Jennifer Lyn Mays

Jennifer Mays is the Project Manager for the Astromaterials Data System hosted by the Geoinformatics Research Group at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.

Mays has 10+ years of experience with non-profit science programs. Prior to joining the GRG at Lamont, she was Program Associate for the Deep Carbon Observatory based at Carnegie Science in Washington, DC.

She has a MS in Geology. Her research focused on the paleoclimate of the Neotropics using stable organic carbon isotope geochemisty of lake cores.

Her undergraduate degree is in Anthropology and Archaeology. She worked for several years as a project archaeologist and lab manager in New Mexico.

Fields of Interest

astromaterials sample data, return sample missions, data archive standards, sample data curation

Education

M.S., Geosciences, University of Florida

B.A., Anthropology, University of Kansas

  Stable carbon isotopes (δ13C) of total organic carbon and long-chain n-alkanes as proxies for climate and environmental change in a sediment core from Lake …

JL Mays, M Brenner, JH Curtis, KV Curtis, DA Hodell, A Correa-Metrio, ...

Journal of Paleolimnology 57 (4), 307-319

2017   The MetBase database has been merged into Astromat

DC Hezel, KA Lehnert, P Elangovan, P Ji, J Mays, J Koblitz

Meteoritics & Planetary Science 60 (1), 143-148

2025   The UCLA cosmochemistry database

B Zhang, KA Lehnert, AE Rubin, KD McKeegan, PH Warren, JL Mays, ...

Scientific Data 10 (1), 874

2023   The deep carbon observatory: a ten-year quest to study carbon in Earth

CM Schiffries, AJ Mangum, JL Mays, M Hoon-Starr, RM Hazen

Engineering 5 (3)

2019   The Astromaterials Data System: Advancing Access and Preservation of Past, Present, and Future Lab Analytical Data of NASA'S Astromaterials Collections.

KA Lehnert, P Ji, J Mays, JD Figueroa, A Johansson, L Profeta, L Song, ...

Astromaterials Data Management in the Era of Sample-Return Missions …

2021   The Deep Carbon Observatory: An Interdisciplinary Quest to Study Carbon in Earth

CM Schiffries, AJ Mangum, J Mays, M Hoon-Starr, R Hazen

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2019, DI43A-0029

2019   The deep carbon observatory: the Carnegie Institution for science as a global center for collaborative and interdisciplinary research

CM Schiffries, AJ Mangum, J Mays, M Hoon-Starr, R Hazen

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2018, U43A-03

2018   Analytical methods for geochemistry and cosmochemistry

SM Richard, M Klöcking, M Luzi-Helbing, A Johansson, L Profeta, ...

2024   Exploring Olivine in Astromaterials: Classification of Chondritic Components based on Major/Minor Oxides and Oxygen Isotopes.

A Ostroverkhova, A Prabhu, A Boujibar, DR Hummer, A Johansson, ...

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2022, P25A-77

2022   Managing Analytical Data from Pristine Returned Samples in Compliance with NASA’S Data Strategy: The Astromaterials Data System

K Lehnert, L Profeta, J Mays

Authorea Preprints

2022   The Astromaterials Data System: Access and Preservation of Past, Present, and Future Data from Planetary Sample Analysis-New Developments

J Mays, S Cao, R Downs, JD Figueroa, P Ji, A Johansson, SM Morrison, ...

2022 Goldschmidt Conference

2022   Exploring Olivine from Chondrites: Informing Classification via Machine Learning

A Ostroverkhova, SM Morrison, A Prabhu, DR Hummer, RM Hazen, ...

53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2678, 2945

2022   Astromaterial databases from two perspectives: user and curator| lessons learned from the current state of meteorite data reporting and database

A Ostroverkhova, S Morrison, J Mays, A Johansson, L Profeta, K Lehnert

LPI Contrib 2654, 2026

2021   Broadening access to space science data: the astromaterials data system

J Mays, L Profeta, K Lehnert, P Ji, S Morrison, A Johansson, L Song, ...

