Marissa Tremblay

american journal of geology and environmental sciences



Name: Marissa Tremblay

 

Designation: Assistant Professor

 

Research Areas

Geology & Geophysics

Planetary Science

 

Biography:

Marissa earned her BA in Environmental Science from Barnard College in 2012 and her PhD in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2017. Following her PhD, Marissa was briefly a University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Davis, before joining the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) as a Royal Society Newton International Fellow. Marissa joined the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University as an Assistant Professor in August 2019. For more information.

1.        Colleps, C.L., van der Beek, P., Amalberti, J., Sobel, E., Tremblay, M.M. , and Bernard, M., 2025, Evaluating the resolving power of apatite 4 He/ 3 He thermochronology: Insights from the Fish Canyon Tuff. Geology , doi: 10.1130/G53000.1

2.        Blevins, A.M., Minton, D.A., Huang, Y.H., Du, J., Tremblay, M.M. , and Fassett, C.I., 2025, Constraining the source craters of Apollo impact melts. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets , v. 130(8), e2025JE009137. doi: 10.1029/2025JE009137.

3.        Tremblay, M.M. , Fayon, A.K., Guo, H., Zeitler, P.K., and Idleman, B.D., 2025, Deformation modulates helium diffusion in apatite. Geochemical Perspective Letters, v. 35, p. 49-54. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2523

4.        Mijjum, M., and Tremblay, M.M. , 2025, Helium diffusion kinetics in enstatite, kamacite, and albite, with implications for the cosmic ray exposure ages of enstatite (E) chondrites. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry , v. 9(7), p. 1881-1892. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00112

5.        Guo, H., Tremblay, M.M., Zeitler, P.K., Idleman, B.D., and Fayon, A.K., 2025, Systematics of helium diffusion sinks in apatite demonstrated by 4 He/ 3 He degassing experiments and modeling. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , v. 400, p. 115-128. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2025.05.036

6.        Blevins, A.M., Minton, D.A., Huang, Y.H., Du, J., Tremblay, M.M. , and Fassett, C.I., 2025, Apollo Impact Melts Record a Rapidly Declining Impact Rate in the Late Imbrian. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, v. 130, e2024JE008722. doi: 10.1029/2024JE008722

7.        Mijjum, M., Bristol, K.E., Bono, R.K., Sprain, C.J., Lifton, N., and Tremblay, M.M. , 2025, A model framework for scaling pre-Quaternary cosmogenic nuclide production rates. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems , v. 26(1), e2024GC012020. doi: 10.1029/2024GC012020

8.        Mijjum, M., Andrews, B., McCoy, T. Corrigan, C., Caffee, M.W., and Tremblay, M.M. , 2025, Using micro-computed tomography (μCT) to determine subsample-specific cosmogenic noble gas production rates of enstatite (E) chondrites. Meteoritics and Planetary Science , v. 60(3), p. 442-463. doi: 10.1111/maps.14309

9.        Tremblay, M.M. , Mark, D.F., Barfod, D.N., Cohen, B.E., Ickert, R.B., Lee, M.R., Tomkinson, T., and Smith, C.L., 2024, Dating of recent aqueous activity on Mars. Geochemical Perspective Letters. v. 32, p. 58-62. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2443

10.      Singer, B.S., Moreno-Yaeger, P., Townsend, M., Huber, C., Cuzzone, J., Edwards, B.R., Romero, M., Orellana-Salazar, Y., Marcott, S., Breunig, R., Ferrier, K., Scholz, K., Coonin, A.N., Alloway, B.V., Tremblay, M.M. , Stevens, S., Fustos-Toribio, I., Moreno, P.I., Vera, F., and Amigo, A., 2024, New perspectives on ice forcing in continental arc magma plumbing systems. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. v. 455, 108187. doi: 10.1016/j/jvolgeores.2024.108187

11.      Fink, J., Tremblay, M.M. , Tobin, T., Stockli, L.D., Stockli, D.F., and Ickert, R.B., 2024, Diagenesis of fossil gar fish scales with implications for geochronology and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2024.03.004

