Rate My Professor Lucy Forman

Dr. Lucy Forman is a Research Fellow and lecturer in the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering at Curtin University, affiliated with the Space Science and Technology Centre. She specializes in planetary geology, utilizing techniques such as electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), crystallography, and atom probe tomography to study meteorites from Mars and asteroids. Her work explores impact-induced compaction, shock-facilitated aqueous alteration, petrofabrics, refractory metal nuggets, and early solar system processes, including planet formation and nebular sulfidation. Forman completed her PhD in Applied Geology at Curtin University from 2013 to 2017, earning the Krishna and Pamela Sappal Prize for the best geoscience PhD thesis in 2017. Earlier, she worked as an independent researcher in Earth Science and Engineering from 2008 to 2012.

Forman's professional career includes Research Associate positions at Curtin University from April 2017 to December 2018 and May to July 2020, as well as a Lecturer and Lab Leader role at Edith Cowan University's School of Natural Sciences in 2014, where she delivered lectures on basic geological concepts. She has authored or co-authored over 30 publications, with key contributions including 'Impacts on the CV parent body: A coordinated, multiscale fabric analysis of the Allende meteorite' (2023), 'Constraints on the Emplacement of Martian Nakhlite Igneous Rocks and Their Source Volcano From Advanced Micro-Petrofabric Analysis' (2022), 'Boom boom pow: Shock-facilitated aqueous alteration and evidence for two shock events in the Martian nakhlite meteorites' (2019), 'A morphologic and crystallographic comparison of CV chondrite matrices' (2019), 'Nebula sulfidation and evidence for migration of “free-floating” refractory metal nuggets revealed by atom probe microscopy' (2017), and 'Defining the mechanism for compaction of the CV chondrite parent body' (2017). Her research has been cited over 455 times on Google Scholar, influencing studies in planetary evolution and meteoritics. Forman supervises undergraduate and PhD projects, engages in science outreach, and presents at conferences such as the Curtin Early to Mid-Career Research Symposium.