Publications

Peer-Reviewed Scientific Papers:

J. A. Hurowitz, M. M. Tice, A. C. Allwood, M. L. Cable, K. P. Hand, A. E. Murphy, K. Uckert, J. F. Bell III, T. Bosak, A. P. Broz, E. Clavé, A. Cousin, S. Davidoff, E. Dehouck, K. A. Farley, S. Gupta, S.-E. Hamran, K. Hickman-Lewis, J. R. Johnson, A. J. Jones, M. W. M. Jones, P. S. Jørgensen, L. C. Kah, H. Kalucha, T. V. Kizovski, D. A. Klevang, Y. Liu, F. M. McCubbin, E. L. Moreland, G. Paar, D. A. Paige, A. C. Pascuzzo, M. S. Rice, M. E. Schmidt, K. L. Siebach, S. Siljeström, J. I. Simon, K. M. Stack, A. Steele, N. J. Tosca, A. H. Treiman, S. J. VanBommel, L. A. Wade, B. P. Weiss, R. C. Wiens, K. H. Williford, R. Barnes, P. A. Barr, A. Bechtold, P. Beck, K. Benzerara, S. Bernard, O. Beyssac, R. Bhartia, A. J. Brown, G. Caravaca, E. L. Cardarelli, E. A. Cloutis, A. G. Fairén, D. T. Flannery, T. Fornaro, T. Fouchet, B. Garczynski, F. Goméz, E. M. Hausrath, C. M. Heirwegh, C. D. K. Herd, J. E. Huggett, J. L. Jørgensen, S. W. Lee, A. Y. Li, J. N. Maki, L. Mandon, N. Mangold, J. A. Manrique, J. Martínez-Frías, J. I. Núñez, L. P. O’Neil, B. J. Orenstein, N. Phelan, C. Quantin-Nataf, P. Russell, M. D. Schulte, E. Scheller, S. Sharma, D. L. Shuster, A. Srivastava, B. V. Wogsland, Z. U. Wolf, Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars. Nature 2025, 645, 332–340. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09413-0
T. Fornaro, S. Sharma, R. S. Jakubek, G. Poggiali, J. R. Brucato, R. Bhartia, A. Steele, A. E. Murphy, M. Tice, M. D. Schulte, K. P. Hand, M. D. Fries, W. J. Abbey, A. Alberini, D. Alvarado-Jiménez, K. C. Benison, E. L. Berger, S. Biancalani, A. J. Brown, A. Broz, W. P. Buckley, D. K. Buckner, A. S. Burton, S. V. Bykov, E. L. Cardarelli, E. Cloutis, S. A. Connell, C. Garcia-Florentino, F. Gómez, N. C. Haney, C. Lee, V. Lino, P. Manini, F. M. McCubbin, M. Minitti, R. V. Morris, Y. Y. Phua, N. Randazzo, J. Razzell Hollis, F. Renzi, S. Siljeström, J. I. Simon, A. Srivastava, N. Tasinato, K. Uckert, R. C. Wiens, A. Williams, Evidence for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons detected in sulfates by Perseverance’s deep UV Raman spectrometer at Jezero crater, Mars. Nature Astronomy 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-025-02638-z
J. Razzell Hollis, K. Moore, M. Fries, C. Broderick, Y. Buret, R. Bhartia, T. Fornaro, T. Graff, K. P. Hand, K. Hickman-Lewis, R. Jakubek, C. Lee, F. M. McCubbin, R. V. Morris, A. Murphy, S. Sharma, C. Smith, A. Steele, K. Uckert, Mineralogical and Chemical Mapping of Martian Meteorite SaU 008 Using Deep UV Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy on Earth and Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 2025, 130(8), e2024JE008826. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008826
C. García-Florentino, A. Alberini, S. Biancalani, O. McIntosh, J. Brucato, J. M. Madariaga, M. Jaber, T. Fornaro, Photodegradation of the biomarker L-histidine induced by edge sites of a clay mineral in the Martian harsh UV environment. Icarus 2025, 442, 116757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116757
S. A. Connell, D. M. Applin, E. A. Cloutis, J. T. Poitras, D. T. Dixon, S. A. Mertzman, P. Mann, C. Royer, T. Fornaro, A. Broz, R. C. Wiens, Spectral reflectance (0.35–2.50 μm) properties of minerals and organic-bearing compounds exposed to current Martian surface conditions. Icarus 2025, 441, 116712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116712
S. Bernard, O. Beyssac, J. A. Manrique, G. Lopez Reyes, A. Ollila, S. Le Mouélic, P. Beck, P. Pilleri, O. Forni, S. Julve Gonzales, M. Veneranda, I. Reyes Rodriguez, J. M. Madariaga, J. Aramenda, K. Castro, E. Clavé, C. Royer, T. Fornaro, B. Bousquet, S. K. Sharma, J. R. Johnson, E. Cloutis, T. S. J. Gabriel, P. Y. Meslin, O. Gasnault, A. Cousin, R. C. Wiens, S. Maurice, Ageing of organic materials at the surface of Mars: A Raman study aboard Perseverance. Geochemical Perspectives Letters 2025, 34(34), 25-30. https://doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2509
E. M. Hausrath, R. Sullivan, Y. Goreva, M. P. Zorzano, A. Vaughan, A. Cousin, S. Siljeström, S. Sharma, A. Shumway, T. Kizovski, S. VanBommel, M. Tice, A. Knight, G. Martinez, A. Vicente‐Retortillo, L. Mandon, C. T. Adcock, J. M. Madariaga, I. Población, J. R. Johnson, J. Lasue, O. Gasnault, N. Randazzo, E. L. Cardarelli, R. Kronyak, A. Bechtold, G. Paar, A. Udry, O. Forni, C. C. Bedford, N. A. Carman, J. F. Bell III, K. Benison, T. Bosak, A. Brown, A. Broz, F. Calef, B. C. Clark, E. Cloutis, A. D. Czaja, T. Fornaro, T. Fouchet, M. Golombek, F. Gómez, C. D. K. Herd, K. Herkenhoff, R. S. Jakubek, L. Jandura, J. Martinez‐Frias, L. E. Mayhew, P.‐Y. Meslin, C. E. Newman, J. I. Núñez, F. Poulet, C. Royer, P. Russell, M. A. Sephton, S. K. Sharma, D. Shuster, J. I. Simon, I. Tirona, R. C. Wiens, B. P. Weiss, A. J. Williams, K. Williford, Z. U. Wolf, and the Regolith Working Group, Collection and in situ analyses of regolith samples by the Mars 2020 rover: Implications for their formation and alteration history. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 2025, 130(2), e2023JE008046. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE008046
E. L. Scheller, T. Bosak, F. M. McCubbin, K. Williford, S. Siljeström, R. S. Jakubek, S. A. Eckley, R. V. Morris, S. V. Bykov, T. Kizovski, S. Asher, E. Berger, D. M. Bower, E. L. Cardarelli, B. L. Ehlmann, T. Fornaro, A. Fox, N. Haney, K. Hand, R. Roppel, S. Sharma, A. Steele, K. Uckert, A. G. Yanchilina, O. Beyssac, K. A. Farley, J. Henneke, C. Heirwegh, D. A. K. Pedersen, Y. Liu, M. E. Schmidt, M. Sephton, D. Shuster, and B. P. Weiss, Inorganic interpretation of luminescent materials encountered by the Perseverance rover on Mars. Science Advances 2024, 10, eadm8241. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adm8241
A. Alberini, T. Fornaro, C. García Florentino, M. Biczysko, I. Poblacion, J. Aramendia, J. M. Madariaga, G. Poggiali, Á. Vicente-Retortillo, K. C. Benison, S. Siljeström, S. Biancalani, C. Lorenz, E. A. Cloutis, D. M. Applin, F. Gómez, A. Steele, R. C. Wiens, K. P. Hand, J. R. Brucato, Investigating the stability of aromatic carboxylic acids in hydrated magnesium sulfate under UV irradiation to assist detection of organics on Mars. Nature Scientific Reports 2024, 14, 15945, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66669-8
J. A. Manrique, G. Lopez-Reyes, M. Veneranda, A. Sanz-Arranz, J. S. Santamaria, S. Julve-Gonzalez, I. Reyes-Rodríguez , T. Fornaro, J. M. Madariaga, G. Arana, K. Castro, I. Gontijo, A. M. Ollila, S. K. Sharma, R. C. Wiens, S. Maurice, F. Rull-Perez, & SuperCam Raman Working Group, Characterization of SimulCam, a standoff Raman system for scientific support of SuperCam operations on Mars. Advances in Space Research 2024, 74(8), 3855-3876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2024.08.007
T. Bosak, D.L. Shuster, E. L. Scheller, S. Siljeström, M. J. Zawaski, L. Mandon, J. I. Simon, B. P. Weiss, K. M. Stack, E. N. Mansbach, A. H. Treiman, K. C. Benison, A. J. Brown, A. D. Czaja, K. A. Farley, E. M. Hausrath, K. Hickman-Lewis, C. D. K. Herd, J. R. Johnson, L. E. Mayhew, M. E. Minitti, K. H. Williford, B. V. Wogsland, M.-P. Zorzano, A. C. Allwood, H. E. F. Amundsen, J. F. Bell III, K. Benzerara, S. Bernard, O. Beyssac, D. K. Buckner, M. Cable, F. Calef III, G. Caravaca, D. C. Catling, E. Clavé, E. Cloutis, B. A. Cohen, A. Cousin, E. Dehouck, A. Fáiren, D. T. Flannery, T. Fornaro, O. Forni, T. Fouchet, E. Gibbons, F. Gomez, S. Gupta, K. P. Hand, J. A. Hurowitz, H. Kalucha, D. A. K. Pedersen, G. Lopes-Reyes, J. N. Maki, S. Maurice, J. I. Nuñez, N. Randazzo, J. W. Rice Jr., C. Royer, M. A. Sephton, S. Sharma, A. Steele, C. D. Tate, K. Uckert, A. Udry, R. C. Wiens, A. Williams, Astrobiological potential of rocks acquired by the Perseverance rover at a sedimentary fan front in Jezero crater, Mars. AGU Advances 2024, 5(4), e2024AV001241. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024AV001241
E. Clavé, O. Beyssac, S. Bernard, C. Royer, G. Lopez-Reyes, S. Schröder, K. Rammelkamp, O. Forni, A. Fau, A. Cousin, J. A. Manrique, A. Ollila, J. M. Madariaga, J. Aramendia, S. K. Sharma, T. Fornaro, S. Maurice, R. C. Wiens & the SuperCam Science team, Radiation-induced alteration of apatite on the surface of Mars: first in situ observations with SuperCam Raman onboard Perseverance. Nature Scientific Reports 2024, 14(1), 11284. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61494-5
