{"id":8,"date":"2016-06-21T16:34:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T20:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:17:29","slug":"ralph-p-harvey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/","title":{"rendered":"Ralph P. Harvey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row column-group-1\"><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline2\"><span class=\"typeface-js-vector-container\"><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">Professor<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"headline2\"><span class=\"typeface-js-vector-container\"><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">Planetary <\/span><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">Materials<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Office: 316 A.W. Smith<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Phone: (216) 368-0198<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Email: <a href=\"mailto:rph@case.edu\">rph@case.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61\" style=\"width: 537px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-61\" src=\"https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2025\/09\/11134115\/rph-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"600\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me. Yes I am old now, older than the internet.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<h3>Education:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row column-group-2\"><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-2 col-lg-2\"><\/p>\n<p>Ph.D<\/p>\n<p>B.S.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4\"><\/p>\n<p>University of Pittsburgh (1990)<\/p>\n<p>Beloit College (1982)<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6\"><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Appointments:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row column-group-3\"><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12\"><\/p>\n<p>Sr. Research Associate \/\u00a0Assistant \/ Associate \/ Full Professor,\u00a0Case Western Reserve University, 1995 &#8211; present<br \/>\nPostdoctoral Research Associate,\u00a0University of Tennessee, \u00a01990-1995<br \/>\nAdjunct Research Assistant Professor,\u00a0University of Pittsburgh, \u00a01992-1995<br \/>\nStaff Geologist,\u00a0Huntley and Huntley, Inc, \u00a01984-1985<br \/>\nDirector of Student Activities \/ Intramurals,\u00a0Beloit College, 1982 &#8211; 1984<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline3\"><span class=\"typeface-js-vector-container\"><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">Research <\/span><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">Interests:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most of my research involves the geochemical study of planetary materials (meteorites, mars rocks, and micrometeorites), but I am very broadly trained and my interests are diverse. Below is a list of research I&#8217;m involved in. The most active ones right now are in italics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Experimental studies of interactions between the crust and atmosphere of Venus (with NASA Glenn)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The recovery of meteorites and micrometeorites from Antarctica<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The DAVID mission to fly by a very small asteroid and study its evolutionary history (with NASA Glenn)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The adhesive and other physical properties of asteroidal regolith (with NASA Glenn)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Experiments simulating interactions between brines and crustal rocks on Mars and large asteroids<\/li>\n<li><em>Development of a scanning electron microscope for deployment on Mars (with NASA Marshall)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Studies of the mineralogy and geochemistry of meteorites, with a focus on Martian meteorites and micrometeorites<\/li>\n<li>The recent history of polar icesheets, as revealed by ice movement networks, ice chemistry and cosmogenic radionuclide studies<\/li>\n<li>Weathering and associated mineralogical alteration mechanisms on Earth, Venus and Mars<\/li>\n<li>The geological history of Mars, with a focus on volcanism, rock\/ice\/water interactions, and possible source regions for the Martian meteorites<\/li>\n<li>Exploring the geochemical and climatological limits on biological activity in cryogenic settings<\/li>\n<li>Future human and robotic exploration of Mars and the asteroids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"headline3\"><span class=\"typeface-js-vector-container\"><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">Graduate and Undergraduate Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, \u00a0I am unlikely to support, mentor or advise any graduate students in the near future. \u00a0 CWRU undergraduates interested in Senior Capstone research are welcome to contact me.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline3\"><span class=\"typeface-js-vector-container\"><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">Teaching \/ Mentoring<\/span><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>On a regular basis I teach EEPS 341 (Mineralogy), EEPS 344 (Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology), \u00a0EEPS 345 (Planetary Materials) and EEPS 392 (Professional Presentation, part of our Capstone Research sequence) . I&#8217;ve also taught the intro courses EEPS 110 (physical geology) and EEPS 101 (Earth and Planets) on numerous occasions, and a wide variety of topical courses as requested by students at both grad and undergrad levels.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline3\"><span class=\"typeface-js-vector-container\"><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">Things named after me<\/span><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2016\/06\/14222618\/harveycirque.jpg\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvey Cirque<\/a> in Antarctica (named in 2003)<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2016\/06\/14222616\/ralpharvey.jpg\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asteroid Ralpharvey<\/a> (named in 2000)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">More <\/span><span class=\"typeface-js-selected-text\">Information:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For more information, see my <a href=\"http:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/research\/\">Research<\/a> and additional links on the top navigation bar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nAppointments:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\nMost of my research involves the geochemical study of planetary materials (meteorites, mars rocks, and micrometeorites), but I am very broadly trained and my interests are diverse. Below is a list of research I&#8217;m involved in. The most active ones right now are in italics.<\/p>\n<p> \t<em>Experimental studies of interactions between the crust and atmosphere of Venus (with NASA Glenn)<\/em><br \/>\n \t<em>The recovery of meteorites and micrometeorites from Antarctica<\/em><br \/>\n \t<em>The DAVID mission to fly by a very small asteroid and study its evolutionary history (with NASA Glenn)<\/em><br \/>\n \t<em>The adhesive and other physical properties of asteroidal regolith (with NASA Glenn)<\/em><br \/>\n \tExperiments simulating interactions between brines and crustal rocks on Mars and large asteroids<br \/>\n \t<em>Development of a scanning electron microscope for deployment on Mars (with NASA Marshall)<\/em><br \/>\n \tStudies of the mineralogy and geochemistry of meteorites,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading&#8230; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ralph P. Harvey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74,"href":"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casfaculty.case.edu\/ralph-harvey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}