Hairuo joined SLAB in Fall 2024 as a LunaSCOPE Postdoctoral Fellow. Hairuo’s research focuses on understanding planetary formation and differentiation through elemental and isotopic insights from high-temperature geochemical processes. His research methods include stable and radiogenic isotope systematics, trace element analysis, numerical modeling, and paleomagnetism. At Brown, his current work aims to develop novel tests for Moon-formation models by integrating giant-impact dynamics with the geochemical evolution of the proto-lunar disk, including refractory and volatile elements. He earned his Ph.D. in Planetary Science from Harvard University in 2024.

Olivia joined SLAB winter of 2025. Olivia’s research has thus far focused on disentangling whether geochemical signatures, such as incompatible trace element ratios and volatiles (H 2 O, CO 2 , F, Cl, S), measured in melt inclusions or submarine glasses are representative of the mantle source or have been modified during transport through the crust. Olivia often uses olivine-hosted melt inclusions to explore melt compositions that are less evolved and less degassed compared to what is erupted at the surface or the ocean floor. At Brown, Olivia is planning to use bulk and in-situ sulfur isotope measurements of sulfur bearing minerals among a variety of solar system materials to better constrain their respective histories of volatile processing. Olivia earned her M.Sc. in Geology from Western Washington University in 2017 and her Ph.D. in Earth Science in 2024 from the University of California, Santa Barbara under the mentorship of Dr. Matt Jackson.

Cameron joined SLAB in Fall 2024 as a graduate student. As an undergraduate, he majored in Earth Science and Biochemistry at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. At IU, Cameron studied thallium isotopes in subduction zones to investigate regional bioavailability of metals. At Brown, Cameron uses sulfur isotopes to study the origin and evolution of planets in our solar system and beyond! 

Kiran ('key-run') joined SLAB in Fall 2024 as a graduate student. As an undergraduate, she majored in Environmental Geology and International Politics at Juniata College in Huntington, PA. While at Juniata, Kiran contributed to research developing copper isotope measurement techniques, investigated the origin of iron oxide ± apatite deposits using iron isotopes, and studied isotope systematics of helium, neon, and carbon in the Andean Convergent Margin. At Brown, she is particularly interested in research projects that focus on the origin of the moon's volatiles and its impacts on the interior, surface, and atmosphere of the moon.

Jianna joined SLAB in Summer of 2025 as a Postbaccalaureate Research Assistant, where she is spending her gap year before entering graduate school. She earned her B.S in Geology and Geologic Oceanography with a minor in Environmental Conservation, from the University of Rhode Island. While at URI, she worked at the Graduate School of Oceanography studying water and carbon dioxide concentrations in volcanic glass to better understand volcanic activity occurring at the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico. At Brown her work focuses on sulfur and hydrogen isotopes to shed light on processes within Earth’s interior and better understand the origin and evolution of our solar system.