PTYS/LPL Alumni Directory
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| Lastname, Firstname | Degree | Year | Advisor(s) | Dissertation/Thesis | Current Position | Current Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abramov, Oleg | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2006 | Kring | Impact-Induced Hydrothermal Activity on Earth and Mars | Senior Scientist | Planetary Science Institute (New Zealand) |
| Allen, Carlton | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1979 | Strom | Volcano-Ice Interactions on the Earth and Mars | Astromaterials Curator (Retired) | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Allen, Carlton | M.S. Astronomy | 1972 | Strom | Central Peaks in Lunar Craters | Astromaterials Curator (Retired) | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Archer, Doug | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2010 | Smith (Peter) | The Martian Near Surface Environment: Analysis on Antarctic Soils and Laborator… | Scientist | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Asphaug, Erik | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1993 | Melosh | Dynamic Fragmentation in the Solar System: Applications of Fracture Mechanics a… | Professor | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Atwood-Stone, Corwin | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2018 | McEwen | Planetary Granular Topography: Slope Angles and Crater Concentric Ridges | Physics Instructor | Hinds Community College (Raymond, MS) |
| Aubele, Jayne | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1988 | Melosh | Vesicle Zonation and Vertical Structure of Basalt Flows | Senior Educator, Geologist | New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science |
| Banks, Maria | Ph.D. Geosciences | 2009 | McEwen | Glacial Processes and Morphologies in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars | Planetary Scientist | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Barlow, Nadine | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1987 | Strom | Relative Ages and the Geologic Evolution of Martian Terrain Units | ||
| Barnes, Jason | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2004 | Brown | Characterizing Transiting Extrasolar Giant Planets: On Companions, Rings, and L… | Professor, Physics | University of Idaho |
| Bart, Gwen | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2007 | Melosh | Lunar Surface Geology from Analysis of Impact Craters and Their Ejecta | Research Assistant Professor of Physics | University of Idaho |
| Baugh, Nicole | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2008 | Brown | Fluvial Channels on Titan | Uplink Operations Lead (HiRISE) | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Beard, Sky | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2018 | Swindle | Noble Gas Chronology of Meteorites: Brachinites, Ureilites, and Chelyabinsk | Postdoctoral Researcher | Macau University of Science and Technology |
| Becerra, Patricio | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2016 | Byrne | The Poles of Mars, Past and Present: A High-Resolution Observational Study of t… | Project Scientist, Microcameras and Space Exploration (MCSE) SA | University of Bern |
| Benner, Chris (Drayton) | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1979 | Fink | The Visual and Near Infrared Spectrum of Methane and Its Application to Uranus,… | Research Scientist, Physics | College of William and Mary |
| Berger, Eve | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2011 | Lauretta | Cubanite and Associated Sulfides in Cl Chordrites and Comet Wild 2: Implication… | Senior Research Scientist | NASA Johnson Space Center (ARES) |
| Berman, Daniel | M.S. Geosciences | 2003 | Baker | Hillside Gullies and Possible Glacial Landforms Associated With the Degradation… | Senior Scientist | Planetary Science Institute |
| Beyer, Ross | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2004 | McEwen | Martian Surface Roughness and Stratigraphy | Principal Investigator, Research Scientist | SETI, NASA Ames Research Center |
| Binder, Alan | Ph.D. Geology | 1967 | Titley | Stratigraphy and Structure of the Cleomedes Quadrangle of the Moon | Director | Lunar Research Institute |
| Bjoraker, Gordon | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1985 | Larson | The Gas Composition and Vertical Cloud Structure of Jupiter's Troposphere Deriv… | Astrophysicist | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Bland, Michael | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2008 | Showman | The Tectonic, Thermal, and Magnetic Evolution of Icy Satellites | Research Space Scientist | U.S.G.S. Astrogeology Science Center |
| Block, Kristin she/her |
M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2011 | Swindle | Fulgurite Classification, Petrology, and Implications for Planetary Processes | Principal Science Operations Engineer, HiRISE | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Bolser, Diana | M.S. Chemistry | 2014 | Zega | Microstructural Analysis of Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusions in Primitive Meteo… | Operations Leader, Advanced Programs | GE Aviation |
| Bond, Jade | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2008 | Lauretta | The Chemistry of Extrasolar Planetary Systems | Associate (Lawyer) | Bartier Perry (Australia) |
