The Geochemistry of Volatiles (Or Planetary Chemistry For Everyone Else)

Watch a 46-minute conference talk on "The Geochemistry of Volatiles (Or Planetary Chemistry For Everyone Else)" presented by Laura Schaefer from Stanford University at the Planets on the Edge KITP conference held in May 2025. Explore the chemical processes governing volatile elements in planetary systems, with insights accessible to non-specialists. This presentation is part of a broader conference addressing key questions about close-in rocky exoplanets, including their nature and atmospheres, formation mechanisms, governing parameters across different star systems, and why our Solar System lacks analogous planets. The talk contributes to the conference's goal of synthesizing knowledge about planets and inner disks, advancing formation and evolution models, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration, and charting future directions for observations and computational modeling.