O. McIntosh, C. García-Florentino, T. Fornaro, D. Marabello, A. Alberini, S. Siljeström, M. Biczysko, C. Szopa, J. Brucato, Undecanoic Acid and L-Phenylalanine in Vermiculite: Detection, Characterization, and UV Degradation Studies for Biosignature Identification on Mars. Astrobiology 2024, 24(5), 518-537. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2023.0088
O. McIntosh, C. Freissinet, A. Buch, J. M. T. Lewis, M. Millan, A. J. Williams, T. Fornaro, J. L. Eigenbrode, J. Brucato, C. Szopa, Analysis of aromatic carboxylic acid and calcium salt couples with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: Implications and comparison with in situ measurements at Mars' surface. Icarus 2024, 116015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116015
K. C. Benison, K. K. Gill, S. Sharma, S. Siljeström, M. Zawaski, T. Bosak, A. Broz, B. C. Clark, E. Cloutis, A. D. Czaja, D. Flannery, T. Fornaro, F. Gómez, K. Hand, C. D. K. Herd, J. R. Johnson, J. M. Madariaga, M. B. Madsen, J. Martinez-Frías, M. Nachon, J. I. Núñez, D. A. K. Pedersen, N. Randazzo, D. L. Shuster, J. Simon, A. Steele, C. Tate, A. Treiman, K. Uckert, A. J. Williams, A. Yanchilina, Depositional and diagenetic sulfates of Hogwallow Flats and Yori Pass, Jezero crater: Evaluating preservation potential of environmental indicators and possible biosignatures from past Martian surface waters and groundwaters. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 2024, 129(2), e2023JE008155. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE008155
S. Siljeström, A. D. Czaja, A. Corpolongo, E. L. Berger, A. Y. Li, E. Cardarelli, W. Abbey, S. A. Asher, L. W. Beegle, K. C. Benison, R. Bhartia, B. L. Bleefeld, A. S. Burton, S. V. Bykov, B. Clark, L. DeFlores, B. L. Ehlmann, T. Fornaro, A. Fox, F. Gómez, K. Hand, N. C. Haney, K. Hickman-Lewis, W. F. Hug, S. Imbeah, R. S. Jakubek, L. C. Kah, L. Kivrak, C. Lee, Y. Liu, J. Martínez-Frías, F. M. McCubbin, M. Minitti, K. Moore, R. V. Morris, J. I. Núñez, J. T. Osterhout, Y. Y. Phua, N. Randazzo, J. Razzell Hollis, C. Rodriguez, R. Roppel, E. L. Scheller, M. Sephton, S. K. Sharma, S. Sharma, K. Steadman, A. Steele, M. Tice, K. Uckert, S. VanBommel, A. J. Williams, K. H. Williford, K. Winchell, M. Kennedy Wu, A. Yanchilina, , M. P. Zorzano, Evidence of Sulfate‐Rich Fluid Alteration in Jezero Crater Floor, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 2024, 129(1), e2023JE007989. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE007989
S. Sharma, R. D. Roppel, A. E. Murphy, L. W. Beegle, R. Bhartia, A. Steele, J. Razzell Hollis, S. Siljeström, F. M. McCubbin, S. A. Asher, W. J. Abbey, A. C. Allwood, E. L. Berger, B. L. Bleefeld, A. S. Burton, S. V. Bykov, E. L. Cardarelli, P. G. Conrad, A. Corpolongo, A. D. Czaja, L. P. DeFlores, K. Edgett, K. A. Farley, T. Fornaro, A. C. Fox, M. D. Fries, D. Harker, K. Hickman-Lewis, J. Huggett, S. Imbeah, R. S. Jakubek, L. C. Kah, C. Lee, Y. Liu, A. Magee, M. Minitti, K. R. Moore, A. Pascuzzo, C. Rodriquez, E. L. Scheller, S. Shkolyar, K. M. Stack, K. Steadman, M. Tuite, K. Uckert, A. Werynski, R. C. Wiens, A. J. Williams, K. Winchell, M. Wu, A. Yanchilina, Diverse organic-mineral associations in Jezero crater, Mars. Nature 2023, 619, 724–732. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06143-z
V. Z. Sun, K. P. Hand, K. M. Stack, K. A. Farley, J. I. Simon, C. Newman, S. Sharma, Y. Liu, R. C. Wiens, A. J. Williams, N. Tosca, S. Alwmark, O. Beyssac, A. Brown, F. Calef, E. L. Cardarelli, E. Clavé, B. Cohen, A. Corpolongo, A. D. Czaja, T. Del Sesto, A. Fairen, T. Fornaro, T. Fouchet, B. Garczynski, S. Gupta, C. D. K. Herd, K. Hickman-Lewis, B. Horgan, J. Johnson, K. Kinch, T. Kizovski, R. Kronyak, R. Lange, L. Mandon, S. Milkovich, R. Moeller, J. Núñez, G. Paar, G. Pyrzak, C. Quantin-Nataf, D. L. Shuster, S. Siljestrom, A. Steele, M. Tice, O. Toupet, A. Udry, A. Vaughan, B. Wogsland, Overview and Results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover’s First Science Campaign on the Jezero Crater Floor. Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets 2023, 128. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007613
A. Azua-Bustos, A. G. Fairén, C. González-Silva, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, D. Carrizo, L. Sánchez-García, V. Parro, M. Á. Fernández-Martínez, C. Escudero, V. Muñoz-Iglesias, M. Fernández-Sampedro, A. Molina, M. García Villadangos, M. Moreno-Paz, J. Wierzchos, C. Ascaso, T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, G. Poggiali, J. A. Manrique, M. Veneranda, G. López-Reyes, A. Sanz-Arranz, F. Rull, A. M. Ollila, R. C. Wiens, A. Reyes-Newell, S. M. Clegg, M. Millan, S. Stewart Johnson, O. McIntosh, C. Szopa, C. Freissinet, Y. Sekine, K. Fukushi, K. Morida, K. Inoue, H. Sakuma, and E. Rampe, Dark microbiome and extremely low organics in an Atacama fossil river delta unveil the limits for life detection on Mars. Nature Communications 2023, 14 (808), doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36172-1. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36172-1
J. I. Simon, K. Hickman-Lewis, B. A. Cohen, V. Debaille, E. M. Hausrath, D. L. Shuster, L. E. Mayhew, B. P. Weiss, T. Bosak, M.-P. Zorzano, H. E. F. Amundsen, L.W. Beegle, J. F. Bell III, K. C. Benison, E. L. Berger, O. Beyssac, A. J. Brown, F. Calef, T. M. Casademont, B. Clark, E. Clavé, L. Crumpler, A. D. Czaja, A. G. Fairén, K. A. Farley, D. T. Flanery, T. Fornaro, O. Forni, F. Gomez, Y. Goreva, A. Gorin, K. P. Hand, J. Henneke, C. D. K. Herd, B. H. N. Horgan, J. R. Johnson, J. Joseph, R. E. Kronyak, J. M. Madariage, J. N. Maki, L. Mandon, F. M. McCubbin, S. M. McLennan, R. C. Moeller, C. E. Newman, J. I. Núñez, A. C. Pascuzzo, D. A. Pedersen, G. Poggiali, P. Pinet, C. Quantin-Nataf, M. Rice, J. W. Rice Jr., C. Royer, M. Schmidt, M. Sephton, S. Sharma, S. Siljeström, K. M. Stack, A. Steele, V. Z. Sun, A. Udry, S. VanBommel, M. Wadhwa, R. C. Wiens, A. J. Williams, K. H. Williford, Samples Collected from the Floor of Jezero Crater with the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 2023, 128, e2022JE007474. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007474
G. Poggiali, S. Iannini Lelarge, J. R. Brucato, M. A. Barucci, M. Masotta, M. A. Corazzi, T. Fornaro, Laboratory measurements of anhydrous minerals mixed with hyperfine hydrated minerals to support interpretation of InfraRed reflectance observations of planetary surfaces. Icarus 2023, 394, 115449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115449
N. Kopacz, M. A. Corazzi, G. Poggiali, A. von Essen, V. Kofman, E. Camprubi, T. Fornaro, H. van Ingen, H. E. King, J. Brucato, I. L. ten Kate, The photochemical evolution of meteoritic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nontronite clay on early Earth and Mars. Icarus 2023, 394, 115437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115437
N. N. Turenne, S. Sidhu, E. Cloutis, Z.U. Wolf, S. Mertzman, E. Hausrath, T. Fornaro, A. Brown, Spectral properties of nontronite under Earth surface conditions, Mars-like surface conditions, and (impact) heating events: Implications for detection on Mars. Icarus 2023, 115448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115448
A. Corpolongo, R. S. Jakubek, W. Abbey, S. A. Asher, D. Baker, L. W. Beegle, E. L. Berger, R. Bhartia, A. J. Brown, A. S. Burton, S. V. Bykov, E. Cardarelli, E. A. Cloutis, P. Conrad, A. D. Czaja, L. DeFlores, D. Flannery, T. Fornaro, M. Fries, N. C. Haney, K. Hickman-Lewis, L. Kah, C. Lee, F. M. McCubbin, M. Minitti, R. V. Morris, J. Razzell Hollis, R. Roppel, E. L. Scheller, S. Sharma, S. Shkoylar, S. Siljeström, K. Steadman, A. Steele, K. Uckert, B. V. Wogsland, A. Yanchilina, SHERLOC Raman mineral detections of the Mars 2020 Crater Floor Campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research 2023, 128, e2022JE007455. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007455
L. Mandon, C. Quantin-Nataf, C. Royer, P. Beck, T. Fouchet, J. Johnson, E. Dehouck, O. Gasnault, S. Le Mouelic, F. Poulet, F. Montmessin, C. Pilorget, O. Forni, L. Mayhew, O. Beyssac, T. Bertrand. E. Clavé, P. Pinet, C. Legett, A. Brown, J. Tarnas, E. Cloutis, G. Poggiali, T. Fornaro, S. Maurice, R. Wiens, Reflectance of Jezero crater floor: 2. Mineralogical interpretation. Journal of Geophysical Research 2022, e2022JE007450. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007450
