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Dr. Jessica Barnes has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure. 

Dr. Barnes' research focuses on understanding the origin and evolution of volatiles in the Solar System. She utilizes a combination of nano- and microanalytical techniques in the Kuiper-Arizona Laboratory for Astromaterials Analysis (KALFAA) to study mineralogy, geochemistry, isotopes and petrological histories of a wide range of extraterrestrial materials. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2023 Nier Prize from the Meteoritical Society and the 2020 NASA inaugural Planetary Science Early Career Award. She was honored with a University of Arizona Galileo Circle Curie Award in 2024 and was named to the University of Arizona 2022 inaugural Women of Impact class.