12.      Colleps, C.L., van der Beek, P.A., Amalberti, J., Denker, A., Tremblay, M.M. , Hajdas, W., Bernard, M., Dittwald, A.H., and Bundesmann, J., 2024, Improving the accessibility and efficiency of proton irradiations for 4 He/ 3 He thermochronology. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems , v. 25(2), e2023GC011334. doi: 10.1029/2023GC011334

13.      Guralnik, B., Tremblay, M.M. , Phillips, M., Sellwood, E.L., Gribenski, N., Presl, R., Haberkorn, A., Sohbati, R., Shuster, D.L., Valla, P., Jain, M., Schindler, K., Hippe, K., and Wallinga, J., 2024, Three centuries of snowpack decline at an Alpine pass revealed by cosmogenic paleothermometry and luminescence photochronometry. Geophysical Research Letters , v. 51(2), e2023GL107385. doi: 10.1029/2023GL107385

14.      Gribenski, N., Tremblay, M.M. , Valla, P.G., Guralnik, B., Balco, G., and Shuster, D.L., Cosmogenic 3 He paleothermometry on post-LGM glacial bedrock within the central European Alps. Geochronology , v. 4, p. 641-663. doi: 10.5194/gchron-4-641-2022.

15.      O’Brien, A.C., Hallis, L.J., Regnault, C., Morrison, D., Blackburn, G., Steele, A., Daly, L., Tait, A., Tremblay, M.M. , Telenko, D., Gunn, G., McKay, E., Maria, N., Salik, M.A., Ascough, P., Toney, J., Griffin, S., Whitfield, P., and Lee, M., Using Organic Contaminants to Constrain the Terrestrial Journey of the Martian Meteorite Lafayette. Astrobiology , v. 22(11), doi:10.1089/ast.2021.0180

16.      van Zalinge, M.E., Mark, D.F., Sparks, R.S.J., Tremblay, M.M. , Keller, C.B., Cooper, F.J., and Rust, A., 2022, Timescales for pluton growth, magma chamber formation and super-eruptions. Nature , v. 608, p. 87-92. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04921-9

17.      Dai, J., Fox, M., Han, X., Tremblay, M.M. , Xu, S., Liu, B., Li, H., Shuster, D.L., and Wang, C., 2021, Two stages of accelerated exhumation in the middle reach of the Yarlung River, southern Tibet since the mid-Miocene. Tectonics , v. 40, e2020TC006618. doi:10.1029/2020TC006618

18.      Domingos, R., Tremblay, M.M. , Militzer, B., and Shuster, D.L., 2020, Simulations and experiments reveal effect of nanopores on helium diffusion in quartz. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry , v. 4(11), p. 1906-1912. doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00187

19.      Carter, J.N., Ickert, R.B., Mark, D.F., Tremblay , M.M., Cresswell, A., and Sanderson, D.C.W., 2020, Production of 40 Ar by an overlooked mode of 40 K decay with implications for K-Ar geochronology. Geochronology , v. 2, p. 355-365. doi:10.5194/gchron-2-355-2020

20.      Tremblay, M.M. , and Cassata, W.S., 2020, Noble gas thermochronology of extraterrestrial materials. Elements , v. 16(5), p. 331-336. doi:10.2138/gselements.16.5.331

21.      Zeitler, P.K., and Tremblay, M.M. , 2020, Measuring noble gases for thermochronology. Elements , v. 16(5), p. 343-344. doi:10.2138/gselements.16.5.343

22.      Carter, J.N., Tremblay, M.M. , and Mark, D.F., 2020, A Bayesian approach to the deconvolution of 40 Ar/ 39 Ar data from mineral mixtures. Chemical Geology , v. 554, 119784. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119784

23.      Park, Y., Swanson-Hysell, N.L., MacLennan, S.A., Maloof, A.C., Gebreslassie, M., Tremblay, M.M. , Schoene, B., Alene, M., Antilla, E.S.C., Tesema, T., Condon, D.J., and Haileab, B., 2019, The lead-up to the Sturtian Snowball Earth: Neoproterozoic chemostratigraphy time-calibrated by the Tambien Group of Ethiopia. Geological Society of America Bulletin . v. 132(5-6), p. 1119-1149. doi:10.1130/B35178.1

