Roger M. Hart
- Assistant Professor
- : Lincoln
- : 1374
- : [email protected]
Bio
I primarily teach astronomy, geology, and oceanography. I love teaching students to think about earth and space exploration and about how fascinating nature can be!
I am a geophysicist who explores environments in the Solar System and exoplanets beyond.
I try to understand the habitability of these worlds through comparative planetary science, investigating planetary analog field sites, making astronomical observations, and running computer simulations.
I am very interested in engaging CCRI students with exploring, monitoring, and discovering,
within the planetary sciences. Planetary Science project funding has been generously supported, especially student projects, by the
NASA RI Space Grant Consortium. Contact [email protected] for more information!
Office Hours
Summer 2024 *TENTATIVE* Student Help Hours
Summer Session I
Tuesday: 3 PM-4 PM, FL 1374
Thursday: 3 PM-4 PM, FL 1374
Summer Session II
Monday: 1 PM-2 PM, KN 2226
Wednesday: 1 PM-2 PM, KN 2226
Zoom by appointment
Education
B.S. in Geology
M.S. in Environmental Sciences
M.S. in Physics
Currently PhD Candidate in Earth and Environmental Sciences at URI.
Classes
Find my Summer 2024 courses here!
Learning Resources
Take a look a free textbooks here!
Selected Publications
Hart, R., & Cardace, D. (2023). Mineral Indicators of Geologically Recent Past Habitability on Mars. Life, 13(12), 2349.
Research Focus
1. Hart, R., & Cardace, D. (2023). Mineral Indicators of Geologically Recent Past
Habitability on Mars. Life, 13(12), 2349.
2. Hart, R., Cardace, D. , and Kennedy, H. (2023). Preliminary Magnetic Analysis of
Variably Serpentinized Ultramafic Sites in Diverse Tectonic Settings. GP21A-0531.
AGU, 2023.
3. Hart, R., & Cardace, D. (2023). Preliminary Models of Mineralogies from Near-Surface
Water-Rock Simulations at The Nili Fossae Region, Mars. NEGSA, 2023.
4. Hart, R., & Cardace, D. (2022). The Case for Inferring Martian Paleo-groundwater
Compositions from Trace Minerals in Ultramafic Regolith Contexts. AbSciCon, 2022.
5. Hart, R., & Britton, B. (2019). Modeling The Interior of A Super-Earth Candidate
From Stellar Metallicities To Infer Geophysical Properties. Bulletin of the American
Physical Society, 64.
6. Hart, R. & Cardace, D. (2018) Serpentinization-Driven Habitability in Terrestrial
Planet Mélange. Terrains. Goldschmidt Abstracts, 2018 956
7. Hart R and Cardace D, Modeling Late-State Serpentinization on Enceladus and Implications
for Methane-Utilizing Microbial Metabolisms, Abstract P43B-2885, presented at 2017
Fall Meeting, AGU, New Orleans, LA, 11-15 Dec.
8. Hart R and Cardace D, Terrestrial Planet Serpentinization in Mélange Terrains,
Planetary Geology (Posters), Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs.
Vol. 49, No. 2 doi:10.1130/abs/2017NE-291088
9. The Early Triassic Sulfur Isotope Curve of Seawater Sulfate from Marine Carbonates
in the Neo- Tethys
Stebbins A, Algeo T, Hart R, Krystyn L, Williams J, Brookfield M & Hannigan R (0)
Goldschmidt Abstracts, 2015 2976
Additional Information (Links)
Students at CCRI who are interested in majoring in either Geology or Physics and want to remain instate can transfer to the University of Rhode Island. There is a Joint Admissions Agreement (JAA) with URI in both Geology and Geological Oceanography and Physics.The first two years of your Bachelor's degree will be completed at CCRI all while earning your Associate degree. Once transferred to RIC or URI, JAA students receive the following benefits:
Up to 30% discounted tuition at RIC or URI depending on your CCRI GPA
Waived application fee
Conditional acceptance to URI or RIC
Personalized advising at CCRI, URI, and RIC
More than 60 majors to choose from
Transfer seamlessly as a junior in your major