Thirtieth Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 1749

2020   Making Returned Sample Analytical Data Reusable: Metadata Curation in Astromat

R Deng, K Lehnert, J Mays, P Ji, I Ishan, S Richard

Goldschmidt 2026 Conference

2026   Toward Consistent, Comprehensive, and Meaningful Documentation of Analytical Methods in Geochemistry: The Data Repository Perspective

K Lehnert, S Richard, R Deng, P Ji, J Mays, A Nixon, B Ware

Goldschmidt 2026 Conference

2026   From Field to Laboratory to Science: Advancing the Application of Samples and Sample Data for Data-Driven Discovery

K Lehnert, A Thomer, NH Raia, J Mays, L Profeta, P Ji

AGU25

2025   Bennu and Ryugu Sample Analysis Data at the Astromaterials Data System

KA Lehnert, J Mays

LPI Contributions 3094, 2059

2025   Maximizing Return on Investment of Sample-Return Mission: Astromat's Services to Ensure Long-term Access and Reusability of Astromaterials Sample Data

KA Lehnert, J Mays, L Profeta, M Celnick, G Danninger, R Downs, ...

Goldschmidt 2025 Conference

2025   Advancing the Alignment of the Astromaterials Data System to FAIR and Open Data Principles based on 2023-2025 CoreTrustSeal Certification Requirements

ME Celnick, RR Downs, G Danninger, J Mays, L Profeta, P Ji, K Lehnert

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2024 (2159), IN21C-2159

2024   Astromaterials Data System: Providing Analysis-Ready Data and Data Archiving Services for Returned Samples and Meteorites

J Mays, K Lehnert, M Celnick, G Danninger, RR Downs, JD Figueroa, ...

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2024 (2524), U51C-2524

2024   Toward Inclusive, Accessible, and FAIR Community Standards and Best Practices for Managing Astromaterial Data

P Haenecour, KA Lehnert, J Mays, CA Bennett, TL Johnson, JJ Barnes, ...

LPI Contributions 3062, 2031

2024   Maximizing the Return on Investment in Astromaterials Samples Collection and Analysis with FAIR & Analysis-Ready Data at the Astromaterials Data System

KA Lehnert, J Mays, R Downs, L Profeta, G Danninger, P Ji, M Celnick, ...

2024 Goldschmidt Conference

2024   Maximizing the Return on Investment in Astromaterials Samples Collection and Analysis with FAIR & Analysis-Ready Data at the Astromaterials Data System

P Ji, KA Lehnert, J Mays, R Downs, L Profeta, G Danninger, M Celnick, ...

Thirty-fourth Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 24690

2024   ASTROMAT: OPTIMIZING REUSE & IMPACT OF ASTROMATERIALS SAMPLES DATA

KA Lehnert, J Mays, RR Downs, L Profeta, M Celnick, G Danninger, P Ji, ...

METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE 59, A246-A246

2024   Astromat: Future-Proofing Astromaterials Research

L Profeta, KA Lehnert, J Mays, R Downs, G Danninger, P Ji, M Celnick, ...

Thirty-fourth Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 24712

2024   Astromat: Supporting Astromaterials Samples Data Management to Optimize Their Reuse and Impact for Science and Society

KA Lehnert, J Mays, RR Downs, L Profeta, G Danninger, A Johansson, ...

86th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society Meeting 86 (3036), 6470

2024   Unraveling the Enigma of Ungrouped Chondrites: A Data Science Approach for Exploring their Origins

A Ostroverkhova, M Clark, A Prabhu, TJ Prestgard, W Li, H Zhong, J Mays, ...

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2023 (87), V51D-0087

2023   The Astromaterials Data System: FAIR-AR (Analysis-Ready) Astromaterials Samples Data

K Lehnert, J Mays, RR Downs, L Profeta, P Ji, G Danninger, A Johansson, ...

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2023, V53A-01

2023   From detecting agnostic biosignatures to characterizing chondrites: How network science is perfect for making scientific discoveries with geochemical data

A Prabhu, ML Wong, SM Morrison, A Ostroverkhova, M Clark, H Zhong, ...

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2023, V53A-07

2023   Supporting Current and Future Producers and Users of Astromaterials Samples Data

RR Downs, K Lehnert, J Mays, SM Richard, M Celnick, P Ji

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2023 (733), IN33B-0733

2023   Ensuring the Long-Term Scientific Value and Impact of Astromaterials Samples Data from Past, Present, and Future NASA Sample-Return Missions

KA Lehnert, J Mays, P Ji, L Profeta, M Celnick, S Richard, R Downs

Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 20830

2023   The Astromaterials Data System: Archiving Astromaterials Samples Data to Enable Open Science and New Data-Driven Research Paradigms

KA Lehnert, J Mays, RR Downs, P Ji, M Celnick, SM Richard, ...

