Solid-state evaporative isotopic fractionation on solar system surfaces
Study of the composition and geology of Titan's surface using Cassini VIMS
Study of the composition & geology of Saturn's Icy satellites
Laboratory studies of ices relevant to the outer solar system
Volatiles and volatile transport on surfaces in the outer solar system
Remote determination of isotopic abundance ratios on Triton and Pluto
Current LPL PhD students:
Eric Palmer
Nicole Baugh
Current LPL postdocs:
Classes taught:
Selected Memberships/Committee Positions:
Member,
AAS/DPS; AGU; IAU
Member,
Editorial Board of Earth, Moon and Planets
Spacecraft involvement:
Team
Leader, Visual and Infrared Mapping
Spectrometer (VIMS), Cassini/Huygens
Mission to Saturn.
Member,
New Millenium Deep Space 1 Mission
Science Team, MICAS
subgroup.
Recent references:
Composition and Physical Properties of Enceladus' Surface.
Brown et al. (2006). Science, in press.
Observations in the Saturn System during Approach and Orbital Insertion,
with Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS).
Brown et al. (2006). A & A, 446, 707-716.
Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer observations
of Iapetus: Detection of CO2.
Buratti et al. (2005). Ap. J., 622, L149-L152.
Release of Volatiles from a possible cryovolcano from near-infrared imaging of Titan.
Sotin et al. (2005). Nature, 3596, 786-789.
Compositional maps of Saturn?s moon Phoebe from Imaging Spectroscopy.
Clark et al. (2005). Nature, 3558, 66-69.