Aqueous alteration processes and implications for organic geochemistry in Jezero crater, Mars. E. L. Scheller, J. Razzell Hollis, E. L. Cardarelli, A. Steele, L. W. Beegle, R. Bhartia, P. Conrad, K. Uckert, S. Sharma, B. L. Ehlmann, W. J. Abbey, S. A. Asher, K. C. Benison, E. L. Berger, O. Beyssac, B. L. Bleefeld, T. Bosak, A. J. Brown, A. S. Burton, S. V. Bykov, E. Cloutis, A. G. Fairén, L. DeFlores, K. A. Farley, D. M. Fey, T. Fornaro, A. C. Fox, M. Fries, K. Hickman-Lewis, W. F. Hug, J. E. Huggett, S. Imbeah, R. S. Jakubek, L. C. Kah, P. Kelemen, M. R. Kennedy, T. Kizovski, C. Lee, Y. Liu, L. Mandon, F. M. McCubbin, K. R. Moore, B. E. Nixon, J. I. Núñez, C. Rodriguez Sanchez-Vahamonde, R. D. Roppel, M. Schulte, M. A. Sephton, S. K. Sharma, S. Siljeström, S. Shkolyar, D. L. Shuster, J. I. Simon, R. J. Smith, K. M. Stack, K. Steadman, B. P. Weiss, A. Werynski, A. J. Williams, R. C. Wiens, K. H. Williford, K. Winchell, B. Wogsland, A. Yanchilina, R. Yingling, M.-P. Zorzano. Science 2022, 378, 1105-1110. doi: 10.1126/science.abo5204
Moonraker: Enceladus Multiple Flyby Mission. O. Mousis, A. Bouquet, Y. Langevin, N. André, H. Boithias, G. Durry, F. Faye, P. Hartogh, J. Helbert, L. Iess, S. Kempf, A. Masters, F. Postberg, J.-B. Renard, P. Vernazza, A. Vorburger, P. Wurz, D. H. Atkinson, S. Barabash, M. Berthomier, J. Brucato, M. Cable, J. Carter, S. Cazaux, A. Coustenis, G. Danger, V. Dehant, T. Fornaro, P. Garnier, T. Gautier, O. Groussin, L. Z. Hadid, J.-C. Ize, I. Kolmasova, J.-P. Lebreton, S. Le Maistre, E. Lellouch, J. I. Lunine, K. E. Mandt, Z. Martins, D. Mimoun, Q. Nenon, G. M. Muñoz Caro, P. Rannou, H. Rauer, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, A. Schneeberger, M. Simons, K. Stephan, T. Van Hoolst, J. Vaverka, M. Wieser and L. Wörner. The Planetary Science Journal 2022, 3(12), 268. doi: 10.3847/PSJ/ac9c03
Life detection in Martian returned samples: correlation between analytical techniques and biological signatures. A. Meneghin, J. R. Brucato, T. Fornaro, G. Poggiali. International Journal of Astrobiology 2022, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550422000106
Detection and Degradation of Adenosine Monophosphate in Perchlorate-Spiked Martian Regolith Analogue, by Deep-Ultraviolet Spectroscopy. J. Razzell Hollis, T. Fornaro, W. Rapin, J. Wade, Á. Vicente-Retortillo, A. Steele, R. Bhartia, L. W. Beegle. Astrobiology 2021. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2020.2362 .
The Astrobiology Laboratory in Arcetri: past and present activities to search for signs of life in space. J. R. Brucato, T. Fornaro, G. Poggiali, M. A. Corazzi, A. Meneghin, D. Paglialunga Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana Journal of the Italian Astronomical Society 2021, 174.
UV Irradiation and Near Infrared Characterization of Laboratory Mars Soil Analog Samples. T. Fornaro, J. Brucato, G. Poggiali, M. A. Corazzi, M. Biczysko, M. Jaber, D. I. Foustoukos , R. M. Hazen, A. Steele. Front. Astron. Space Sci. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2020.539289.
Constraining the preservation of organic compounds in Mars analog nontronites after exposure to acid and alkaline fluids. C. Gil‑Lozano, A. G. Fairén, V. Muñoz‑Iglesias, M. Fernández‑Sampedro, O. Prieto‑Ballesteros, L. Gago‑Duport, E. Losa‑Adams, D. Carrizo, J. L. Bishop , T. Fornaro, E. Mateo‑Martí, Nature Scientific Reports 2020, 10, 15097, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71657-9.
Ultraviolet photoprocessing of glycine adsorbed on various space-relevant minerals. G. Poggiali, T. Fornaro, S. Potenti, M. A. Corazzi, J. R. Brucato, Front. Astron. Space Sci. 2020, doi: 10.3389/fspas.2020.00018.
Catalytic/Protective Properties of Martian Minerals and Implications for Possible Origin of Life on Mars. T. Fornaro, A. Steele, J.R. Brucato, Life 2018, 8, 56, doi:10.3390/life8040056.
Solid State Photochemistry of Hydroxylated Naphthalenes on Minerals: Probing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Transformation Pathways under Astrochemically-Relevant Conditions. S. Potenti, P. Manini, T. Fornaro, G. Poggiali, O. Crescenzi, A. Napolitano, J.R. Brucato, V. Barone, M. d'Ischia, ACS Earth Space Chem. 2018, 2 (10), 977-1000, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00060.
UV Irradiation of Biomarkers Adsorbed on Minerals under Martian-like Conditions: Hints for Life Detection on Mars. T. Fornaro, A. Boosman, J. R. Brucato, I. L. ten Kate, S. Siljeström, G. Poggiali, A. Steele, R. M. Hazen, Icarus 2018, 313, 38-60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.05.001.
J. R. Brucato and T. Fornaro (2018) 'Role of Mineral Surfaces in Prebiotic Processes and Space-like Conditions' in B. Cavalazzi & F. Westall, eds., Biosignatures for Astrobiology, Springer Int. Pub., doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96175-0 .
Binding of Nucleic Acid Components to the Serpentinite-hosted Hydrothermal Mineral Brucite. T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, C. Feuillie, D. A. Sverjensky, R. M. Hazen, R. Brunetto, M. D’Amore, V. Barone, Astrobiology 2018, 18 (8), 989-1007, https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2017.1784.
Prebiotic Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids, Amino Acids and Nucleic Acid Bases from Formamide under Photochemical Conditions. L. Botta, B. M. Bizzarri, D. Piccinino, T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, R. Saladino, The European Physical Journal Plus 2017, 132 (7), 317, https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2017-11631-5.
The Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) Instrument: Characterization of Organic Material in Martian Sediments. F. Goesmann, W. B. Brinckerhoff, F. Raulin, W. Goetz, R. Danell, S. Getty, S. Siljeström, H. Mißbach, H. Steininger, R. D. Jr. Arevalo, A. Buch, C. Freissinet, A. Grubisic, U. J. Meierhenrich, V. Pinnick, F. Stalport, C. Szopa, J. L. Vago, R. Lindner, M. D. Schulte, J. R. Brucato, D. P. Glavin, N. Grand, X. Li, F. H. W. van Amerom, and the MOMA Science Team, Astrobiology 2017, 17(6-7), 655-685.
MOMA: the Challenge to Search for Organics and Biosignatures on Mars. W. Goetz, W. B. Brinckerhoff, R. Arevalo, C. Freissinet, S. Getty, D. P. Glavin, S. Siljeström, A. Buch, F. Stalport, A. Grubisic, X. Li, V. Pinnick, R. Danell, F. H. W. van Amerom, F. Goesmann, H. Steininger, N. Grand, F. Raulin, C. Szopa, U. Meierhenrich, J. R. Brucato and the MOMA Science Team. International Journal of Astrobiology 2016, 15(3), 239-250.
Reliable Vibrational Wavenumbers for C=O and N-H Stretchings of Isolated and Hydrogen-bonded Nucleic Acid Bases. T. Fornaro, M. Biczysko, J. Bloino, V. Barone, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2016, 18, 8479-8490, https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CP07386C.
Toward the Design of Alkynylimidazole Fluorophores: Computational and Experimental Characterization of Spectroscopic Features in Solution and in Poly(methylmethacrylate). V. Barone, F. Bellina, M. Biczysko, J. Bloino, T. Fornaro, C. Latouche, M. Lessi, G. Marianetti, P. Minei, A. Panattoni, A. Pucci, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2015, 17, 26710-26723.
Hydrogen-Bonding Effects on Infrared Spectra from Anharmonic Computations: Uracil-Water Complexes and Uracil Dimers. T. Fornaro, D. Burini, M. Biczysko, V. Barone, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2015, 119 (18), 4224–4236.
Towards Feasible and Comprehensive Computational Protocol for Simulation of the Spectroscopic Properties of Large Molecular Systems: the Anharmonic Infrared Spectrum of Uracil in the Solid State by Reduced Dimensionality/Hybrid VPT2 approach. T. Fornaro, I. Carnimeo, M. Biczysko, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2015, 119 (21), 5313–5326.
Computer Simulation of Prebiotic Systems. T. Fornaro and I. Carnimeo, Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering 2014, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.11025-X.
Dispersion Corrected DFT Approaches for Anharmonic Vibrational Frequency Calculations: Nucleobases and their Dimers. T. Fornaro, M. Biczysko, S. Monti, V. Barone, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2014, 16, 10112 -10128.
Development of Extraction Protocols for Life Detection Biosensor-based Instruments. T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, A. Pucci, S. Branciamore, Planetary and Space Science 2013, 86, 75-79.
Infrared Spectral Investigations of UV Irradiated Nucleobases Adsorbed on Mineral Surfaces. T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, E. Pace, M. Cestelli Guidi, S. Branciamore, A. Pucci, Icarus 2013, 226, 1068-1085.
Adsorption of Nucleic Acid Bases on Magnesium Oxide (MgO). T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, S. Branciamore, A. Pucci, International Journal of Astrobiology 2013, 12 (1), 78-86.