| Bottke, William | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1995 | Greenberg | The Collisional and Dynamical Evolution of Asteroids | Director | Department for Space Studies, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder |
| Boyer, Darryl | Ph.D. Physics | 1982 | Levy | Magnetohydrodynamic Dynamos in the Presence of Fossil Magnetic Fields | ||
| Bramson, Ali | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2018 | Byrne | Radar Analysis and Theoretical Modeling of the Presence and Preservation of Ice… | Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences |
| Broadhurst, Leigh | Ph.D. Geosciences | 1989 | Drake | Solubility and Partitioning of Noble Gases in Anorthite, Diopside, Forsterite, … | Geochemist/USDA Researcher | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Brock, Laci she/her |
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2021 | Barman | Connecting Points in Time: From the Evolution of Clouds in Substellar Atmospher… | ||
| Brown, Zarah | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2023 | Koskinen | Saturn's Upper Atmosphere in the Ultraviolet: Temperature and Compositional Tre… | ||
| Buie, Marc | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1984 | Fink | Lightcurve CCD Spectrophotometry of Pluto | Institute Scientist | Southwest Research Institute (Boulder) |
| Burkland, Michael | Ph.D. Physics | 1998 | Swindle | The Thermal Retentive Nature of the I-Xe System in the Meteorite Bjurbole: Impl… | Senior Principal Systems Engineer | Raytheon |
| Burr, Devon | Ph.D. Geosciences | 2003 | Baker | Investigations into the Cerberus Outflow Channels, Mars | Professor, Astronomy and Planetary Science | Northern Arizona University |
| Cambioni, Saverio | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2020 | Asphaug | On the Application of Machine Learning to Planetary Sciences | Postdoctoral Fellow | MIT, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences |
| Campins, Humberto | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1982 | Rieke | Infrared Observations of Cometary Solids | Professor, Physics and Astronomy | University of Central Florida |
| Campins, Humberto | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1982 | Rieke | Professor, Physics and Astronomy | University of Central Florida | |
| Carver, Diana | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2008 | Melosh | Viscous Relaxation of Craters on Enceladus | Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences | Vanderbilt University |
| Chabot, Nancy | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1999 | Drake | Geochemical Studies of the Cores of Terrestrial Planetary Bodies | Planetary Scientist | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Chamberlain, Matthew | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2006 | Boynton | Response of Martian Ground Ice to Orbit-Induced Climate Change | Scientific Programmer | CSIRO Decadal Climate Forecasting, Oceans and Atmosphere |
| Chen, Xiaohang | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2023 | Giacalone | Solar Energetic Particle Acceleration and Transport at the Curved and Evolving … | ||
| Choi, David | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2009 | Showman | The Meteorology of Giant Planets Revealed Through Automated Cloud Feature Track… | Senior Data Engineer | Night Shift Development, Inc. |
| Chollet, Eileen | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2008 | Giacalone | Solar Energetic Particles as a Probe of the Inner Heliosphere | Research Scientist | CNA Analysis & Solutions |
| Ciesla, Fred | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2003 | Hood | The Physics and Chemistry of Solar Nebula Shock Waves: Applications to Chondrul… | Professor, Dept. of Geophysics | University of Chicago |
| Clark, Richard | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1996 | Melosh | The Detectability of Lunar Impacts in the Near Infrared | Scientific Programmer | National Solar Observatory GONG Project |
| Clements, Arthur | Ph.D. Astronomy | 1974 | Tomasko | Cloud Structure in the South Tropical Zone, Red Spot, and the North Polar Regio… | ||
| Coffeen, David | Ph.D. Astronomy | 1968 | Gehrels | A Polarimetric Study of the Atmosphere of Venus | TESSERACT | |
| Cohen, Barbara | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2000 | Swindle | Geochemistry and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology of Lunar Meteorite Impact Melt Clasts | Planetary Scientist | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Consolmagno, Guy | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1978 | Jokipii | Electromagnetic Processes in the Evolution of the Solar Nebula | Director | Vatican Observatory, Tucson & Rome |
| Cooper, Curtis | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2006 | Showman | Meteorologies of Brown Dwarfs and Extrasolar Giant Planets | Software Engineer | Stellar Science (Albuquerque) |
| Cordell, Bruce | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1977 | Strom | Tectonism and the Interior of Mercury | Educator, Consultant | 21stcenturywaves.com |
| Cruikshank, Dale | Ph.D. Geosciences | 1968 | Titley, Kuiper | Infrared Colorimetry of the Moon | Professor, Dept. of Physics | University of Central Florida |
| Crumpler, Larry | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1983 | Strom | Io: Models of Volcanism and Interior Structure | Research Curator, Volcanology and Space Science | New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science |
