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| Alumnus | Degree, year, advisor, dissertation, current position & institution |
| Oleg Abramov | Ph.D., 2006, Kring Impact-induced hydrothermal activity on Earth and Mars NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow (RA), University of Colorado |
| Carlton Allen | Ph.D., 1978, Strom Volcano ice interactions on the Earth and Mars Astromaterials Curator, NASA Johnson Space Science Center |
| Erik Asphaug | Ph.D., 1993, Melosh Dynamic fragmentation in the solar system Tenured professor, University of California Santa Cruz |
| Jayne Aubele | M.S., 1988, Vesicle zonation and vertical structure of basalt flows Education Staff/mappers, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science |
| Maria Banks | Ph.D. (Geosciences), 2009, McEwen Glacial processes and morphologies in the southern hemisphere of Mars Post-doc (RA), Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, CEPS, National Air and Space Museum |
| Nadine Barlow | Ph.D., 1987, Strom Relative ages and the geologic evolution of martian terrain units Tenured professor, Northern Arizona University |
| Gwen Barnes | Ph.D., 2007, Melosh Lunar surface geology from analysis of impact craters and their ejecta Assistant Research Professor of Physics, University of Idaho |
| Jason Barnes | Ph.D., 2004, Brown Characterizing transiting extrasolar giant planets: On companions, rings, and love handles Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Idaho |
| Nicole Baugh | M.S., 2008, Brown Fluvial channels on Titan HiRISE staff, LPL/University of Arizona |
| Chris (Drayton) Benner | Ph.D., 1977, Fink The visual and near infrared spectrum of methane and its application Uranus, Neptune, Triton, and Pluto Research Associate Professor, Physics, College of William and Mary |
| Ross Beyer | Ph.D., 2004, McEwen Martian surface roughness and stratigraphy Principal Investigator and Research Scientist, NASA Ames/SETI |
| Gordon Bjoraker | Ph.D., 1985, Larson The Gas composition and vertical cloud structure of Juppiter’s troposphere dervied from 5 micron spectroscopic observations Staff scientist, NASA Goddard |
| Michael Bland | Ph.D., 2008, Showman The Tectonic, thermal, and magnetic evolution of icy satellites Post-doc (RA), Washington University |
| Jade Bond | Ph.D., 2008, Lauretta The Chemistry of extrasolar planetary systems Post-doc (RA), Steward Observatory/University of Arizona |
| William Bottke | Ph.D., 1995, Greenberg The Collisional and dynamical evolution of asteroids Senior Research Scientist, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder |
| Marc Buie | Ph.D., 1984, Fink Lightcurve CCD spectrophotometry Staff scientist, Lowell Observatory |
| Humberto Campins | Ph.D., 1982, Rieke Chiron and the Centaura: escapees from the Kuiper belt Head, Planetary and Space Science Group, University of Central Florida |
| Nancy Chabot | Ph.D., 1999, Drake Geochemical studies of the cores of terrestrial palnetary bodies Senior Professional Staff, Applied Physics Laboratory/Johns Hopkins |
| Matthew Chamberlain | Ph.D., 2005, Boynton Response of Martian ground ice orbit-induced climate change Research Scientist, Planetary Science Institute |
| Eileen Chollet | Ph.D., 2008, Giacalone Solar energetic particles as a probe of the inner heliosphere Post-doc (RA), Space Radiation Lab, California Institute of Technology |
| Fred Ciesla | Ph.D., 2003, Hood Physics and chemistry of solar nebula shock waves: Applications to chondrule formation Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geophysics, University of Chicago |
| Richard Clark | M.S., 1996, Melosh The Detectability of lunar impacts in the near infrared National Solar Observatory GONG Project |
