Clive Neal

Areas of Interest

My research uses petrology, geochemistry, and more recently geophysics to investigate the origin and evolution of the Moon and large igneous provinces, i.e., “supervolcanoes.” In recent years I have become more active in human space exploration, primarily on the Moon, but with the goal of getting humans further out into the Solar System. Current research areas include:

• Human exploration of the Moon
• Origin and Evolution of the Moon
• Lunar Basalt Petrogenesis through Crystal Stratigraphy
• Formation of Impact Melts
• Geophysical Instrumentation and Investigations of the Moon
• Origin and Evolution of Large Igneous Provinces
• Evaluation of lunar resources and utilization