Emily First
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
Research Focus
About Emily
I am a new 51 Pegasi b Fellow, based at Cornell University. My academic training has been in volcanology and planetary science, from a PhD at the University of Hawaii where I investigated lavas from the Earth and Mars to a postdoc at Brown University where I conducted laboratory experiments on lunar magmas. My new project branches out to the world of spectroscopy and exoplanets. Using my expertise in igneous petrology and mineralogy, I will be gathering infrared spectra, along with detailed textural and mineralogical data, for a large suite of igneous rocks. The end goal is to create a database with sufficient breadth and detail for use in interpreting exoplanet data for years to come. More research, teaching, and outreach activities are highlighted on my personal website.
Honors
2020-2023 - 51 Pegasi b Fellow, Heising-Simons Foundation
2017 - Geological Society of America Lipman Research Award
2017 - Geological Society of America MGPV Division Student Award
2013, 2016 - ARCS Foundation Scholar, Honolulu, HI
2011-2013 - Fred M. Bullard Graduate Fellowship, University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Education
Postdoc
Cornell University, 12/2020
Brown University, 04/2018 - 11/2020
Ph.D.
Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 12/2017
Bachelor's
Geology, University of Georgia, 05/2011
