Senior Research Scientist, EPMA and XRD Specialist
Washington University in St. Louis
University of Oregon
Paul Carpenter is an EPMA and XRD Specialist in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA. He has been active in the field of electron-probe microanalysis for 39 years, and involved with the Microanalysis Society since 1985. Paul has served as MAS director, president, and topical conference committee chair, and is currently secretary-treasurer for IUMAS. His specific interests include quantitative x-ray microanalysis, quantitative compositional mapping, reference materials, WDS analysis methods, analysis of meteorites, and X-ray diffraction analysis.