Maud Boyet

Maud Boyet
Associate scientist

Ph. D., October 2003, Isotope Geochemistry

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France

Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, UMR 6524
5 rue Kessler 63038 Clermont-Ferrand, France

Tel: +33(0)4.73.34.67.35
Fax: +33(0)4.73.34.67.44
boyet@opgc.univ-bpclermont.fr

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RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Chronology of early solar system porcesses using short-lived radionuclides
The Early Earth silicate evolution compared to other differentiated parent bodies (Mars, Moon, and 4Vesta)
Long-term evolution of the Silicate Earth
Nature, evolution and dynamic of lithospheric mantle
Reconstruction of seawater chemistry

ACADEMIC HISTORY:

2006 - 2007	University of Saint-Etienne Assistant lecturer
2005 - 2006	Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France Post-doctoral Researcher (Initiative postdoc)
2003 - 2005	Carnegie Institution of Washington (DTM), Washington DC, USA Post-doctoral Researcher (Carnegie Fellow) with Richard W. Carlson
1999 - 2003	Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France Ph.D., October 2003 in Isotope Geochemistry with J. Blichert-Toft and F. Albarède
1996 - 1999	University of Grenoble, France DEA (M.S.) in Geochemistry with H. Lapierre and M. Tardy Licence and Maîtrise (B.S.) in Earth Sciences

PUBLICATIONS:

Rizo H., Boyet M., Blichert-Toft J. and Rosing M.T. Combined Nd and Hf isotope evidence for deep-seated source of Isua lavas. Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, 312, 267-279.
Borg L.E., Connelly J.M., Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., 2011. Chronological evidence that the Moon is young or did not have a global magma ocean. Nature, 477, 70-72. doi:10.1038/nature10328.
Gannoun A., Boyet M., Rizo H. and El Goresy A., 2011. 146Sm–142Nd systematics measured in enstatite chondrites reveals a heterogeneous distribution of 142Nd in the solar nebula. PNAS, 108, 7693-7697. doi/10.1073/pnas.
Gannoun A., Boyet M., El Goresy A. and Devouard B., 2011. REE and actinide microdistribution in Sahara 97072 and ALHA77295 EH3 chondrites: A combined cosmochemical and petrologic investigation Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 75, 3269-3289.
Moynier F., Yin Q-Z., Irisawa K., Boyet M., Jacobsen B. and Rosing M., 2010. A coupled 182W-142Nd constraint for early Earth differentiation. PNAS, 107, 10810-10814.
Boyet M., Carlson R.W. and Horan M., 2010. Old Sm-Nd ages for cumulate eucrites and redetermination of the Solar System initial 146Sm/144Sm ratio, Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, 291, 172-181.

Carlson R.W. and Boyet M., 2009. Short-lived radionuclides as monitors of early crust-mantle differentiation on the terrestrial planets. Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, 279, 147-156.
Carlson R.W. and Boyet M., 2008. Composition of the Earth's interior: the importance of early events. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 366, 4077-4103.
Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., 2007. A highly depleted moon or a non-magma ocean originfor the lunar crust? Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, 262, 505-516.
Carlson R.W., Boyet M. and Horan M., 2007. Chondrite barium, neodymium, and samarium isotopic heterogeneity and Early Earth Differentiation.Science, 316, 1175-1178.
Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., 2006. A new geochemical model for the Earth's mantle inferred from 146Sm-142Nd systematics. Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, 250, 254-268.
Olivier N. and Boyet M., 2006. Rare earth and trace elements of microbialites in Upper Jurrasic coral- and sponge-microbialite reefs. Chem. Geol, 230, 105-123.
Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., 2005. 142Nd evidence for Early (>4.53 Billion Year) Global Differentiation of the Silicate Earth. Science, 309, 576-581.
Boyet M., Garcia M.O., Pik R. and Albarede F., 2005. A search for 142Nd evidence of primordial mantle heterogeneities in plume basalts. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, N°32, L04306.
Frey F.A., Huang S., Blichert-Toft J., Regelous M. and Boyet M., 2005. Origin of depleted components in basalt related to the Hawaiian hotspot: Evidence from isotopic and incompatible element ratios. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 6, Q02L07, doi:10.1029/2004GC000757.
Bedini, M.-R. Blichert-Toft J., Boyet M. and Albarede F., 2004. Isotopic constraints on the cooling of the continental lithosphere. Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, 223, 99-111.
Albarede F., Telouk P., Blichert-Toft J., Boyet M., Agranier A. and Nelson B., 2004. Precise and accurate isotopic measurements using multiple-collector ICPMS. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 68, 2725-2744.
Boyet M., Blichert-Toft J., Rosing M., Storey M., Telouk P. and Albarede F., 2003. 142Nd evidence for early Earth differentiation. Earth Planet. Sci Letters, 214, 447-442.
Blichert-Toft J., Boyet M., Telouk P. and Albarede F., 2002. 147Sm-143Nd and 176Lu-176Hf in eucrites and the differentiation of the HED parent body. Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, 204, 167-181.
Boyet M., Lapierre H., Tardy M., Bosch D. et Maury R., 2001. Nature des composants andesitiques des Gres du Champsaur et des Gres de Taveyannaz. Implications dans l'evolution des Alpes occidentales au Paleogene. Bull. Soc. Geol. France, 172, n°4, 487-501.

