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Richard J. Greenberg Professor, Planetary sciences Ph.D., 1972, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lunar and Planetary Lab University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721 520.621.6940 E-mail Greenberg Professor Greenberg’s Home Page Richard Greenberg is Professor of Planetary Sciences and Professor of Teaching and Teacher Education at the University of Arizona. Greenberg leads an active research program in planetary science at the University of Arizona. As a Principal Investigator in NASA’s Planetary Geology and Geophysics program, he and his research team carry out investigations of the dynamical evolution of the solar system, including studies of asteroids, meteorites, planetary rings, and the formation of the planets. He has had a long-term research program, dating back to his doctoral dissertation, in tidal processes and orbital resonances among natural satellites, and their implications for the history and physical character of the satellites. Recent research includes investigations of the orbital evolution of extrasolar planets and the effects on their physical properties and potential habitability. As a member of the Imaging Team for NASA’s Galileo spacecraft his research focused on characterizing and interpreting Jupiter’s satellite Europa, which may be the most likely place for extraterrestrial life to first be discovered. In addition to numerous research publications, Prof. Greenberg has published two recent books about Europa: Europa, the Ocean Moon: Search for an Alien Biosphere for the academic community; and Unmasking Europa: The Search for Life on Jupiter’s Ocean Moon for the general audience. From 1989-2001 Greenberg led the University of Arizona’s campus-wide initiative in support of pre-college science, mathematics, and technology education as founder and director of the Science and Mathematics Education Center. Accomplishments include reform of the teacher-preparation program, unique new procedures for appropriate evaluation and reward for faculty efforts in education, cultivation and coordination of sponsored projects across the campus, and integration of the K-12 science and mathematics teaching communities into the education activities of the University. Greenberg also founded and directed the Image Processing for Teaching (IPT) project, which gave students in classrooms across the nation the power to engage in substantive scientific exploration and discovery using state-of-the-art digital image processing. More about Dr. Greenberg

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