6th Planetary Data Workshop 2991, 7079

2023   Astromaterials Data Archive: Scalable Architecture for a Cloud-Based Digital Repository

P Ji, K Lehnert, J Mays, SM Richard, M Celnick, RR Downs, D Stern

6th Planetary Data Workshop 2991, 7032

2023   Standardizing Mineral Data from Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Materials for Reuse in Mineral Informatics

K Lehnert, L Profeta, J Mays, P Ji, SM Richard

Geological Society of America Abstracts 55, 394998

2023   Using Data Science Methods to Explore the Origins of Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites

A Ostroverkhova, M Clark, M Clark, A Prabhu, A Prabhu, S Morrison, ...

Geological Society of America Abstracts 55, 395948

2023   Archiving Astromaterials Samples Data from NASA Sample-Return Missions

K Lehnert, RR Downs, J Mays

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2022, IN53A-04

2022   THE ASTROMATERIALS DATA SYSTEM: ENABLING OPEN AND FAIR DATA FROM ASTROMATERIALS SAMPLES ANALYSIS.

K Lehnert, J Mays, P Ji, L Profeta, JD Figueroa, A Johansson, S Morrison

Meteoritics & Planetary Science 57

2022   The Astromaterials Data System: Enabling Open and FAIR Astromaterials Samples Data

KA Lehnert, P Ji, J Mays, L Profeta, JD Figueroa, A Johansson, ...

85th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 85 (2695), 6518

2022   Special Study Report on the Requirements for Archiving Astromaterials Samples Data

R Downs, K Lehnert, J Mays

Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA) dataset, 165

2022   Bringing cosmochemistry data into the Big-Data Era: the AstroMaterials Data System

L Profeta, K Lehnert, P Ji, J Figueroa, A Johansson, J Mays, S Morrison, ...

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2021, IN55F-0288

2021   Open and Reusable Data for Astromaterials Samples

KA Lehnert, D Hezel, P Ji, J Mays, L Profeta, L Song, S Morrison, ...

84th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 84 (2609), 6291

2021   Bringing Lab Analytical Data for Astromaterials to the Planetary Data Ecosystem

K Lehnert, J Mays, JD Figueroa, P Ji, A Johansson, L Profeta, L Song

5th Planetary Data Workshop & Planetary Science Informatics & Analytics 2549 …

2021   MIGRATION TO THE CLOUD: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PROJECT “Development and Operation of the Astromaterials Data System”

P Ji, K Lehnert, D Stern, JD Figueroa, L Profeta, J Mays, A Johansson, ...

5th Planetary Data Workshop & Planetary Science Informatics & Analytics 2549 …

2021   Integrating Past and Future Lunar Sample Data at the Astromaterials Data System

J Mays, K Lehnert, P Ji, L Profeta, L Song, SM Morrison, JD Figueroa, ...

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2020, V013-0011

2020   The Astromaterials Data System: Advancing Access to Past, Present, and Future Lab Analytical Data of NASA's Astromaterials Collections

K Lehnert, P Ji, J Mays, JD Figueroa, A Johansson, L Profeta, L Song, ...

European Planetary Science Congress, EPSC2020-918

2020   The Deep Carbon Cycle: Scientific Discoveries of the Deep Carbon Observatory

CM Schiffries, AJ Mangum, J Mays, M Hoon-Starr, RM Hazen

Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition 93, 5-5

2019   The Deep Carbon Cycle: Discoveries of the Deep Carbon Observatory

CM Schiffries, AJ Mangum, J Mays, M Hoon-Starr, RM Hazen

Geological Society of America Abstracts 51, 341416

2019   深碳观测计划——对地球内部碳的十年探索

CM Schiffries, AJ Mangum, JL Mays, M Hoon-Starr, RM Hazen

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2019   Bulk and compound-specific isotope analysis of long-chain n-alkanes from a 85,000 year sediment core from Lake Peten Petén Itzá, Guatemala

J Mays, M Brenner, JH Curtis, K Curtis, DA Hodell, A Correa-Metrio, ...

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2013, PP43B-2081

2013   Bulk and Compound-specific Isotope Analysis of Long-chain N-alkanes from a 85,000 Year Sediment Core from Lake Petén Itzá, Guatemala

JL Mays

University of Florida

2012   Bulk and Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis of Long-Chain, n-alkanes From a 85-kyr Core From Lake Peten Itza, Guatemala

JL Mays, M Brenner, MB Bush, A Correa, JH Curtis, DA Hodell

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2007, PP43B-1269

2007