| Barbara Cohen | Ph.D., 2000, Swindle Geochemistry and 40AR - 39AR geochronology of lunar meteorite impact melt clasts Planetary Scientist, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Guy Consolmagno | Ph.D., 1978, Jokipii Electromagnetic processes in the evolution of the solar nebula Curator, Vatican Meteorite Collection, Vatican Observatory, Tucson & Rome |
| Curtis Cooper | Ph.D., 2006, Showman Meteorologies of brown dwarfs and extrasolar giant planets Software Engineer, Medical Simulation Corporation (Denver) |
| Bruce Cordell | Ph.D., 1977, Strom Tectonism and the interior of Mercury Dean, Natural Sciences, Fullerton College |
| Larry Crumpler | Ph.D., 1983, Strom Io: Models of volcanism and interior structure Research Curator, Volcanology & Space Science, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science |
| Cindy Cunningham | Ph.D., 1987, Hunten Spatial and temporal monitoring of the Jovian atmosphere |
| Kimberly Cyr | Ph.D., 1998, Lunine Distribution of water in the solar nebula: Implications for solar system formation |
| Wei Dai | Ph.D., 2000, Lunine Gas trapping in amorphous water ice: A theoretical and experimental approach |
| Douglas Dawson | Ph.D., 1998, Strom Modelling the cratering record of Venus HiRise technical staff, LPL, University of Arizona |
| Colin Dundas | Ph.D., 2009, McEwen Geomorphology of Martian surface features Post-doc (RA), HiRISE Project, LPL, University of Arizona |
| Andreas Ekholm | M.S., 2001, Crater freatures diagnostic of oblique impacts: The size and position of the central peak |
| Josh Emery | Ph.D., 2002, Brown Constraints on the surface composition of Trojan asteroids from near infrared (0.8-4.0) spectroscopy and spectral modeling Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee |
| Steffi Engel | Ph.D., 1994, Lunine Titan and the cosmochemistry of the outer solar system Former Associate Staff Scientist, LPL, University of Arizona |
| Robert Eplee | Ph.D., 1987, Smith Spokes in Saturn’s B Ring: Dynamical and physical properties deduced from Voyager Saturn ring images Instrument Calibration Scientist, Ocean Biology Processing Group, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Michael Feierberg | Ph.D., 1981, Larson Evidence for a compositional relationship between asteroids and meteorites from infrared spectral reflectances Chase Manhattan Bank |
| Ron Fevig | Ph.D., 2006, Fink Orbit-dependent spectral trends for the near-Earth asteroid population Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota/Aerospace Sciences |
| Vladimir Florinski | Ph.D., 2001, Jokipii Two-dimensional, self-consistent model od galactic and anomalous cosmic rays in the solar wind Assistant Professor, University of Alabama, Huntsville |
| Jonathan Fortney | Ph.D., 2004, Hubbard Evolution of giant planets Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Stephanie Fussner | M.S., 2006, McEwen Search for 938 nm specular enhancement on Titan |
| Paul Geissler | Ph.D., 1992, Singer Spectrophotometric mapping of Coprates Quadrangle, Mars Planetary Scientist, U.S.G.S. Flagstaff |
| Seran Gibbard | Ph.D., 1996, Levy Lightning in the solar system Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| Tamara Goldin | Ph.D. (Geosciences), 2008, Melosh Atmospheric interactions during global deposition of Chicxulub impact ejecta |
| Jonathan Gradie | Ph.D., 1978, Zellner An astrophysical study of the minor planets in the Eos and Koronis asteroid families Chief Science Officer and Vice President (STI); CSO and VP (STI Medical Systems); CEO (TerraSystems, Inc.), STI, Inc./TerraSys, Inc. |
| Jennifer Grier | Ph.D., 1999, McEwen Determining the ages of impact events: multidisciplinary studies using remote sensing and samples analysis techniques Research Scientist, Education Specialist, Planetary Science Institute |
