Welcome to the Piston-cylinder Lab of Dr. Andrea Koziol

Here are two images of the piston-cylinder apparatus.

All various run parts have to individually made to size. Note how small the platinum sample capsule is.

My recent work with Dr. Adrian Brearley has made quite a stir. See

Koziol, A.M. and Brearley, A.J. (2002) A non-biological origin for the nanophase magnetite grains in ALH84001: Experimental results. In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII, Abstract # 1672. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM). Download pdf version

for our insights n the ALH84001 mars meteorite. Some press links:

Spaceflight now webpage

As reported in Polish; AstroNews

Sky and Telescope

planetary science research discoveries web page. work by Ed Scott and David Barber, but my results are mentioned.

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koziol@notes.udayton.edu Dr. Koziol's homepage UD Dept. of geology Home

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