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Renu Malhotra
Renu Malhotra
Professor, Solar system dynamics
Ph.D., 1988, Cornell University

Lunar and Planetary Lab
University of Arizona
Tucson AZ 85721

Kuiper Space Sciences 524
520.626.5899
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Professor Malhotra’s research is directed towards understanding planetary systems---their orbital dynamics and their formation and evolution.

She uses mathematical analysis and computer modeling to trace the relationship between observed orbital and physical characteristics of planetary bodies and the (usually unobserved) processes of planetary system formation and long term dynamical evolution.

Current topics of research are: Kuiper Belt dynamics, stability of the solar system and of extra-solar planetary systems, orbital migration history of giant planets, and dust distribution in circumstellar debris disks.

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