| David Grinspoon | Ph.D., 1988, Lewis Large impact events and atmospheric evolution on the terrestrial plantets Curator of Astrobiology and Adjunct Professor, Denver Museum of Nature and Science and University of Colorado |
| William Grundy | Ph.D., 1995, Fink Methane and nitrogen ices on Pluto and Triton: A combined laboratory and telescope investigation Astronomer, Lowell Observatory |
| Virginia Gulick | Ph.D., 1993, Baker Magmatic intrusions and hydrothermal systems: Implications for the formation of Martian fluvial valleys Scientist, SETI/NASA Ames Research Center |
| Doyle Hall | Ph.D., 1992, Shemansky Ultraviolet resonance radiation and the structure of the heliosphere Scientist, Boeing LTS |
| Patrick Hartigan | Ph.D., 1987, Lada Observations and bowshock models of Herbig-Haro objects Professor, Rice University |
| Maki Hattori | M.S., 2008, Hubbard Mass loss of highly irradiated giant planets |
| James Head | Ph.D., 1999, Melosh Fragmentation and ejection of the martian clan meteorites Staff Scientist, Raytheon |
| Michael Hicks | Ph.D., 1997, Fink Spectrophotometric survey of comets and Earth-approaching asteroids Research Scientist, JPL |
| Alan Hildebrand | Ph.D., 1992, Boynton Geochemistry and stratigraphy of the cretaceous/tertiary boundary impact ejecta Associate Professor of Geology, University of Calgary |
| Valerie Hillgren | Ph.D., 1993, Drake Partitioning behavior of moderately siderophile elements in ni-rich systems: Implications for the Earth and Moon Scientist, MPI fur Chemistry |
| Douglas Hilton | Ph.D., 1987, Hunten A partially collisional model of the Titan hydrogen torus |
| Greg Hoppa | Ph.D., 1998, Greenberg Europa: Effects of rotation and tides on tectonic processes Researcher, Raytheon |
| Charles Hostetler | Ph.D., 1982, Drake Equilibrium properties of some silicate materials: A theoretical study Senior Staff Scientist, Columbia Environmental Sciences Inc. |
| Kevin Housen | Ph.D., 1981, Wilkening The stochastic evolution of asteroidal regoliths and the origin of brecciated and gas-rich meteorites Scientist, Boeing |
| Ellen Howell | Ph.D., 1995, Lebofsky Probing asteroid composition using visible and near-infrared spectroscopy Research Associate, Arecibo Observatory |
| Robert Howell | Ph.D., 1980, Low Infrared speckle interferometry Associate Professor, University of Wyoming |
| Terry Hurford | Ph.D., 2005, Greenberg Tides and tidal stress: Applications to Europa Planetary Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Melinda Hutson | Ph.D., 1996, Lewis Chemical studies of enstatite chondrites Research Assistant Professor, Portland State University |
| Brian Jackson | Ph.D., 2009, Greenberg Tidal evolution of extra-solar planets Post-doc (RA), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Windy Jaeger | Ph.D., 2004, Baker Select problems in planetary structural geology: Global-scale tectonics on Io, regional-scale kinematics on Venus, and local-scale field analysis on Earth: Application to Mars Post-doc (RA), U.S.G.S. Flagstaff |
| Daniel Janes | Ph.D., 1990, Melosh Tectonics of one plate planets Research scientist, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Arizona |
| Jeffrey Johnson | Ph.D., 1994, Baker Geologic investigations of the Venusian surface using Magellan radar imagery, altimetry and radiometry Planetary Geologist, U.S.G.S. |
| Thomas Jones | Ph.D., 1988, Lewis An infrared reflectance study of water in outher belt asteriods: clues to composition and origin Astronaut, Author, Consultant |
| Jeffrey Kargel | Ph.D., 1990, Lewis Cryomagmatism in the outer solar system Senior Associate Research Scientist, Dept.of Hydrology, University of Arizona |
| Erich Karkoschka | Ph.D., 1990, Tomasko Saturn’s atmoshpere in the visible and near infrared 1986-1989 Senior Staff Scientist, LPL, University of Arizona |