Scientific Books

• T. Fornaro, A. Meneghin, J. R. Brucato (2024) 'Toward permanent settlements on Mars' in C. Verseux, M. Gargaud, K. Lehto & M. Viso, eds., Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement, Springer, eBook ISBN 978-3-031-66881-4, Print ISBN 978-3-031-66880-7. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-66881-4

• J. R. Brucato & T. Fornaro (2019) 'Role of Mineral Surfaces in Prebiotic Processes and Space-like Conditions' in B. Cavalazzi & F. Westall, eds., Biosignatures for Astrobiology, Springer Int. Pub., 183-204. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-96175-0

• T. Fornaro & I. Carnimeo (2014) 'Computer Simulation of Prebiotic Systems', in Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.11025-X

Techno-Scientific Reports:

• N. Dauphas, S. S. Russell, D. Beaty, F. Thiessen, J. Barnes, L. Bonal, J. Bridges, T. Bristow, J. Eiler, L. Ferrière, T. Fornaro, J. Gattacceca, B. Hoffman, E. J. Javaux, T. Kleine, H. Y. McSween, M. Prasad, L. Rampe, M. Schmidt, B. Schoene, K. L. Siebach, J. Stern, N. Tosca (2023) Science priorities for the extraction of the solid MSR samples from their sample tubes. NASA-ESA Mars Rock Team Report 1. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2301.04694

Patents:

• "Dispositivo e metodo per il campionamento e la rilevazione di un agente patogeno nell'aria/Device and method for sampling and detecting a pathogenic agent in the air". F. Esposito, J. R. Brucato, F. Cozzolino, G. Mongelluzzo, C. I. Popa, T. Fornaro, A. Meneghin, D. Paglialunga, G. Pareschi, G. De Cesare, D. Caputo, A. Nascetti, F. Costantini, N. Lovecchio, L. Iannascoli, M. Mirasoli, E. Michelini, M. Guardigli, M. Clerici, D. Trabattoni, M. Biasin, D. Scaccabarozzi. 2020. Number: 102020000018409.

https://hdl.handle.net/11311/1148520

Outreach Publications:

• T. Fornaro, Perseverance rover finds evidence for organics preserved in sulfates on Mars. Nature Astronomy 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-025-02646-z

• T. Fornaro & J. R. Brucato, The search for life in the Solar System passes through the Astrobiology Laboratory of the INAF-Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory. Il Colle Di Galileo 2022, 11(2), 31-40. DOI: 10.36253/cdg-3837. https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/cdg/article/view/13837/12834

Conference Proceedings and Abstracts:

• T. Fornaro, S. Sharma, R. S. Jakubek, G. Poggiali, J. R. Brucato, R. Bhartia, A. Steele, A. E. Murphy, M. Tice, M. D. Schulte, K. P. Hand, M. D. Fries, W. J. Abbey, A. Alberini, D. Alvarado-Jiménez, K. C. Benison, E. L. Berger, S. Biancalani, A. J. Brown, A. Broz, W. P. Buckley, D. K. Buckner, A. S. Burton, S. V. Bykov, E. L. Cardarelli, E. Cloutis, S. A. Connell, C. Garcia-Florentino, F. Gómez, N. C. Haney, C. Lee, V. Lino, P. Manini, F. M. McCubbin, M. Minitti, R. V. Morris, Y. Phua, N. Randazzo, J. Razzell Hollis, F. Renzi, S. Siljeström, J. I. Simon, A. Srivastava, N. Tasinato, K. Uckert, R. C. Wiens, A. Williams, Laboratory Analog Studies Supporting the Organic Interpretation of SHERLOC Raman Detections on the Jezero Crater Floor. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2025. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/1257.pdf

• J. A. Hurowitz, M. M. Tice, A. C. Allwood, M. L. Cable, K. P. Hand, A. E. Murphy, K. Uckert, J. F. Bell III, T. Bosak, A. P. Broz, E. Clave, A. Cousin, S. Davidoff, E. Dehouck, K. A. Farley, S. Gupta, S. E. Hamran, K. Hickman-Lewis, J. R. Johnson, P. S. Jørgensen, L. C. Kah, H. Kalucha, T. V. Kizovski, D. A. Klevang-Pedersen, Y. Liu, F. M. McCubbin, E. L. Moreland, G. Paar, D. A. Paige, A. C. Pascuzzo, M. S. Rice, M. E. Schmidt, K. L. Siebach, S. Siljeström, J. I. Simon, K. M. Stack, A. Steele, N. J. Tosca, A. H. Treiman, S. J. VanBommel, L. A. Wade, B. P. Weiss, R. C. Wiens, K. H. Williford, R. Barnes, P. A. Barr, A. Bechtold, P. Beck, K. Benzerara, S. Bernard, O. Beyssac, R. Bhartia, A. J. Brown, G. Caravaca, E. L. Cardarelli, E. A. Cloutis, A. G. Fairén, D. T. Flannery, T. Fornaro, T. Fouchet, B. Garczynski, F. Goméz, E. M. Hausrath, C. M. Heirwegh, C. D. K. Herd, J. E. Huggett, A. J. Jones, M. W. M. Jones, J. L. Jørgensen, A. Y. Li, J. N. Maki, L. Mandon, N. Mangold, J. A. Manrique-Martinez, J. Martínez-Frias, J. I. Núñez, L. P. O’Neil, B. J. Orenstein, C. Quantin-Nataf, P. Russell, M. D. Schulte, S. Sharma, D. L. Shuster, A. Srivastava, B. V. Wogsland, Z. U. Wolf, The Detection of a Potential Biosignature by the Perseverance Rover on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2025. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/2581.pdf

• S. A. Connell, R. C. Wiens, C. Royer, C. C. Bedford, L. Mandon, S. Siljeström, S. Schroeder, G. M. Martínez, Á. de Vicente-Retortillo Rubalcaba, J. R. Johnson, J. Van Beek, T. Nelson, P. Beck, F. Poulet, E. Dehouck, E. A. Cloutis, D. M. Applin, A. Broz, T. Fornaro, E. Clavé, T. Fouchet, A. Cousin, K. Hand, K. Uckert, J. A. Rodríguez-Manfredi, K. M. Stack, K. Farley, and the Mars 2020 team, Abrasion Dehydration Experiment at Bright Angel, Jezero Crater, using SuperCam onboard Perseverance. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2025. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/1282.pdf

• N. C. Haney, R. V. Morris, R. S. Jakubek, J. V. Clark, J. I. Simon, W. P. Buckley, R. T. Downs, E. B. Rampe, R. M. G. Armytage, A. S. Burton, C. Lee, F. M. McCubbin, A. C. Fox, E. L. Berger, V. M. Tu, P. D. Casbeer, S. A. Mertzman, K. H. Williford, E. L. Scheller, T. Fornaro, S. Siljeström, A. Steele, K. P. Hand, and T. J. Lapen, Multidisciplinary Analyses of Terrestrial Volcanogenic Samples used to Interpret an Inorganic Origin (Anhydrite:Ce3+) for the 304&325-nm Doublet Detected by the Mars 2020 SHERLOC Instrument. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2025. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/2688.pdf

• A. E. Murphy and K. Uckert, K. P. Hand, R. Bhartia, S. V. Bykov, K. Hickman-Lewis, R. S. Jakubek, C. Lee, F. McCubbin, M. E. Minitti, A. Pascuzzo, S. Siljeström, S. Sharma, A. Steele, K. H. Williford, W. Abbey, S. Asher, R. Barnes, P. A. Barr, J. F. Bell III, O. Beyssac, T. Bosak, M. S. Bramble, A. Brown, A. P. Broz, D. Buckner, E. L. Cardarelli, J. Carsten, A. Corpolongo, A. Czaja, S. G. C. Edgington, B. L. Ehlmann, K. A. Farley, T. Fornaro, M. Fries, R. González-Burgos, S. Gupta, N. C. Haney, W. Hug, J. Huggett, J. A. Hurowitz, S. Imbeah, J. Clark, A. J. Jones, L. C. Kah, M. R. Kennedy, S. W. Lee, J. Maki, B. Nixon, J. I. Nunez, J. T. Osterhout, N. D. Phelan, Y. Phua, M. Ravine, J. Razzell Hollis, E. Scheller, M. D. Schulte, M. Sephton, J. Simon, A. Srivastava, K. M. Stack, J. Van Beek, B. P. Weiss, R. Wiens, A. J. Williams, B. V. Wogsland, and R. A. Yingst, Spatially Resolved Complex Organic Matter Detected in an Ancient River Valley in Jezero Crater, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2025. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/2241.pdf

• J. R. Brucato, C. Garcia Florentino, O. McIntosh, T. Fornaro, A. Alberini, S. Biancalani, S. Siljeström, Survivability of Biomolecules Under Energetic Processes for the Identification of Biosignatures on Mars. 16th Europlanet Science Congress 2024. https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2024-302

• S. Sharma, J. T. Osterhout, W. Abbey, Y. Liu, K. Uckert, L. Kah, K. P. Hand, K. A. Farley, A. Steele, K. Williford, R. Bhartia, S. Bykov, M. Minitti, S. Siljeström, T. Fornaro, and the SHERLOC team, Luminescence in Natural Sulfates: An Examination of Analog Samples on Earth with Implications for Mars. The Tenth International Conference on Mars 2024, LPI Contribution No. 3007, id.3514. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/tenthmars2024/pdf/3514.pdf

• S. A. Connell, R. C. Wiens, S. Siljeström, K. Ramo, A. Klidaras, T. Fornaro, A. Steele, E. Scheller, W. Abbey, E. A. Cloutis, Y. Phua, K. Hand, K. Uckert, J. Hurowitz, A. Allwood, M. Cable, M. Tice, E. Cardarelli, E. Clavé, A. Cousin, J. R. Johnson, B. Garczynski, T. Fouchet, L. Mandon, A. Brown, Multi-Instrument Analyses of Carbonate-Bearing Materials in Jezero Crater. The Tenth International Conference on Mars 2024, LPI Contribution No. 3007, id.3443. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/tenthmars2024/pdf/3443.pdf

• D. K. Buckner, J. C. Aponte, G. Cooper, T. Fornaro, D. Foustoukos, A. Murphy, A. C. Schuerger, F. Seguin, S. Sharma, A. Steele, D. Viúdez Moreiras, M. B. Wilhelm, A. J. Williams, Photochemical Production of Short-Chain Carboxylic Acids from Carbonaceous Chondritic Precursors Under Mars-Like Conditions. The Tenth International Conference on Mars 2024, LPI Contribution No. 3007, id.3440. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/tenthmars2024/pdf/3440.pdf

• I. Población, F. Alberquilla, J. Aramendia, L. Coloma, J. Huidobro, I. Martinez-Arkarazo, K. Castro, G. Arana, C. García-Florentino, E. Cloutis, A. M. Ollila, Z. U. Wolf, J. A. Manrique, J. R. Johnson, M. Veneranda, G. López-Reyes, T. Fornaro, A. Alberini, F. Rull, L. García-Gomez, T. Delgado, J. Laserna, J. Martínez-Frías, S. K. Sharma, S. M. Clegg, J. M. Madariaga, T. S. J. Gabriel, A. Cousin, O. Gasnault, S. Maurice and R. C. Wiens and the SuperCam team, Environmental Factors Influencing Sodium Perchlorate Precipitation on Mars. The Tenth International Conference on Mars 2024, LPI Contribution No. 3007, id.3319. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/tenthmars2024/pdf/3319.pdf

• C. Szopa, O. McIntosh, C. Hajlaoui, V. Moulay, C. Freissinet, A. Buch, M. Millan, A.J. Williams, J. M. T. Lewis, J. Eigenbrode, T. Fornaro and J. Brucato, Analysis of Aromatic Acid Salts by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Influence of the Nature of the Cation and Implication for In Situ Detection on Mars. The Tenth International Conference on Mars 2024, LPI Contribution No. 3007, id.3083. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/tenthmars2024/pdf/3083.pdf

• S. Bernard, O. Beyssac, J. A. Manrique, G. Lopez Reyes, A. Ollila, S. Le Mouélic, P. Beck, P. Pilleri, O. Forni, S. Julve Gonzales, M. Veneranda, I. Reyes Rodriguez, J. M. Madariaga, J. Aramenda, K. Castro, E. Clavé, C. Royer, T. Fornaro, B. Bousquet, S. K. Sharma, J. R. Johnson, E. Cloutis, T. Gabriel, P. Y. Meslin, O. Gasnault, A. Cousin, R. C. Wiens and S. Maurice, Degradation of Organics at the Surface of Mars: Evolution of the Raman Signal of the Ertalyte Target Aboard Perseverance. The Tenth International Conference on Mars 2024, LPI Contribution No. 3007, id.3068. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/tenthmars2024/pdf/3068.pdf