24.      Tremblay, M.M. , Shuster, D.L., Spagnolo, M., Renssen, H., and Ribolini, A., 2018, Temperatures recorded by cosmogenic noble gases since the last glacial maximum in the Maritime Alps. Quaternary Research , p. 1-19. doi:10.1017/qua.2018.109

25.      Dygert, N., Jackson, C.R.M., Hesse, M.A., Tremblay, M.M. , Shuster, D.L., and Gu, J.T., 2018 Plate tectonic cycling modulates Earth’s 3 He/ 22 Ne ratio. Earth and Planetary Science Letters , v. 498, p. 309-321. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.06.044

26.      Ingalls, M., Rowley, D., Olack, G., Currie, B., Li, S., Schmidt, J., Tremblay, M. , Shuster, D.L., Lin, D., and Colman, A., 2017, Paleocene to Pliocene low-latitude high elevation of southern Tibet: Implications for tectonic models of India-Asia collision, Cenozoic climate, and geochemical weathering. Geological Society of America Bulletin , v. 130(1-2), p. 307-330. doi:10.1130/B31723.1

27.      Tremblay, M.M. , Shuster, D.L., Balco, G., and Cassata, W.S., 2017, Neon diffusion kinetics and implications for cosmogenic neon paleothermometry in feldspars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , v. 205, p. 14-30. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2017.02.013

28.      Garrick-Bethell, I., Weiss, B.P., Shuster, D.L., Tikoo, S.M., and Tremblay, M.M. , 2017, Further evidence for early lunar magnetism from troctolite 76535. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, v. 122(1), p. 76-93. doi:10.1002/2016JE005154

29.      Schmidt, J.L., Zeitler, P.K., Pazzaglia, F.J., Tremblay, M.M. , Shuster, D.L., and Fox, M., 2015, Knickpoint evolution on the Yarlung Tsangpo, southern Tibet: Evidence for a regional late Cenozoic base level adjustment. Earth and Planetary Science Letters , v. 430, p. 448-457. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.08.041

30.      Tremblay, M.M. , Fox, M., Schmidt, J.L., Tripathy-Lang, A., Wielicki, M.M., Harrison, T.M., Zeitler, P.K., and Shuster, D.L., 2015, Erosion in southern Tibet shut down at 10 Ma due to enhanced rock uplift within the Himalaya. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , v. 112(39), p. 12030-12035. doi:10.1073/pnas.1515652112

31.      Swanson-Hysell, N.L., Maloof, A.C., Condon, D.J., Jenkin, G.R.T., Alene, M., Tremblay, M.M. , Tesema, T., Rooney, A.D., and Haileab, B., 2015, Stratigraphy and geochronology of the Tambien Group, Ethiopia: Evidence for globally synchronous carbon isotope change in the Neoproterozoic. Geology , v. 43(4), p. 323-326. doi:10.1130/G36347.1

32.      Breecker, D.O., Bergel, S., Nadel, M., Tremblay, M.M. , Osuna-Orozco, R., Larson, T.E., and Sharp, Z.D., 2015, Minor stable carbon isotope fractionation between respired carbon dioxide and bulk soil organic matter during laboratory incubation of topsoil. Biogeochemistry , v. 123, p. 83-98. doi:10.1007/s10533-014-0054-3

33.      Tremblay, M.M. , Shuster, D.L., and Balco, G., 2014, Diffusion kinetics of 3

He and 21Ne in quartz and implications for cosmogenic noble gas paleothermometry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , v. 142, p. 186-204. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2014.08.010

34.      Tremblay, M.M., Shuster, D.L., and Balco, G., 2014, Cosmogenic noble gas paleothermometry. Earth and Planetary Science Letters , v. 400, p. 195-205. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.05.040

35.      Straub, M., Tremblay, M.M. , Sigman, D.M., Studer, A.S., Ren, H., Toggweiler, J.R., and Haug, G.H., 2013, Nutrient conditions in the subpolar North Atlantic during the last glacial period reconstructed from foraminifera-bound nitrogen isotopes. Paleoceanography , v. 28, p. 79-90. doi:10.1002/palo.20013 

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