| John Keller | Ph.D., 2006, Boynton Part I: Development of a concept inventory addressing students’ beliefs and reasoning difficulties regarding the Greenhouse Effect; Part II: Distribution of chlorine measured by the Mars Odyssey Gamma Ray Spectrometer Assistant Professor, California Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo |
| Kelly Kolb | M.S., 2008, McEwen Modeling bright gully deposits’ formation in Hale Crater, Mars: Implications for recent liquid water |
| Kelly Kolb | Ph.D., 2009, McEwen Investigating evidence for geologically recent liquid water on Mars Teacher, The Village School (Houston) |
| Goro Komatsu | Ph.D., 1993, Baker Channels and valleys on Venus Research Professor, International Research School of Planetary Sciences, Pescara, Italy |
| Peter Lanagan | Ph.D., 2004, McEwen Geologic history of the Cerberus plains, Mars Instructor, College of Southern Nevada |
| Martha Leake | Ph.D., 1981, Strom The intercrater plains of Mercury and the Moon: Their nature, origin, and role in terrestrial planet evolution Professor, Valdosta State University |
| Mark Lemmon | Ph.D., 1994, Tomasko Properties of Titan’s haze and surface Associate Professor, Texas A&M |
| Yuan Lian | Ph.D., 2009, Showman Numerical simulations of atmospheric dynamics on the giant planets Research Associate, Ashima Research (Pasadena, CA) |
| Joseph MacFarlane | Ph.D., 1983, Hubbard Theoretical predictions for the phase stability of dense binary mixtures Prism Computational Sciences |
| Philip Maloney | Ph.D., 1987, Black Global properties of molecular clouds and the interstellar medium in galaxies Senior Research Associate, University of Colorado Boulder |
| Daniel Malvin | M.S., 1987, Drake Experimental partitioning of siderophile elements in the systems iron-nickel-sulfur-phosphorus and forsterite-anorthite-diopside Publishing |
| Robert Marcialis | Ph.D., 1990, Lebofsky & Hubbard The Pluto-Charon system as revealed during the mutual events |
| Mark Marley | Ph.D., 1990, Hubbard Nonradial oscillations of Saturn: Implications for ring system structure Research scientist (Ames) and Consulting Professor (Stanford), NASA Ames Research Center and Stanford University |
| Celinda Marsh | M.S., 2007, Lauretta Thermal processing in ordinary chondrites: Development of the fast electron microprobe (FEM) technique for measuring heterogeneity of ferromagnesian silicates |
| Rachel Mastrapa | Ph.D., 2004, Brown Water ice and radiation in the solar system Research scientist, SETI/NASA Ames Research Center |
| Elisabeth McFarlane | Ph.D., 1994, Drake Differentiation in the early Earth: An experimental investigation |
| Janet McLarty-Schroeder | M.S., 1998, Strom Development, assessment, and applications of PTYS 109L: Exploration and discovery in planetary science Professor, Cerritos College |
| William Merline | Ph.D., 1995, McMillan Observations of small-amplitude oscillations in the radial velocity of Acturus Research scientist, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder |
| Moses Milazzo | Ph.D., 2005, McEwen Remote sensing of thermally induced activity on Io And Mars U.S.G.S. Astrobiology/Flagstaff |
| David Minton | Ph.D., 2009, Malhotra Dynamical history of the asteroid belt and implications for terrestrial planet bombardment Post-doc (RA) Southwest Research Institute (Boulder) |
| John Moores | Ph.D., 2008, Smith Effects of insolation on habitability and the isotopic history of Martian water |
| Don Musselwhite | Ph.D., 1995, Drake Experimental geochemistry of iodine, argon and xenon: Implications for the outgassing histories of the Earth and Mars Lecturer (Geology and Physics), University of Houston (Downtown) |
| Catherine Neish | Ph.D., 2008, Lunine Formation of prebiotic molecules in liquid water Environments on the surface of Titan Post-doctoral Fellow, Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University |