HONORS:

Houtermans Award of the European Association of Geochemistry (2011)
Etienne Roth Medal, Académie des Sciences (2008)
Outstanding Young Scientist Award of the European Geosciences Union (2008)
Award "Trophées de la Loire" 2006
Paper "142Nd evidence for Early (>4.53 Billion Year) Global Differentiation of the Silicate Earth", Boyet M. et Carlson R.W. ( Science vol. 309, p. 576-581) named by Science as one of the six most important scientific breakthroughs in 2005 (vol. 310, p. 1882-1883).

ANALYTICAL DEVELOPMENT and INSTRUMENTATION:

Ultra precise Ba, Nd and Sm isotope analysis realized by TIMS (Triton)
Fluent use of different mass spectrometers (TIMS, MC-ICPMS, ICPMS and, ICPAES
Elution techniques for Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, Lu-Hf, and U-Pb systematics
Low-blank chemical separation

DTM Triton, installed in April 2004

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS:

2011
    Bouvier A., Boyet M., Vervoort J.D. and Patchett P.J. 2011, The initial Hf isotopic composition of the Solar System and the Earth, AGU San Francisco.
    El Goresy A., Boyet M., Miyahara M., Lin Y. and Feng L., 2011. Almahata Sitta CT3-Asteroid MS-17, EL-3 chondrite fragment: contrasting oldhamite-bearing assemblages in chondrules and metal clasts and significant EL-REE patterns in oldhamite. 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Greenwich.
    Boyet M., El Goresy A., Miyahara M. and Gannoun A., 2011. A New Meteorite Type: Forsterite Chondrite with EH-3 Affinity: Sahara 97158. 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Greenwich.
    Bénard A., Olivier T., Moine B.N., Doucet L.-S., Ionov D.A. and Boyet M., 2011. Laser-induced photo-luminescence spectroscopies: probes for sulfide crystal-chemistry. Goldschmidt, Prague, Czech Republic.
    Borg L., Connely J., Boyet M. and Carlson R., 2011. The age of Lunar Ferroan anorthosite 60025 with implications for the interpretation of the lunar chronology and the magma ocean model. 42nd Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. Woodlands, USA.

2010
   Carlson R.W., Alexander C. Borg L.E., Boyet M., Connelly J., Nittler L.R., O’Neil J. and Qin L., 2010. Opportunities and challenges for the precise chronology of solar system formation, AGU San Francisco (Invited talk).
    Rizo Garza H.L., Boyet M., Blichert-Toft J., Rosing M. and Gannoun A., 2010. A coupled Nd and Hf isotopic study of Isua Archean rocks and the differentiation of the Hadean mantle, AGU San Francisco.
    Carlson R.W., O’Neil J., Boyet M. and Jackson M., 2010. Earth formation and initial differentiation, AGU San Francisco (Invited talk).
    Boyet M., Gannoun A., Rizo H. and El Goresy A. A detailed Sm-Nd investigation of enstatite chondrites, Goldschmidt, Knoxville.

2009
   Moine B.N., Dobrica E., Hammouda, T., Boyet M. and Poitrasson, F., 2009. Partial melting of Lodran protholith, 72nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Nancy.
   Boyet M., Carlson R., Horan M. and Borg L., 2009. 146,147Sm-142,143Nd Systematics of Lunar Ferroan Anorthosites. 72nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Nancy.
   Gannoun M., Boyet M. and El Goresy, A., 2009. A detailed Sm-Nd investigation of enstatite chondrites, Goldschmidt, Davos.
   Boyet M., Carlson R.W., Horan M. and Tera F., 2009. Old Sm-Nd ages for cumulate eucrites and redetermination of the Solar System initial 146Sm/144Sm ratio, Goldschmidt, Davos.

2008
Boyet M., 2008. Early History of the Silicate Earth EGU Vienna (Outstanding Young Scientist Award lecture).
Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., 2008. Terrestrial Variation in 142Nd/144Nd and Implications for Early Mantle Dynamics. EGU Vienna (Invited talk).

2007
Boyet M., Moynier F., Yin Q., Irisawa K. and Carlson R.W., 2007. 142Nd-182W record of terrestrial samples: Implications for Early Earth evolution. AGU San Francisco (Invited talk).
Carlson R.W. and Boyet M., 2007. Varying rates of mantle convection in the early Earth, AGU San Francisco (Invited talk).