| Cui, Jun | Ph.D. Astronomy | 2008 | Yelle | Analysis of Titan's Neutral Upper Atmosphere from Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spec… | Professor | School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University |
| Cunningham, Cindy | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1987 | Hunten | Spatial and Temporal Monitoring of the Jovian Atmosphere | ||
| Cyr, Kimberly | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1998 | Lunine | The Distribution of Water in the Solar Nebula: Implications for Solar System Fo… | ||
| Dai, Wei | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2000 | Lunine | Gas Trapping in Amorphous Water Ice: A Theoretical and Experimental Approach | ||
| Daubar, Ingrid | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2014 | McEwen | New Dated Craters on Mars and the Moon: Studies of the Freshest Craters in the … | Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (Research) | Brown University |
| Daubar, Ingrid | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2002 | Kring | Northwest Africa 482: A Crystalline Impact Melt Breccia from the Lunar Highlands | Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (Research) | Brown University |
| Dawson, Douglas | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1998 | Strom | Modelling the Cratering Record of Venus | Manager, Sponsored Project Services | University of Arizona |
| Dietrich, Jeremy | Ph.D. Astronomy | 2023 | Apai, Malhotra | Revealing Unseen Planets in Exoplanetary Systems | ||
| Diniega, Serina | Ph.D. Applied Math | 2010 | Byrne | Modeling Aeolian Dune and Dune Field Evolution | Scientist | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Doose, Lyn he/him |
Ph.D. Astronomy | 1976 | Tomasko | Light Scattering Properties of Jupiter's Red Spot | Senior Research Associate (Retired) | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Dundas, Colin | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2009 | McEwen | Investigations of the Martian Mid-Latitudes: Implications for Ground Ice | Research Geologist | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Dunlap, J. Lawrence | M.S. Astronomy | 1972 | Gehrels | Laboratory Work on the Shape of Asteroids | ||
| Dykhuis, Melissa | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2015 | Greenberg | Asteroid Family Dynamics in the Inner Main Belt | Author | |
| Ekholm, Andreas | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2001 | Melosh | Crater Features Diagnostic of Oblique Impacts: The Size and Position of the Cen… | ||
| Elder, Catherine | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2015 | Showman | The Effects of Melt of Impact Craters on Icy Satellites and On the Dynamics of … | Research Scientist | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Emery, Joshua | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2002 | Brown | Constraints on the Surface Composition of Trojan Asteroids from Near Infrared (… | Professor of Planetary Science | Northern Arizona University |
| Engel, Steffi | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1994 | Lunine | Titan and the Cosmochemistry of the Outer Solar System | B&B Innkeeper, Tucson | |
| Eplee, Robert | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1987 | Smith (Brad) | Spokes in Saturn's B Ring: Dynamical and Physical Properties Deduced from Voyag… | Senior Programmer | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Esman, Tracy | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2022 | Giacalone | Magnetic Field Fluctuations from the Solar Wind to the Surface of Mars | NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Farrand, William | Ph.D. Geosciences | 1991 | Singer | Visible and Near Infrared Reflectance of Tuff Rings and Tuff Cones | Senior Research Scientist | Space Science Institute |
| Feierberg, Michael | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1981 | Larson (Harold) | Evidence for a Compositional Relationship Between Asteroids and Meteorites from… | Scorer of Writing and Math Assessments | ETS and Pearson |
| Fernandes, Rachel She/Her |
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2023 | Pascucci | Exoplanet Demographics Beyond Kepler: Giant Planets with Radial Velocity & Youn… | Habitable Words Fellowship, President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship | Penn State University, Center for Exoplanets |
| Fevig, Ron | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2006 | Fink | Orbit-Dependent Spectral Trends for the Near-Earth Asteroid Population | Associate Professor, Space Studies | University of North Dakota |
| Finney, Stephen | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1988 | Sonett | The Spectrum of Radiocarbon | ||
| Flateau, Davin | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2015 | Apai | Weather on Other Worlds IV: In-Depth Study of Photometric Variability and Radia… | Adjunct Instructor | University of Cincinnati |
| Florinski, Vladimir | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2001 | Jokipii | A Two-dimensional, Self-Consistent Model of Galactic and Anomalous Cosmic Rays … | Professor, Space Science | University of Alabama, Huntsville |
