Ben K. D. Pearce

Assistant Professor

Purdue University

United States

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Ben K. D. Pearce is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University, United States. His research focuses on the origin of biomolecules and prebiotic chemistry, particularly in early Earth and extraterrestrial environments. Recent publications include studies on deep mantle-atmosphere coupling, organic hazes, and nucleobase synthesis, highlighting his contributions to understanding life's building blocks and their formation processes in diverse planetary conditions.

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Oliver Trapp

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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McMaster University

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Articles (9)

Deep Mantle–Atmosphere Coupling and Carbonaceous Bombardment: Options for Biomolecule Formation on an Oxidized Early Earth

Toward Prebiotic Chemistry on Titan: Impact Experiments on Organic Haze Particles

Organic Hazes as a Source of Life’s Building Blocks to Warm Little Ponds on the Hadean Earth

Meteorites and the RNA World: Synthesis of Nucleobases in Carbonaceous Planetesimals and the Role of Initial Volatile Content

Possible Ribose Synthesis in Carbonaceous Planetesimals

Toward RNA Life on Early Earth: From Atmospheric HCN to Biomolecule Production in Warm Little Ponds

An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of HCN Production in the Hadean Earth Atmosphere

HCN Production in Titan’s Atmosphere: Coupling Quantum Chemistry and Disequilibrium Atmospheric Modeling

CRAHCN-O: A Consistent Reduced Atmospheric Hybrid Chemical Network Oxygen Extension for Hydrogen Cyanide and Formaldehyde Chemistry in CO2-, N2-, H2O-, CH4-, and H2-Dominated Atmospheres

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Oliver Trapp

Shannon MacKenzie

Ralph Pudritz

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