| Horton Newsom | Ph.D., 1982, Drake The experimental partitioning behavior of tungsten and phosphorus: Implications for the composition and formation of the Earth, Moon and Eucrite Parent Body Research Professor, Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico |
| Michael Nolan | Ph.D., 1994, Greenberg Delivery of meteorites from the asteroid belt Senior Research Associate and Observatory Director, Arecibo Observatory |
| David O’Brien | Ph.D., 2004, Greenberg The collisional and dynamical evolution of the main belt, Nea and Tno populations Research scientist, Planetary Science Institute |
| Eric Palmer | Ph.D., 2009, Brown Volatiles on solar system objects: Carbon dioxide on Iapetus and aqueous alteration in CM chondrites |
| Matthew Pasek | Ph.D., 2006, Lauretta Phosphorus and sulfur cosmochemistry: Implications for the origins of life |
| Steven Pearce | Ph.D., 1995, Levy Core-mantle interactions resulting from sudden changes in the Earth’s moment of inertia Lecturer, Simon Fraser University |
| Jonathan Pedicino | Ph.D., 1996, Baker Climate change on Mars: Modeling possible glaciers Professor, College of the Redwoods |
| Paulo Penteado | Ph.D., 2009, Griffith Study of Titan’s methane cycle Post-doc (RA), Astronomy Dept., Universidade de Sao Paolo (Brazil) |
| Cynthia Phillips | Ph.D., 2000, McEwen Voyager and Galileo SSI views of volacanic resurfacing on IO and the search for geologic activity on Europa Research scientist, NASA Ames/SETI |
| Elisabetta Pierazzo | Ph.D., 1997, Melosh The Chicxulub impact event and the environmental catastrophe at the end of the cretaceous period Research scientist, Planetary Science Institute |
| Shelly Pope | Ph.D., 1991, Tomasko Laboratory measurements of the single-scattering properties of ammonia ice crystals Staff scientist, Raytheon |
| Brandon Preblich | M.S., 2005, McEwen Mapping rays and secondary craters from zunil, mars |
| Jani Radebaugh | Ph.D., 2005, McEwen Formation and Evolution of Paterae on Jupiter’s Moon Io Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University |
| Robert Reid | M.S., 1997, Smith Spectrophotometic calibration of imager for Mars pathfinder datasets Senior Computer Scientist, NewTec/US Army Electronic Proving Ground, Fort Lewis |
| James Richardson | Ph.D., 2005, Melosh & Greenberg The Seismic effect of impacts on asteroid surface morphology Post-doc (RA), Cornell |
| Andrew Rivkin | Ph.D., 1997, Lebofsky Observations of main-belt asteroids in the 3-pM region Senior Research staff, Johns Hopkins/APL |
| Bashar Rizk | Ph.D., 1991, Hunten Observations and modelling of the Martian water vapor budget for 1988-89 Senior Research Scientist, LPL, University of Arizona |
| Alex Ruzicka | Ph.D., 1996, Boynton Petrologic-kinetic studies of meteorites Assistant Professor, Portland State University |
| Chris Schaller | M.S., 1998, Greenberg Venus ejecta parabolas: Comparing theory with observation Applications Systems Analyst, Senior, LPL, University of Arizona |
| Nicholas Schneider | Ph.D., 1988, Hunten Sodium in Io’s extended atmosphere Associate Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| William Sears | Ph.D., 1994, Lunine Tidal effects on the evolution of Titan |
| Abigail Sheffer | Ph.D., 2007, Melosh Chemical reduction of silicates by meteorite impacts and lightning strikes |
| Wayne Slattery | Ph.D., 1976, Hubbard The structure of the planets Jupiter and Saturn Research Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Diana Smith | M.S., 2008, Melosh Viscous relaxation of craters on Enceladus |
| John Spencer | Ph.D., 1987, Strom The surfaces of Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto: An investigation using Voyager iris thermal infrared sperctra Staff scientist, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder |
| Ingrid Daubar Spitale | M.S., 2002, Kring Northwest Africa 482: A lunar meteorite from the highlands HiRISE staff, LPL, University of Arizona |
| Joseph Spitale | Ph.D., 2001, Greenberg Detailed study of the Yarkovsky Effect on asteroids and solar system implications Research Scientist, Space Science Institute/CICLOPS |
| Anna Spitz | Ph.D. (Geosciences), 1991, Boynton Trace element analysis of ureilite meteorites and implications for their petrogenesis Program manager, Arizona Water Institute/Biosphere 2 |
| Anne Sprague | Ph.D., 1990, Hunten An observational comparison of Mercury and the Moon Senior Research Associate, LPL, University of Arizona |
| John Stansberry | Ph.D., 1994, Lunine Surface-atmosphere coupling on Triton and Pluto Assistant Astronomer, Steward Observatory/University of Arizona |
| Clifford Stoll | Ph.D., 1980, Tomasko Polarimetry of Jupiter at large phase angles Author |
| Mark Sykes | Ph.D., 1986, Hunten IRAS observations of asteroid dust bands and cometary dust trails Director, Planetary Science Institute |
| David Tholen | Ph.D., 1984, Zellner Asteroid taxonomy from cluster analysis of photometry Faculty astronomer, University of Hawaii |
| Matthew Tiscareno | Ph.D., 2004, Malhotra Chaotic diffusion in the outer solar system, and other topics Research Associate, Cornell |
| William Tonks | Ph.D., 1993, Melosh The thermal consequences of giant impacts in the early solar system Professor, Brigham Young University/Idaho |
| David Trilling | Ph.D., 1999, Lunine Theoretical and observational study of the formation and evolution of planetary systems and extrasolar planets Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University |
| Elizabeth Turtle | Ph.D., 1998, Melosh Finite-element modeling of large impact craters: Implications for the size of the Vredefort structure and the formation of multiple ring craters Senior Research Staff, Johns Hopkins/APL |
| Ron Vervack | Ph.D., 1997, Sandel Titan’s upper atmospheric structure derived from Voyager ultraviolet spectrometer observations Senior Research Staff, Johns Hopkins/APL |
| Faith Vilas | Ph.D., 1984, Smith The nature and origin of outer solar system asteroids from reflectance spectrophotometry Director/Astronomer, MMTO Director/UA Steward Observatory |
| John Wacker | Ph.D., 1982, Wilkening Composition of noble gases in the Abee meteorite, and the origin of the enstatite chondrites Laboratory Fellow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Yiping Wang | Ph.D., 1993, Yelle Energy balance and solar heating in Neptune’s upper atmosphere |
| Erich Wegryn | Ph.D., 2000, Tomasko Dusty atmosphere of Mars: A study of the properties of Martian aerosol dust, using imager for Mars Pathfinder and Hubble space telescope observations Adjunct Professor, Ohlone College |
| Robert West | Ph.D., 1977, Tomasko Spatially resolved photometry of Jupiter in the 6190, 7250, and 8900 methane bands Research Scientist, JPL |
| Bruce Wilking | Ph.D., 1981, Rieke Star formation in the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud Professor, University of Missouri, St. Louis |
| Lance Williams | Ph.D., 1993, Jokipii A single-fluid, self-consistent formulation of particle transport and fluid dynamics |
| Paul Withers | Ph.D., 2003, Bougher Tides in the Martian atmosphere - and other topics Post-doc (RA), Boston University |
| David Wood | Ph.D., 2000, Strom Effects of airbursts on the surface of Venus Assistant Professor, Astronomy, San Antonio College |
| Aramais Zakharian | Ph.D., 2000, Jokipii Numerical studies of waves and particle acceleration in shocks |
| Shunbin Zhang | M.S., 1996, Bougher The impact of gravity waves on the Venus upper atmosphere Programmer Analyst |
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