| Fortney, Jonathan | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2004 | Hubbard | The Evoluation of Giant Planets | Professor, Astronomy & Astrophysics | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Fussner, Stephanie | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2006 | McEwen | Search for 938 nm Specular Enhancement on Titan | ||
| Ganesh, Indujaa she/her |
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2022 | Carter | Investigating Late-stage Explosive Eruptions on the Volcanic Rises of Mars and … | Research Assistant Professor | Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska (Fairbanks) |
| Gardner-Vandy, Kathryn G. | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2012 | Lauretta | Partial Melting on Fe0-rich Asteroids: Insights to the First Stage of Planetary… | Assistant Professor of Aviation and Space | Oklahoma State University |
| Geissler, Paul | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1992 | Singer | Spectrophotometric Mapping of Coprates Quadrangle, Mars | Research Geologist | U.S.G.S. Astrogeology Research Center, Flagstaff |
| Gibbard, Seran | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1996 | Levy | Lightening in the Solar System | Research Scientist | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| Goldin, Tamara | Ph.D. Geosciences | 2008 | Melosh | Atmospheric Interactions During Global Deposition of Chicxulub Impact Ejecta | Chief Editor | Nature Geoscience |
| Gradie, Jonathan | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1978 | Zellner | An Astrophysical Study of the Minor Planets in the Eos and Koronis Asteroid Fam… | Chief Science Officer/VP/CEO | STI, Inc./TerraSys, Inc. |
| Greenfield, Eric | Ph.D. Physics | 2015 | Jokipii | Multi-fluid Problems in Magnetohydrodynamics with Applications to Astrophysical… | Physics Teacher | Bishop Manogue Catholic High School |
| Grier, Jennifer | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1999 | McEwen | Determining the Ages of Impact Events: Multidisciplinary Studies Using Remote S… | Senior Scientist, Education Specialist | Planetary Science Institute |
| Grinspoon, David | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1989 | Lewis | Large Impact Events and Atmospheric Evolution on the Terrestrial Planets | Senior Scientist | Planetary Science Institute |
| Grundy, William | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1995 | Fink | Methane and Nitrogen Ices on Pluto and Triton: A Combined Laboratory and Telesc… | Astronomer | Lowell Observatory |
| Gulick, Virginia she/her |
Ph.D. Geosciences | 1993 | Baker | Magmatic Intrusions and Hydrothermal Systems: Implications for the Formation of… | Research Professor | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Gulick, Virginia she/her |
M.S. Geosciences | 1987 | Baker | Origin and Evolution of Valleys on the Martian Volcanoes: The Hawaiian Analog | Research Professor | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Guo, Fan | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2012 | Giacalone | Effects of Turbulent Magnetic Fields on the Transport and Acceleration of Energ… | Research Scientist | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Hall, Doyle | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1992 | Shemansky | Ultraviolet Resonance Radiation and the Structure of the Heliosphere | Scientist | Boeing LTS |
| Harner, Patrick | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2015 | Baker, Quade | Carbonates and Other Salts in the Atacama Desert and on Mars, and the Implicati… | Senior Attorney | U.S. Government Accountability Office |
| Hartigan, Patrick | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1987 | Lada, Levy | Observations and Bowshock Models of Herbig-Haro Objects | Professor, Physics and Astronomy | Rice University |
| Hartmann, William | Ph.D. Astronomy | 1966 | Kuiper | History of the Lunar Surface | Senior Scientist Emeritus | Planetary Science Institute |
| Hatheway, Allen Wayne | Ph.D. Geosciences | 1971 | Lacy | Lava Tubes and Collapse Depressions | Consulting Geological Engineer | |
| Hattori, Maki | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2008 | Hubbard | Mass Loss of Highly Irradiated Extra-Solar Giant Planets | Programmer Associate | Global Science & Technology Inc |
| Hay, Hamish | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2020 | Matsuyama | A Tale of Tides: Icy Satellites, Subsurface Oceans, and Tightly-Packed Planetar… | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | University of Oxford, Dept. of Earth Sciences |
| Hays, Naydene | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2011 | Drake | Geochronology of Shergottite Meteorites: Using LA-MC-ICP-MS to Examine U-Th-Pb … | Director of Tutoring | Olympic College |
| Head, James | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1999 | Melosh | Fragmentaton and Ejection of the Martian Clan Meteorites | Senior Principal Systems Engineer | Raytheon Missile Systems |
| Hendler, Nathanial | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2020 | Pascucci | Evolution of Protoplanetary Dust-Disk Sizes | Senior Machine Learning Engineer | FlightAware |
| Hicks, Michael | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1997 | Fink | A Spectrophotometric Survey of Comets and Earth-approaching Asteroids | ||
| Hildebrand, Alan | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1992 | Boynton | Geochemistry and Stratigraphy of the Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary Impact Ejecta | Associate Professor of Geoscience | University of Calgary |
