Arya Udry

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Associate Professor of Geoscience

Expertise: Planetary Igneous Petrology, Martian Geology, Planetary Science, Meteorites

Biography

Geoscience professor Arya Udry is an expert on planetary igneous petrology, including Martian petrology.

Udry's research aims to better understand the general evolution of Mars through meteorite and rover data analyses. Under the support of UNLV and NASA, she has studied rocks measured at the Martian surface by rovers. Udry's research also expands to the asteroid belt, with investigation of enstatite-rich meteorites that are comparative to those found on the planet Mercury.

Education

Ph.D.. University of Tennessee
M.S., University of Lausanne, Switzerland
B.S., University of Lausanne, Switzerland

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UNLV Profs Advance Our Understanding of Black Holes, Planet Formation, and Mars

A lot of the time, when someone mentions the University of Nevada Las Vegas, they’re speaking of its renowned School of Hospitality, its fast-growing medical school or its Jerry Tarkanian-era men’s basketball teams. But UNLV is also one of the nation’s top research universities, awarded an R1 classification (“very high research activity”) from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Join the Weekly as we peek into the laboratories where world-changing scientific research is ongoing.

Martian Meteorites Offer a Tantalizing Glimpse of the Red Planet

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By studying these literal chunks of Mars, scientists are learning more about the Red Planet’s deep interior and impact history.

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2 UNLV professors analyze samples from Mars

UNLV science professors Libby Hausrath and Arya Udry are finally getting an opportunity to analyze data after being selected by NASA for the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission.