Dr Sammy Griffin
- Research Associate (Earth Sciences)
- Widening Participation Postgraduate Tutor (External Relations)
email:
Sammy.Griffin@glasgow.ac.uk
Molema Building, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Biography
PhD Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
MSc Geology, University of Canterbury, NZ
BSc Geology and Chemistry endorsed with Environmental Science, University of Canterbury, NZ
Publications
2023
Griffin, S. , Udry, A., Daly, L. , Forman, L. V., Lee, M. R. and Cohen, B. E. (2023) Investigating the igneous petrogenesis of Martian volcanic rocks using augite quantitative textural analysis of the Yamato nakhlites. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 58(1), pp. 63-84. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13934)
2022
O'Brien, Á. C. et al. (2022) Using organic contaminants to constrain the terrestrial journey of the martian meteorite Lafayette. Astrobiology, 22(11), pp. 1351-1362. (doi: 10.1089/ast.2021.0180) (PMID:36264546) (PMCID:PMC9618387)
Griffin, S. et al. (2022) Constraints on the emplacement of Martian nakhlite igneous rocks and their source volcano from advanced micro-petrofabric analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127(6), e2021JE007080. ]. (doi: 10.1029/2021JE007080)
Griffin, S. , Daly, L. , Piazolo, S., Forman, L.V., Cohen, B.E., Lee, M.R. , Trimby, P.W., Baumgartner, R.J., Benedix, G.K. and Hoefnagels, B. (2022) Can the magmatic conditions of the Martian nakhlites be discerned via investigation of clinopyroxene and olivine intra-crystalline misorientations? Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127(6), e2021JE007082. (doi: 10.1029/2021JE007082)
2019
Daly, L. et al. (2019) Boom boom pow: shock-facilitated aqueous alteration and evidence for two shock events in the Martian nakhlite meteorites. Science Advances, 5(9), eaaw5549. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw5549)
Daly, L. et al. (2019) Understanding the emplacement of Martian volcanic rocks using petrofabrics of the nakhlite meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 520, pp. 220-230. (doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.05.050)
Forman, L.V. et al. (2019) Macroscale and Microscale Fabric Analysis of Allende. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Sapporo, Japan, 7-12 Jul 2019.
Griffin, S. , Daly, L. , Lee, M.R. and Cohen, B.E. (2019) The Yamato Nakhlites: A Case Study for Three Dimensional Analysis. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Sapporo, Japan, 7-12 Jul 2019.
Griffin, S. , Lee, M.R. , Cohen, B.E. and Daly, L. (2019) Crystallisation and Alteration of the Yamato Nakhlites. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Sapporo, Japan, 7-12 Jul 2019.
Daly, L. , Lee, M.R. , Bagot, P., Halpin, J., Smith, W., McFadzean, S., O'Brien, A.C., Griffin, S. and Cohen, B.E. (2019) Exploring Mars at the Nanoscale: Applications of Transmission Electron Microscopy and Atom Probe Tomography in Planetary Exploration. 16th European Workshop on Modern Developments and Applications in Microbeam Analysis (EMAS2019), Trondheim, Norway, 19-23 May 2019.
2018
Lee, M.R. , Daly, L. , Cohen, B.E. , Hallis, L.J. , Griffin, S. , Trimby, P., Boyce, A. and Mark, D.F. (2018) Aqueous alteration of the Martian meteorite Northwest Africa 817: Probing fluid–rock interaction at the nakhlite launch site. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 53(11), pp. 2395-2412. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13136)
Griffin, S. , Daly, L. , Lee, M.R. and Cohen, B.E. (2018) Characterising Shock Deformation of the Martian Crust by Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) Analysis of the Nakhlite Meteorites Governador Valadares and NWA 998. EMAS 2018 - Microbeam Analysis in the Earth Sciences, Bristol, UK, 04-07 Sep 2018.
2017
Griffin, S. , Cohen, B.E. , Lee, M.R. and Kirby, S. (2017) Reassessing the Geochemical Evolution of the Nakhlite Meteorites as Multiple Martian lava Flows. 1st British Planetary Science Congress, Glasgow, UK, 3-5 Dec 2017.
Griffin, S. , Horton, T. W. and Oze, C. (2017) Origin of warm springs in Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. Applied Geochemistry, 86, pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2017.09.013)
Articles
Griffin, S. , Udry, A., Daly, L. , Forman, L. V., Lee, M. R. and Cohen, B. E. (2023) Investigating the igneous petrogenesis of Martian volcanic rocks using augite quantitative textural analysis of the Yamato nakhlites. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 58(1), pp. 63-84. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13934)
O'Brien, Á. C. et al. (2022) Using organic contaminants to constrain the terrestrial journey of the martian meteorite Lafayette. Astrobiology, 22(11), pp. 1351-1362. (doi: 10.1089/ast.2021.0180) (PMID:36264546) (PMCID:PMC9618387)
Griffin, S. et al. (2022) Constraints on the emplacement of Martian nakhlite igneous rocks and their source volcano from advanced micro-petrofabric analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127(6), e2021JE007080. ]. (doi: 10.1029/2021JE007080)
Griffin, S. , Daly, L. , Piazolo, S., Forman, L.V., Cohen, B.E., Lee, M.R. , Trimby, P.W., Baumgartner, R.J., Benedix, G.K. and Hoefnagels, B. (2022) Can the magmatic conditions of the Martian nakhlites be discerned via investigation of clinopyroxene and olivine intra-crystalline misorientations? Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127(6), e2021JE007082. (doi: 10.1029/2021JE007082)
Daly, L. et al. (2019) Boom boom pow: shock-facilitated aqueous alteration and evidence for two shock events in the Martian nakhlite meteorites. Science Advances, 5(9), eaaw5549. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw5549)
Daly, L. et al. (2019) Understanding the emplacement of Martian volcanic rocks using petrofabrics of the nakhlite meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 520, pp. 220-230. (doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.05.050)
Lee, M.R. , Daly, L. , Cohen, B.E. , Hallis, L.J. , Griffin, S. , Trimby, P., Boyce, A. and Mark, D.F. (2018) Aqueous alteration of the Martian meteorite Northwest Africa 817: Probing fluid–rock interaction at the nakhlite launch site. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 53(11), pp. 2395-2412. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13136)
Griffin, S. , Horton, T. W. and Oze, C. (2017) Origin of warm springs in Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. Applied Geochemistry, 86, pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2017.09.013)
Conference or Workshop Item
Forman, L.V. et al. (2019) Macroscale and Microscale Fabric Analysis of Allende. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Sapporo, Japan, 7-12 Jul 2019.
Griffin, S. , Daly, L. , Lee, M.R. and Cohen, B.E. (2019) The Yamato Nakhlites: A Case Study for Three Dimensional Analysis. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Sapporo, Japan, 7-12 Jul 2019.
Griffin, S. , Lee, M.R. , Cohen, B.E. and Daly, L. (2019) Crystallisation and Alteration of the Yamato Nakhlites. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Sapporo, Japan, 7-12 Jul 2019.
Daly, L. , Lee, M.R. , Bagot, P., Halpin, J., Smith, W., McFadzean, S., O'Brien, A.C., Griffin, S. and Cohen, B.E. (2019) Exploring Mars at the Nanoscale: Applications of Transmission Electron Microscopy and Atom Probe Tomography in Planetary Exploration. 16th European Workshop on Modern Developments and Applications in Microbeam Analysis (EMAS2019), Trondheim, Norway, 19-23 May 2019.
Griffin, S. , Daly, L. , Lee, M.R. and Cohen, B.E. (2018) Characterising Shock Deformation of the Martian Crust by Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) Analysis of the Nakhlite Meteorites Governador Valadares and NWA 998. EMAS 2018 - Microbeam Analysis in the Earth Sciences, Bristol, UK, 04-07 Sep 2018.
Griffin, S. , Cohen, B.E. , Lee, M.R. and Kirby, S. (2017) Reassessing the Geochemical Evolution of the Nakhlite Meteorites as Multiple Martian lava Flows. 1st British Planetary Science Congress, Glasgow, UK, 3-5 Dec 2017.