| Hillgren, Valerie | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1993 | Drake | Partitioning Behavior of Moderately Siderophile Elements in Ni-Rich Systems: Im… | Research Scientist | Carnegie Institution of Washington |
| Hilton, Douglas | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1987 | Hunten | A Partially Collisional Model of the Titan Hydrogen Torus | ||
| Hoppa, Greg | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1998 | Greenberg | Europa: Effects of Rotation and Tides on Tectonic Processes | Senior Principal Systems Engineer | Raytheon |
| Horst, Sarah | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2011 | Yelle | Post-Cassini Investigations of the Titan Atmospheric Chemistry | Associate Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences | Johns Hopkins University |
| Hostetler, Charles | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1982 | Drake | Equilibrium Properties of Some Silicate Materials: A Theoretical Study | Senior Project Advisor | SCS Engineers |
| Housen, Kevin | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1981 | Wilkening | The Stochastic Evolution of Asteroidal Regoliths and the Origin of Brecciated a… | Scientist | Boeing |
| Howell, Robert | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1980 | Low | Infrared Speckle Interferometry | Emeritus Professor, Geology and Geophysics | University of Wyoming |
| Howell, Ellen | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1995 | Lebofsky | Probing Asteroid Composition Using Visible and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy | Research Professor | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Hoxie, Dwight Thomas | Ph.D. Astronomy | 1969 | Weymann | The Structure and Evolution of Stars of Very Low Mass | Retired | U.S.G.S. Reston, Water Resources Division |
| Hurford, Terry | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2005 | Greenberg | Tides and Tidal Stress: Applications to Europa | Planetary Scientist | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Hutson, Melinda | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1996 | Lewis | Chemical Studies of Enstatite Chondrites | Research Assistant Professor | Portland State University |
| Jackson, Brian | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2009 | Greenberg | Tidal Evolution of Extra-Solar Planets | Associate Professor, Physics | Boise State University |
| Jaeger, Windy | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2005 | Baker | Select Problems in Planetary Structural Geology: Global-scale Tectonics on Io, … | ||
| Janes, Daniel | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1990 | Melosh | Tectonics of One Plate Planets | Retired | |
| JeongAhn, Youngmin | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2015 | Malhotra | Orbital Distribution of Minor Planets in the Inner Solar System and Their Impac… | Scientist | Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute |
| Johnson, Jeffrey | Ph.D. Geosciences | 1994 | Baker | Geologic Investigations of the Venusian Surface Using Magellan Radar Imagery, A… | Planetary Geologist | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Johnston, Jeffrey | Ph.D. Physics | 1992 | Broadfoot | Spectroscopic Observations of the Night Airglow From 3000 Å to 9200 Å | ||
| Jones, Thomas | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1988 | Lewis | An Infrared Reflectance Study of Water in Outer Belt Asteroids: Clues to Compos… | Scientist, Author, Pilot, Veteran, Astronaut | |
| Jones, Andrea | M.S. Geosciences | 2009 | McEwen, Baker | A Geomorphic Analysis of Hale Crater, Mars: The Effects of Impact Into Ice-Rich… | Public Engagement Lead of Solar System Exploration Division | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Kareta, Theodore | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2021 | Harris, Reddy | Activity and the Evolutionary State of Small Bodies | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Lowell Observatory |
| Kargel, Jeffrey | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1990 | Lewis | Cryomagmatism in the Outer Solar System | Senior Scientist | Planetary Science Institute (Tucson) |
| Karkoschka, Erich | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1990 | Tomasko | Saturn's Atmosphere in the Visible and Near Infrared 1986-1989 | Senior Staff Scientist | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Kataria, Tiffany | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2014 | Showman | Atmospheric Circulation of Hot Jupiters and Super Earths | Scientist | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Keane, James | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2017 | Matsuyama | Tidal-Rotational Dynamics of Solar System Worlds, from Mercury to Pluto | Scientist | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Keller, John | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2006 | Greenberg, Showman | Part I:Development of a Concept Inventory Addressing Student's Beliefs and Reas… | Director, Fiske Planetarium | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Kerola, Dana | Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences | 1994 | Larson, Tomasko | Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of the Troposhere of Saturn | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Dept. of Mathematics, Science and Technology |
