Thesis Title
The Fate of Carbonate Rocks During Hypervelocity Impact Events.
Thesis Topic
Nico’s research takes place across three distinct carbonate-bearing hypervelocity impact structures: Chicxulub (Mexico), Crooked Creek (Missouri, U.S.A.) and Jebel Waqf as Suwwan (Jordan). Calcite was characterized within the impact-melt-bearing breccias at Chicxulub to help understand the role carbonates play in the development of crater deposits from the time of impact to the end of post-impact alteration. Carbonate rocks from the latter two impact structures are studied for their potential to preserve shock and calculate its intensity in carbonate rocks to better understand the progression of the initial shockwave in carbonate lithologies.
Current Degree
- PhD Candidate, Geology with collaborative specialization in Planetary Science and Exploration
Past Degrees
- MSc, Department of Geoscience – University of Calgary
- HBSc, Department of Geological Sciences – University of Manitoba
Awards
- 2022 Experiential Learning Opportunity – PLANETSCI 9605L funding opportunity
- 2021 The Barringer Family Fund for Meteorite Impact Research
- 2021 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
- 2020 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
- 2019 Robert W. Hodder International Geoscience Field Experience Award
- 2019 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
- 2018 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
- 2017 Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship
Conference Publications
- N. D. Garroni, G. R. Osinski, and R. L. Flemming, 2022. Determining shock levels in carbonate rocks at the Crooked Creek crater, Missouri using X-ray diffraction. 85th Annual Meetings of the Meteoritical Society. (International conference; poster.)
- N. D. Garroni and G. R. Osinski, 2021. The origin of carbonates from well M0077A at the Chicxulub Crater, Mexico. Geological Association of Canada / Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC/MAC) – 2021. (National Conference; Oral.)
- N. D. Garroni and G. R. Osinski, 2021. The origin of carbonates from well M0077A at the Chicxulub Crater, Mexico. Space Day at Western. (Institutional conference; poster.)
- N. D. Garroni, G. R. Osinski, and S. L. Simpson, 2019. Exploring the Origin of Carbonates from Well M0077A, Chicxulub Crater, Mexico. Space Day at Western. (Institutional conference; poster.)
- N. D. Garroni, G. R. Osinski, and S. L. Simpson, 2019. Exploring the Origin of Carbonates from Well M0077A, Chicxulub Crater, Mexico. 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2019 (LPI Contrib. No. 2132), P. 2. (International conference; poster.)