• T. Fornaro, A. Alberini, R. S. Jakubek, S. Sharma, G. Poggiali, A. E. Murphy, R. Bhartia, C. Garcia Florentino, A. Steele, J. Razzell Hollis, S. Siljeström, D. K. Buckner, W. J. Abbey, S.V. Bykov, N. C. Haney, R. V. Morris, J. I. Simons, W. P. Buckley, A. C. Fox, M. Biczysko, I. Poblacion, J. Aramendia, J. M. Madariaga, Á. Vicente-Retortillo, K. C. Benison, E. A. Cloutis, D. M. Applin, F. Gómez, A. D. Czaja, M. Minitti, R. C. Wiens, M. Fries, K. P. Hand and J. R. Brucato, Laboratory Investigations to Support Detection of Organics in Sulfates in the Martian Samples Collected by the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover for Future Return to Earth. The Tenth International Conference on Mars 2024, LPI Contribution No. 3007, id.3067. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/tenthmars2024/pdf/3067.pdf

• T. Fornaro, A. Alberini, C. García-Florentino, J. R. Brucato, G. Poggiali, J. M. Madariaga, I. Poblacion, J. Aramendia, S. Siljeström, S. K. Sharma, A. J. Williams, E. A. Cloutis, Are Sulfates Preserving Organics on Mars? Insights from Laboratory UV Irradiation Experiments. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2024. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2024/pdf/1838.pdf

• E. L. Scheller, T. Bosak, F. M. McCubbin, K. Williford, S. Siljeström, R. S. Jakubek, S. A. Eckley, R. V. Morris, S. V. Bykov, T. Kizovski, S. Asher, E. Berger, D. M. Bower, E. L. Cardarelli, B. L. Ehlmann, T. Fornaro, A. Fox, N. Haney, K. Hand, R. Roppel, S. Sharma, A. Steele, K. Uckert, A. G. Yanchilina, O. Beyssac, K. A. Farley, J. Henneke, C. Heirwegh, D. A. K. Pedersen, Y. Liu, M. E. Schmidt, M. Sephton, D. Shuster, B. P. Weiss, Inorganic Interpretation of Luminescent Materials in Jezero Crater's Floor and Delta on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2024. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2024/pdf/1335.pdf

• I. Población, J. Aramendia, J. Huidobro, C. García-Florentino, E. Cloutis, A. M. Ollila, Z. U. Wolf, J. A. Manrique, L. García-Gomez, T. Delgado, S. K. Sharma, L. Coloma, T. Fornaro, A. Alberini, K. Castro, G. Arana, M. Veneranda, G. López-Reyes, F. Rull, J. Laserna, S. M. Clegg, A. Cousin, J. M. Madariaga, T. S. J. Gabriel, S. Maurice, R. C. Wiens, Identifying Perchlorates in Sulfate and Phosphate-Rich Matrixes by Means of Space Analogue Equipment to SuperCam: Challenges and Implications for Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2024. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2024/pdf/1455.pdf

• F. Gómez, D. Toledo, P. Conrad, V. Apestigue, I. Arruego, M. Lemmon, D. Víudez, A. Vicente-Retortillo, G. Martínez, A. Fox, N. Randazzo, A. J. Williams, D. Buckner, A. Steele, T. Fornaro, J. Pla-García, M. de la Torre-Juárez, J. A. Rodríguez-Manfredi, MEDA team, UV environment at Jezero crater measured by the Radiation and Dust sensor RDS-MEDA onboard Perseverance Rover: Astrobiological implications. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2023. https://baas.aas.org/pub/2023n8i318p03/release/1

• A. J. Williams, J. L. Eigenbrode, M. Millan, J. C. Stern, C. Freissinet, S. Sharma, D. Archer, S. Bernard, T. Bosak, A. J. Brown, L. Chou, D. Flannery, T. Fornaro, A. Fox, D. P. Glavin, C. H. House, J. M. T. Lewis, J. I. Núñez, R. E. Summons, C. Szopa, B. P. Weiss, A. Yanchilina, The Organics on Mars. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2023. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1268725

• C. Szopa, O. McIntosh, C. Freissinet, A. Buch, M. Millan, A. J. Williams, T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, Search for organic molecules on the surface of Mars: influence of the cation on the analysis of aromatic acids salts with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and implications for Mars. 55th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences 2023, id. 108.07. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 55, No. 8 e-id 2023n8i108p07. https://baas.aas.org/pub/2023n8i108p07/release/1

• F. Gómez, D. Toledo, P. Conrad, V. Apestigue, I. Arruego, M. Lemmon, D. Víudez, Á. Vicente-Retortillo, G. Martínez, A. C. Fox, N. Randazzo, A. J. Williams, D. K. Buckner, A. Steele, T. Fornaro, J. Pla-García, M. de la Torre-Juárez, J. A. Rodríguez-Manfredi, and MEDA team, UV environment at Jezero crater measured by the Radiation and Dust sensor RDS-MEDA onboard Perseverance Rover: Astrobiological implications. 55th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences 2023, id. 318.03. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 55, No. 8 e-id 2023n8i318p03. https://baas.aas.org/pub/2023n8i318p03/release/1

• T. Fornaro, The search for Life on Mars. 109° Congresso Nazionale SIF 2023. https://static.sif.it/SIF/resources/public/files/congr23/atti_congresso_109.pdf

• J. A. Manrique, G. Lopez-Reyes, M. Veneranda, T. Fornaro, J. M. Madariaga, J. A. Sanz-Arranz, S. Julve-Gonzalez, I. Reyes-Rodríguez, E. Pascual-Sánchez, R. Wiens, S. Maurice, F. Rull-Perez, Simulcam Instrument. a Standof Raman Setup for Planetary Exploration Simulation. Seventh edition of the Spanish Meeting of Planetary Sciences and Exploration of the Solar System (7th CPESS) 2023, id.80598. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023pses.conf80598M/abstract

• T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, G. Poggiali, A. Alberini, C. Garcia Florentino, R. S. Jakubek, M. Fries, S. Sharma, A. E. Murphy, L. Coloma, J. Aramendia, J. M. Madariaga, A. Steele, S. Siljeström, A. D. Czaja, R. Bhartia, A. Ollila, S. Clegg, G. Lopez-Reyes, J. A. Manrique, O. Beyssac, S. Bernard, E. Clavé, A. Brown, R. Wiens, Laboratory Investigations of Spectroscopic Features for Organo-Sulfate Complexes to Support Organics Identification in the Samples Analyzed by the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover and Inspect the Astrobiological Relevance of the Samples to Be Returned to Earth. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/1146.pdf

• K. C. Benison, T. Bosak, B. C. Clark, A. D. Czaja, T. Fornaro, K. K. Gill, F. Gómez, C. D. K. Herd, M. B. Madsen, J. Martinez-Frias, J. I. Núñez, N. Randazzo, and S. Siljeström, Biosignature Potential and Possible Environmental Indicators of Sulfate-rich Rocks from Hogwallow Flats and Yori Pass, Jezero Crater Delta Front, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/2570.pdf

• N. Randazzo, J.I. Simon, M. Tuite, D. Flannery, C.D.K. Herd, T. Fornaro, S. Benaroya, D.G. Froese, S. Eckley, J. Harvey, F.M. McCubbin, J. Pumple, E.W. O’Neal, A. B. Regberg, R.A. Zeigler, Preparing for Analysis of Returned Mars Samples through Collaborative Analysis of High Fidelity Analogs. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/1895.pdf

• F. K. Thiessen, S. S. Russell, N. Dauphas, J. J. Barnes, L. Bonal, J. C. Bridges, T. Bristow, J. Eiler, L. Ferrière, T. Fornaro, J. Gattacceca, B. Hoffman, E. J. Javaux, T. Kleine, H. Y. McSween, M. Prasad, E. Rampe, M. E. Schmidt, B. Schoene, K. L. Siebach, J. Stern, N. Tosca, and D. Beaty, Options for Post-Landing Extraction of Solid-Core Samples from the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return Mission. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/2296.pdf

• S. Siljeström, A. D. Czaja, A. Corpolongo, E.L., Berger, E. Cardarelli, R. Barthia, S. Bykov, S. Sharma, A. Steele, P. Conrad, R. Roppel, R. Jaubeck, A. Y. Li, E. Scheller, J. Razzell Hollis, R. Morris, T. Fornaro, S. Asher, K. Moore, Y. Liu, N. Randazzo, K. Steadman, A. Fox, L. DeFlores, A. Yanchilina, W. Abbey, C. Lee, C. Rodriguez, M. Wu, K. Winchell, S. Imbeah, B. Bleefeld and M. Minitti, Sulfate Alteration in the Crater Floor of Jezero Crater, Mars as Observed by Mars 2020 SHERLOC and PIXL Instruments. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/2219.pdf

• E. Clavé, O. Beyssac, G. LopezReyes, A. Ollila, T. Fornaro, P. Willis, B. Bousquet, S. Schröder, K. Williford, R.C. Wiens, S. Maurice & the SuperCam Team, Interpreting the Continuum Signal in the Raman Spectra Acquired with SuperCam in Jezero Crater, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/1898.pdf

