.S.S. (2018)??<em>The use of 266 nm Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy for detection of organic biosignatures in Martian-analogue volcanic rocks.<\/em>??Abstract #2614, 49th??Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, March 2018.??<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Ryan, C.H.,??Daly, M.G., Brady, A.L., Slater, G.F., and Lim., D.S.S. (2018)??<em>The use of 266 nm Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF) Spectroscopy for detection of organic biomarkers in Martian-analogue volcanic rocks.??<\/em>1st??Women in Planetary Science and Exploration Conference, Toronto, ON, February 2018.??<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Ryan, C.H.,??Tornabene, L.L., Cannon, K.M., Mustard, J.F., Sapers, H.M., and Osinski, G.R. (2017)??<em>Geomorphological mapping of Hargraves ejecta in the Nili Fossae Trough: Insights into impact processes at potential Mars 2020 landing site.<\/em>??Abstract #2861, 48th??Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, March 2017.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Tornabene, L.,??Ryan, C.,??Cannon, K., Mustard, J., Osinski, G., Sapers, H., Pontefract, A., and Bina, A. (2017)??<em>The Hargraves Ejecta Blanket: Opportunities for sampling diverse target and impact-related materials in the Nili Fossae Trough landing ellipse.??<\/em>3rd??Landing Site Workshop for the 2020 Mars Rover Mission, Monrovia, CA, February 2017.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Ryan, C.H.,??Tornabene, L.L., Osinski, G.R., Cannon, K.M., Mustard, J.F., MacRae, R.A., Corney, R., Sapers, H.M. (2016)??<em>Geomorphological mapping of the Hargraves ejecta and polygonal terrain associated with the candidate Mars 2020 landing site, Nili Fossae Trough.??<\/em>Abstract #2524, 47th??Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, March 2016.??<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Ryan, C.H.,??Haid, T.M., Osinski, G.R., and Tornabene, L.L. (2016)??<em>2015 CanMars MSR Analogue Mission: The utilization of the Three-dimensional Exploration Multispectral Microscopic Imager (TEMMI) for in situ analysis.??<\/em>Abstract #1991, 47th??Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, March 2016.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">Ryan, C.H.,??Tornabene, L.L., MacRae, R.A., and Corney, R. (2015)??<em>Geomatics applications in planetary science: an investigation into the geological environment of the Nili Fossae region of Mars using remote sensing data and GIS.??<\/em>65th??Atlantic Universities Geoscience Conference, Halifax, NS, October 2015. Published in Atlantic Geology, 2015, Vol. 51, No. 1.??<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-weight: normal;\"><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/span><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">2022 ??? Canadian National Committee for Crystallography\/International Union of Crystallography Larry Calvert Trust Fund Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">2021 ??? Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">2021 ??? Canadian Space Agency Conference Participation Grant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">2020 ??? Lunar and Planetary Institute Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkmoder-inline-color=\"\">2015 ??? Saint Mary???s University Faculty of Science Undergraduate Research Travel Grant<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CATHERYN RYAN Western Space Collaborative Specialization Graduate StudentExamining volcanic glass from terrestrial mafic phreatomagmatic environments for microbial biosignatures, with implications for Mars astrobiological investigations.Ph.D. Candidate in Geology (Collaborative Specialization in Planetary Science and Exploration) ??? Western University (2019 ??? present) MSc in Earth and Space Science ??? 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