Ricardo Arevalo Jr. is an Associate Professor of Geology at the University of Maryland, College Park, the same department he received his Ph.D. from in 2010. He serves as Principal Investigator for the CORALS and CRATER investigations, a Science Team Member for the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) instrument onboard the ExoMars rover, and the Manager of the M-CLASS Laboratory. His research interests are centered on the chemical analysis and geochemical modeling of planetary systems, in situ laser desorption/ablation microprocessing and mass spectrometry techniques, and developing next generation instrumentation for planetary missions.