Member Since 1992
Ariel D. Anbar
Professor, Arizona State University
Ariel Anbar is a scientist and educator interested in Earth’s past and future as an inhabited world, and the prospects for life beyond. His group develops novel geochemical methods to study topics ranging from the chemical evolution of the environment to human disease. Anbar directed ASU's Astrobiology Program from 2009 – 2015 and directs the Center for Education Through Exploration. A graduate of Harvard (1989) and Caltech (1996), he moved from the University of Rochester to ASU in 2004.
Professional Experience
Arizona State University
Professor
2004 - Present
University of Rochester
Assistant/Associate Professor
1996 - 2004
Education
California Institute of Technology
Masters
1991
Harvard University
Bachelors
1989
California Institute of Technology
Doctorate
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Honors & Awards
Carl Sagan Lecture
Received December 2022
Union Fellow
Received December 2021
Citation
For developing novel biogeochemical methods that enabled studies of Earth’s earliest life and its relationships with the co-evolving environment
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Current Roles
Member
College of Fellows Executive Committee
Chair
College of Fellows Distinguished Lecture Series Committee
Publications
Up in Smoke: Most Aerosolized Fe From Biomass Burning Does N...
September 09, 2023
Geochemical and Hydrographic Evolution of the Late Devonian ...
August 22, 2023
Source apportionment of aerosol iron in the marine environme...
November 04, 2013
Iron isotope and trace metal records of iron cycling in the ...
August 29, 2012
AGU Abstracts
The Value of Training Hawaiian Educators to Create Their Own ESS Virtual Tours
EMPOWERING A DIVERSE AND GLOBAL EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT I ORAL
education | 15 december 2023
A Joseph J. Tamer, Kainalu Steward, Emilio Macalal...
Earth and Space Science phenomena can be understood through multiple lenses, but educational materials can only include the perspectives that the crea...
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Polar Explorer: A place-based virtual learning environment for STEM undergraduate education
ARCTIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: EFFECTIVE WAYS OF ENGAGING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN ARCTIC SCIENCE ORAL
education | 13 december 2023
Deborah N. Huntzinger, Chris Mead, Geoffrey Bruce,...
Climate warming is transforming the Arctic and thawing permafrost. Teaching students about the consequences of a warming Arctic is difficult because o...
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Tour It: Empowering educators with a new user-friendly storytelling medium to create their own virtual field trips
AMAZING TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO STEAM I POSTER
education | 13 december 2023
Geoffrey Bruce, Jessica L. Swann, Sina Kirk, Melan...
Virtual Field Trips (VFTs) are a valuable teaching tool for educators working in field sciences. Whereas in-person field trips are powerful in their o...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2025
Chair
College of Fellows Distinguished Lecture Series Committee
2024 - 2025
Member
College of Fellows Executive Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
College of Fellows Distinguished Lecturers - Earth Covering
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