2006
    Carlson R.W. and Boyet M., Evidence for a Strongly-Depleted Early Earth, AGU San Francisco (Invited talk).
    Carlson R.W. and Boyet M., Early planetary differentiation: unmixing and remixing planetary interiors, Workshop on Early Planetary Differentiation, Sonoma County (Invited talk).
    Carlson R.W. and Boyet M., Long-term consequences of early Earth differentiation, Goldschmidt, Melbourne (Invited talk).
    Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., Evidence for Early Differentiation of Earth's Mantle from 146Sm-142Nd systematics, AGU Baltimore (Invited talk).
    Carlson R.W. and Boyet M., Composition of Earth’s interior: a new view, AGU Baltimore (Invited talk)
    Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., A new geochemical model for the Earth’s mantle inferred from 146Sm-142Nd systematics, EGU Vienna. (Invited talk).

2005
    Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., Compositional Structure of Earth's Interior: The Importance of Early Terrestrial Differentiation. AGU, San Francisco
    Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., 142Nd evidence for early (>4.53 Ga) global differentiation of the silicate earth. 3rd Workshop Earth’s mantle composition, structure and phase transition, Saint Malo (Invited talk).
    Boyet M. and Carlson R.W., New 146Sm-142Nd constraints on Moon formation and early silicate planetary differentiation. 68th METSOC Gatlinburg, Tennesse.

2004
    Boyet M. and Carlson R.W. New search for 142Nd in kimberlites and carbonatites. AGU 2004, San Francisco USA.
    Olivier N. and Boyet M. Trace and rare earth elements in microbial deposits of Upper Jurassic Coral and Sponge reefs:    Palaeoenvironmental implications. AGU San Francisco, USA.
    Olivier N. and Boyet M. Geochemistry of microbialites in Upper Jurassic coral- and sponge-reefs. Workshop Microbialites and microbial communities in sedimentary systems. ASF Abstract book, 73-74, Paris, France.
    Boyet, M., Blichert-Toft, J. and Albarède F. 146,147Sm-142,143Nd constraints on early silicate planetary differentiation. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 68, A728, Goldschmidt Copenhagen Denmark.
    Blichert-Toft, J. Boyet, M. and Albarède F. Further Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd isotopic data on planetary materials and consequences for planetary differentiation. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. League City, USA.

2003
    Albarède F. and Boyet M. A watered-down primordial lower mantle, EOS Trans. AGU, 84 (46), AGU San Francisco, USA.
     Boyet M., Rosing M., Blichert-Toft J., Storey M. and Albarède F. 142Nd Evidence for Early Differentiation. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf., League City, USA.

2002
    Boyet M., Albarède F., Rosing M., Garcia M.O. and Pik R. Vestige of a Beginning: the Quest fo 142Nd anomalies in the Earth, Eos Trans. AGU, 83 (47), AGU San Francisco, USA.
    Albarède F., Bedini R.M., Blichert-Toft J. and Boyet M. Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf ages of ultramafic xenoliths from South African kimberlites and the secular cooling of the Earth, Eos Trans. AGU, 83 (47), AGU San Francisco, USA.
    Boyet M., Albarède F. and Rosing M. 142Nd anomaly confirmed at Isua, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 66, A99, Goldschmidt Davos, Switzerland.
    Albarède F., Blichert-Toft J. and Boyet M. A Lu/Hf and Sm/Nd perspective on the early differentiation of the Earth, Moon, Mars, and EPB. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 66, A11, Goldschmidt Davos, Switzerland.
    Blichert-Toft J., Boyet M. and Albarède F. 176Lu-176Hf, 147Sm-143Nd, an 92Zr isotope systematics in eucrites, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 66, A82, Golschmidt Davos, Switzerland.
    Bedini R.M., Blichert-Toft J., Boyet M. and Albarède F. Lu-Hf isotope geochemistry of garnet-peridotite xenoliths from the Kaapval craton and the thermal regime of the lithosphere. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 66, A61, Golschmidt Davos, Switzerland.
    Blichert-Toft J., Boyet M. and Albarède F. 176Lu-176Hf, 147Sm-143Nd, and 92Zr isotope systematics in eucrites. 65th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting Los Angeles, USA.

2001
    Boyet M., Albarède F., Telouk P. and Rosing M. 142Nd anomalies in Isua amphibolites: existence or artefacts? The Deep Earth, Euresco Conference, Porto, Portugal
    Boyet M., Albarède F., Telouk P. and Rosing M. In search for 142Nd anomalies in Isua amphibolites, West Greenland. Goldschmidt Virginia, USA.

2000
    Boyet M., Lapierre H., Tardy M., Bosch D. et Maury R. Les composants andésitiques des Grès de Taveyannaz et du Champsaur : sources et contexte géodynamique. Réunion des Sciences de la Terre Paris, France.

1999
    Picard C., Cluzel D. and Boyet M. Rare earth and isotopic geochemistry of the Post-Early Cretaceous Volcanics in New Caledonia: Geodynamic implications. In: Baldwin, L. & Lister, G.S. Penrose Conference 1999, Mid-Cretaceous to recent plate boundary processes in the southwest Pacific, Arthur pass., South Island, New Zealand, 77-79.