Naomi A. Becker, Ph.D.
Naomi Becker is a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
Professional Experience
2024-present: Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
2023-2024: Pathways Graduate Student Intern, U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
B.S. Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2018
Affiliations and Memberships*
Member, Geological Society of America (GSA)
Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Member, Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
Member, International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD)
Science and Products
Visible and Near Infrared (VNIR) and Short Wavelength Infrared (SWIR) Spectra of Select Altered Mafic and Ultramafic Rock Samples from the Josephine Peridotite in CA and OR, the Yukon-Tanana region in Alaska, and from the Southern Appalachians in VA, NC,
Geochemistry of mafic and ultramafic rocks in the Eastern Blue Ridge of Virginia and North Carolina
Science and Products
Visible and Near Infrared (VNIR) and Short Wavelength Infrared (SWIR) Spectra of Select Altered Mafic and Ultramafic Rock Samples from the Josephine Peridotite in CA and OR, the Yukon-Tanana region in Alaska, and from the Southern Appalachians in VA, NC,
Geochemistry of mafic and ultramafic rocks in the Eastern Blue Ridge of Virginia and North Carolina
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