• T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, G. Poggiali, A. Alberini, C. Garcia Florentino, R. S. Jakubek, M. Fries, S. Sharma, A. E. Murphy, R. Bhartia, A. Ollila, S. Clegg, G. Lopez-Reyes, J. A. Manrique, O. Beyssac, R. Wiens, Detectability of Aromatic Organics in Sulfates by the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. XVIII Congresso Nazionale di Scienze Planetarie 2023. https://www.scienzeplanetarie.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Abstracts_Book_Oral_CNSP2023.pdf

• J. R. Brucato, M. A. Corazzi, G. Poggiali, T. Fornaro, S. Pirrotta, J. I. Mortimer, P. Reiss, D. J. Heather, Water Desorption from Lunar Sample Analogues to Support the ESA PROSPECT Instrument Development. XVIII Congresso Nazionale di Scienze Planetarie 2023. https://www.scienzeplanetarie.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Abstracts_Book_Oral_CNSP2023.pdf

• A. Alberini, C. Garcia Florentino, G. Poggiali, J. Brucato, T. Fornaro, UV Irradiation Experiments of Organo-Sulfate Martian Analog Samples to Support Detection of Organics on Mars by the NASA Mars2020 and ESA ExoMars Rovers. XVIII Congresso Nazionale di Scienze Planetarie 2023. https://www.scienzeplanetarie.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Abstracts_Book_Oral_CNSP2023.pdf

• T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, G. Poggiali, A. Alberini, C. Garcia Florentino, R. S. Jakubek, M. Fries, S. Sharma, A. E. Murphy, L. Coloma, J. Aramendia, J. M. Madariaga, A. Steele, S. Siljeström, Andrew D. Czaja, R. Bhartia, A. Ollila, S. Clegg, G. Lopez-Reyes, J. A. Manrique, O. Beyssac, S. Bernard, R. Wiens, Laboratory Analog Experiments to Support Detection of Organics by the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2022. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm22/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1104322

• A. Corpolongo, R. S. Jakubek, W. Abbey, S. A. Asher, D. Baker, L. W. Beegle, E. L. Berger, R. Bhartia, A. J. Brown, A. Burton, S. Bykov, E. Cardarelli, P. G. Conrad, A. D. Czaja, L. P. DeFlores, D. Flannery, T. Fornaro, M. Fries, N. C. Haney, K. Hickman-Lewis, L. C. Kah, C. Lee, F. McCubbin, M. E. Minitti, R. V. Morris, J. Razzell Hollis, R. D. Roppel, E. Linghan Scheller, S. Sharma, S. Shkolyar, S. Siljeström, K. B. Steadman, A. Steele, K. Uckert, B. Wogsland, A. Yanchilina, SHERLOC Raman Mineral Detections of the Mars 2020 Crater Floor Campaign. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2022. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm22/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1133208

• O. McIntosh, C. Garcia-Florentino, T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, Undecanoic Acid in Vermiculite: Detection, Characterization and UV Degradation Studies for Biosignature Identification on Mars. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2022. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm22/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1071248

• S. Sharma, R. D. Roppel, A. Murphy, L. W. Beegle, R. Bhartia, A. Steele, J. Razzell Hollis, S. Siljeström, F. McCubbin, S. A. Asher, W. Abbey, A. Allwood, E. L. Berger, B. L. Bleefeld, A. Burton, S. Bykov, E. Cardarelli, P. G. Conrad, A. Corpolongo, A. D. Czaja, L. P. DeFlores, K. S. Edgett, K. A. Farley, T. Fornaro, A. Fox, A. G. Fairen, M. Fries, D. Harker, K. Hickman-Lewis, J. Huggett, S. Imbeah, R. S. Jakubek, L. C. Kah, C. Lee, Y. Liu, A. Magee, M. E. Minitti, K. R. Moore, A. Pascuzzo, C. Rodriguez Sanchez-Vahamonde, E. Scheller, S. Shkolyar, K. Stack, K. B. Steadman, M. Tuite, K. Uckert, A. Werynski, R. C. Wiens, A. J. Williams, K. Winchell, M. R. Kennedy, A. Yanchilina, Mapping Organic-Mineral Associations in Jezero crater. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2022. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm22/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1048183

• T. Fornaro, M. Guzman, X. Li, C. Freissinet, F. van Amerom, A. Buch, J. Brucato, S. Siljestrom, F. Stalport, R. Danell, D. Kaplan, C. Szopa, F. Raulin, S. Getty, W. Brinckerhoff, F. Goesmann, and the MOMA team, Detection of Organic Compounds in Martian Regolith Analogs: Links between LDMS and GCMS analysis of the MOMA instrument onboard the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover. Astrobiology Science Conference 2022. https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon21/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1031245

• G. Poggiali, T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, A. Alberini, Reflectance Near InfraRed Database of Mineral-Organic Analog Sample in Support of SuperCam Instrument On Board Mars2020 Perseverance and Future Rover Exploration of Mars Surface. Astrobiology Science Conference 2022. https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon21/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1025928

• J. R. Brucato, C. Garcia Florentino, A. Alberini, T. Fornaro, J. M. Madariaga, G. Poggiali, L-histidine in Saponite: Detection, Characterization and UV Degradation Studies for Biosignature Identification on Mars. 16th Europlanet Science Congress 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2022-584

• D. Heather, R. Fisackerly, R. Trautner, B. Houdou, S. Boazman, S. Barber, P. Reiss, F. Abernethy, M. Anand, S. Besse, N. Bowles, J. Brucato, A. Calzada-Diaz, J. Carpenter, L. Chipperfield, B. Cohen, A. Cowley, I. Crawford, G. Cremonese, M. C. De Sanctis, S. Di Angelis, K. Donaldson-Hanna, C. Espejel, M. Ferrari, R. Fisackerly, M. Formisano, T. Fornaro, E. Fueri, F. Goesmann, L. Grill, C. Gscheidle, C. Hissler, H. Q. Hoang, K. Joy, A. Kereszturi, J. Klaus, J.-A. Lamamy, M. Lavagna, M. Leese, V. Lopez-Diaz, P. Lunghi, D. Martin, F. McDonald, J. McDonnell, A. Meneghin, G. Meogrossi, A. Morse, J. Mortimer, L. Pfister, J. Prinetto, A. Rusconi, G. Sangiovanni, H. Sargeant, N. Schmitz, J. Schwanethal, C. Schwartz, E. Sefton-Nash, S. Sheridan, R. Tartèse, S. Verchovsky, U. Walter, T. Warren, K. Zacny, The ESA PROSPECT Payload: Science Activities and Development Status. 16th Europlanet Science Congress 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2022-533

• N. Kopacz, M. A. Corazzi, G. Poggiali, E. Camprubi-Casas, A. von Essen, T. Fornaro, J. Brucato, I. L. ten Kate, The photochemical evolution of meteoritic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in clay environments on prebiotic Earth and Mars. 16th Europlanet Science Congress 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2022-565

• C. Azémard, F. Stalport, D. Kaplan, R. Danell, C. Szopa, A. Buch, N. Chaouche, C. Freissinet, F. van Amerom, N. Grand, P. Zapf, F. Raulin, M. Guzman, T. Fornaro, X. Li, A. Grubisic, S. Siljeström, H. Cottin, W. B. Brinckerhoff, F. Goesmann, Analytical capabilities of the MOMA GC-MS instrument of the Exomars mission assessed from the analysis of a variety of samples with the Engineering Test Units (ETU). 16th Europlanet Science Congress 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2022-1008

• O. Mousis, A. Bouquet, Y. Langevin, N. André, G. Durry, P. Hartogh, J. Helbert, L. Iess, S. Kempf, A. Masters, F. Postberg, J.-B. Renard, P. Vernazza, A. Vorburger, P. Wurz, D.H. Atkinson, M. Berthomier, J. Brucato, S. Barabash, M. Cable, J. Carter, S. Cazaux, A. Coustenis, G. Danger, V. Dehant, T. Fornaro, P. Garnier, T. Gautier, O. Groussin, L. Hadid, J.-C. Ize, I. Kolmasova, J.-P. Lebreton, S. Le Maistre, E. Lellouch, J.I. Lunine, K.E. Mandt, Z. Martins, D. Mimoun, Q. Nenon, G.M. Munoz Caro, P. Rannou, H. Rauer, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, M. Simons, K. Stephan, T. Van Holst, J. Vaverka, M. Wieser, L. Wörner, Moonraker - an Enceladus Multiple Flyby Mission Submitted to the ESA 2021 M-class Call. 16th Europlanet Science Congress 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2022-329

• E. L. Scheller, J. Razzell Hollis, E. L. Cardarelli, A. Steele, L. W. Beegle, R. Bhartia, P. Conrad, K. Uckert, S. Sharma, B. L. Ehlmann, S. Asher, E. L. Berger, A. S. Burton, S. Bykov, T. Fornaro, A. C. Fox, M. Fries, L. C. Kah, T. Kizovski, F. M. McCubbin, K. Moore, R. Roppel, S. O. Shkolyar, S. Siljeström, A. J. Williams, B. Wogsland, R. C. Wiens, and the SHERLOC team, First-results from the Perseverance SHERLOC investigation: Aqueous alteration processes and implications for organic geochemistry in Jezero crater, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2022. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2022/pdf/1652.pdf

• A. J. Williams, W. Abbey, T. Bosak, A. J. Brown, A. Burton, T. Fornaro, A. Fox, S. Gupta, K. P. Hand, J. Razzell Hollis, C. Lee, K. Reed Moore, S. Neveu, R. C. Wiens, P. A. Willis, M.-P. Zorzano, K. A. Farley, Influence of Sedimentology and Mineralogy on the Potential for Organics Detection in the Rock Record at Jezero Crater, Mars. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2021. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/921879

• T. Fornaro, G. Poggiali, M. A. Corazzi, C. Garcia, G. Dimitri, J. R. Brucato, Search for molecular biosignatures on Mars: laboratory simulations of UV irradiation of molecule-mineral complexes. European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2021, doi: 10.5194/espc2021-705.

• M. Lavagna, J. R. Brucato, J. Prinetto, A. Capannolo, M. Bechini, G. Zanotti, F. Fiore, A. Meneghin, T. Fornaro, D. Paglialunga, R. Piazzolla, The TASTE mission: In situ DEIMOS terrain analyzer with smalls and miniturized lander. European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2021, doi: 10.5194/espc2021-461.

• I. Torre-Fdez, T. Fornaro, J. Aramendia, A. Ollila, Analysis of organic compounds in Mars soil analog samples using SuperCam-Raman of Mars2020. In: vEGU21, the 23rd EGU General Assembly. 19–30 April, 2021, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-8701.

• J. R. Hollis, H. M. Sapers, D. Rheingold, S. Ireland, T. Fornaro, P. Martin, W. Rapin, J. Wade, Á. Vicente-Retortillo, R. Bhartia, W. Abbey, L. W. Beegle, Deep-UV Raman Spectroscopy for Planetary Science: Searching for Signs of Life on Mars. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 2020, abstract #P027-0004, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020AGUFMP027.0004R/abstract.

• C. Szopa, F. Goesmann, W. Brinckerhoff, F. Raulin, C. Freissinet, M. Guzman, S. Getty, N. Grand, F. Stalport, H. Cottin, N. Chaouche, Y. He, W. Goetz, M. Reinhardt, F. Van Amerom, R.M. Danell, A. Grubisic, X. Li, D. Kaplan, T. Fornaro, J. Brucato, S. Siljeström, and the MOMA team, Search for Organic Molecules at Oxia Planum with the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) Investigation Onboard the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2020, (2326), 2231, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2020/pdf/2231.pdf.

• G. Poggiali, J. Brucato, E. Dotto, S. Ieva, M. A. Barucci, M. Pajola, T. Fornaro, M. A. Corazzi, A. Meneghin, D. Paglialunga, Mid-infrared (5─ 25 μm) reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous meteorites and minerals at cryogenic temperatures in support of remote sensing data interpretation. AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting, Oct 2020, abstract id. 104.06, Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 104-06, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020DPS....5210406P/abstract.

• M. A. Corazzi, J. Brucato, G. Poggiali, D. Fedele, T. Fornaro, Temperature-Programmed Desorption of prebiotic molecules from micrometric grains in simulated space conditions. AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting, Oct 2020. abstract id. 209.08, Vol. 52, No. 6, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020DPS....5220908C/abstract.

• T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, I. L. ten Kate, S. Siljeström, A. Steele, G. D. Cody and R. M. Hazen, Multi-Technique Analysis of “Synthetic” Extraterrestrial Analogs as Test-bed for Detection of Molecular Biomarkers in Planetary Contexts. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 10-14 December 2018, Washington DC, USA, abstract #P51C-13, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018AGUFM.P51C..13F.

• J. R. Brucato, G. Poggiali, S. Ieva, E. Dotto, D. Perna, T. Fornaro, E. Mazzotta Epifani, M. Pajola and M. A. Barucci, Laboratory Reflectance Measurements of Hydrated, Anhydrous and Oxide Minerals at Cryogenic Temperatures in support of OSIRIS-REx Spectroscopic Data Analysis. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 10-14 December 2018, Washington DC, USA, abstract #P31H-3807, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018AGUFM.P31H3807B.

• G. Poggiali, J. R. Brucato, T. Fornaro, M. A. Corazzi, Laboratory studies on thermal modification of mineral reflectance spectra in support of OSIRIS-Rex mission. European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2018, 16-21 September 2018, Berlin, Germany, id.EPSC2018-902, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018EPSC...12..902P.

• T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, I. L. ten Kate, S. Siljeström, A. Steele, G. D. Cody and R. M. Hazen, Preparation, characterization and UV irradiation of Mars soil analogues under Martian conditions to support detection of molecular biomarkers. Second International Mars Sample Return, 25-27 April 2018, Berlin, Germany, LPI Contribution No. 2071, 2018, id.6057, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018LPICo2071.6057F.

• S. Siljeström, T. Fornaro, D. Greenwalt, A. Steele, Spatial mapping of organic carbon in returned samples from Mars. Second International Mars Sample Return, 25-27 April 2018, Berlin, Germany, LPI Contribution No. 2071, 2018, id.6104, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018LPICo2071.6104S.

• T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, I. L. ten Kate, A. Steele, G. D. Cody and R. M. Hazen, Laboratory simulations of Martian conditions: hints for detection of molecular biomarkers on Mars. EGU General Assembly 2018, 8-13 April 2018, Vienna, Austria, Vol. 20, EGU2018-524-1, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018EGUGA..20..524F.

• I. L. ten Kate, A. Boosman, T. Fornaro, H. E King, K. A. Kopacz, M. Wolthers, Photodegradation of selected organics on Mars. European Planetary Science Congress 2017, 17-22 September 2017, Riga, Latvia, id. EPSC2017-857, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017EPSC...11..857T.

• T. Fornaro, Spectroscopic Studies of Molecular Systems relevant in Astrobiology. PhD Thesis, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, 2016, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016PhDT........32F.

• T. Fornaro, J.R. Brucato, M. Biczysko, V. Barone, Nucleic Acid Components adsorbed on mineral surfaces: A test bed for searching signs of life on Mars. V Workshop of the Italian Astrobiology Society – Life in a Cosmic Context, 15-17 September 2015, Trieste, Italy, http://wwwuser.oats.inaf.it/vladilo/astrobio15/Contributions/Fornaro_abs.pdf.

• T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, M. Biczysko, V. Barone, C. Feuillie, D. A. Sverjensky and R. M. Hazen, Studies of nucleobases binding mechanisms to minerals, their stability and reactivity under prebiotic and space-like conditions. Astrobiology Science Conference 2015 – Habitability, Habitable Worlds, and Life, 15-19 June 2015, Chicago, Illinois (USA), https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2015/pdf/7405.pdf.

• J. R. Brucato, T. Fornaro, Infrared spectral investigations of UV irradiated nucleobases adsorbed on mineral surfaces. European Planetary Science Congress 2014, 7-12 September 2014, Cascais, Portugal, EPSC Abstracts, Vol. 9, id. EPSC2014-185, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014EPSC....9..185B.

• J. R. Brucato, E. Pace, A. Pucci, S. Branciamore, M. Cestelli Guidi, T. Fornaro, Infrared spectral investigations of UV irradiated nucleobases adsorbed on mineral surfaces. 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 2-10 August 2014, Moscow, Russia, abstract id.# F3.2-41-14, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014cosp...40E.417B.

• V. Barone, M. Biczysko, J. Bloino, I. Carnimeo, T. Fornaro, Anharmonic IR Spectra of Biomolecules: Nucleobases and their Oligomers. 69th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, 16-20 June 2014, Urbana-Champaign, USA, abstract id.#RC11, http://hdl.handle.net/2142/50951.

• J. R. Brucato, T. Fornaro, A. Pucci, S. Branciamore, Extraction Protocols for Life Marker Chip-Style instruments. EGU General Assembly 2013, 7-12 April 2013, Vienna, Austria, id. EGU2013-9193, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013EGUGA..15.9193B.

• T. Fornaro, J. R. Brucato, A. Pucci, G. Baratta, S. Branciamore, Biomarkers: how detect life on mineral matrix. 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 14-22 July 2012, Mysore, India, abstract F4.5-10-12, p.554, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012cosp...39..554F.

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