| Kidder, Kenneth | Ph.D. Physics | 1991 | Holberg | Atmospheric Parameters of a Soft X-Ray Selected Set of Hot DA White Dwarfs | ||
| Ko, Chung-Ming | Ph.D. Physics | 1986 | Jokipii | Cosmic-Ray Modified Stellar Winds | Professor, Associate Dean (College of Science) | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University (Taiwan) |
| Kolb Nolan, Kelly | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2009 | McEwen | Investigating Evidence for Geologically Recent Liquid Water on Mars | Exploration Geoscientist | ExxonMobil |
| Kolb Nolan, Kelly | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2008 | McEwen | Modeling Bright Gully Deposits' formation in Hale Crater, Mars: Implications fo… | Exploration Geoscientist | ExxonMobil |
| Komacek, Tad | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2018 | Showman | The Atmospheric Circulation and Evolution of Close-In Extrasolar Gas Giant Plan… | Assistant Professor, Astronomy | University of Maryland |
| Komatsu, Goro | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1993 | Baker | Channels and Valleys on Venus | Senior Scientist and Associate Professor | International Research School of Planetary Sciences and Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Geologia, Universita d'Annunzio (Pescara, Italy) |
| Kopriva, David | Ph.D. Applied Mathematics | 1982 | Jokipii | A Stream Function Method for Computing Steady Rotational Transonic Flows With A… | Professor (Retired), Mathematics | Florida State University |
| Lanagan, Peter | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2004 | McEwen | Geological History of the Cerberus Plains, Mars | Professor and Chair, Physical Sciences | College of Southern Nevada |
| Landis, Margaret | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2018 | Byrne | Icy Craters on Mars and Ceres | Research Associate | LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Leake, Martha | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1981 | Strom | The Intercrater Plains of Mercury and the Moon: Their Nature, Origin, and Role … | Professor, Physics and Astronomy | Valdosta State University |
| LeBertre, Thibault | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1977 | Fink | Surface-Properties of Vesta | Directeur de Recherches | Observatoire de Paris |
| Lee, Thomas Alan | Ph.D. Astronomy | 1967 | Johnson | Interstellar Extinction in the Orion Association | ||
| Lejoly, Cassandra She/Her/Hers |
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2021 | Harris | The Effect of Dust in Small Bodies: A Sample of Jupiter Family Comets | Research Scientist | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Lemmon, Mark | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1994 | Tomasko | Properties of Titan's Haze and Surface | Senior Research Scientist, Planetary Sciences | Space Science Institute |
| Leung, Cecilia | Ph.D. Planetary Science | 2020 | McEwen | Regional Atmospheric Dynamics of Water on Mars | Postdoctoral Research Associate | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Lew, Ben | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2021 | Apai | Self-luminous Worlds with Exotic Clouds: Characterizing Clouds in Brown Dwarf A… | Research Scientist | Bay Area Environmental Research Institute/NASA Ames Research Center |
| Lewis, Nikole | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2012 | Showman | Atmospheric Circulation of Eccentric Extrasolar Giant Planets | Associate Professor, Astronomy | Cornell University |
| Lian, Yuan | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2009 | Showman | Numerical Simulations of Atmospheric Dynamics on the Giant Planets | Research Associate | Ashima Research (Pasadena, CA) |
| Liang, Weigang | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2023 | Andrews-Hanna | An Investigation of Early Lunar History Using Gravity Data | Senior Systems Engineer | Raytheon Missile Systems |
| Lo, Daniel | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2021 | Yelle | Carbon Photochemistry and Escape in the Present-Day Mars Atmosphere | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Michigan, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering |
| Lora, Juan | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2014 | Russell | Radiation and Dynamics in Titan's Atmosphere: Investigations of Titan's Present… | Assistant Professor | Yale University, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences |
| Lothringer, Joshua | Ph.D. Planetary Science | 2019 | Barman | Characterizing the Atmospheres of Exoplanet Populations: From Sub-Jovian to Ult… | Assistant Professor | Utah Valley University, Dept. of Physics |
| MacFarlane, Joseph | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1983 | Hubbard | Theoretical Predictions for the Phase Stability of Dense Binary Mixtures | President/Senior Scientist | Prism Computational Sciences |
| Maleszewski, Chet | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2018 | Byrne | |||
| Maloney, Philip | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1987 | Black (J.H.) | Global Properties of Molecular Clouds and the Interstellar Medium in Galaxies | Senior Research Associate (Retired) | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Malvin, Daniel | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1987 | Drake | Experimental Partitioning of Siderophile Elements in the Systems Iron-Nickel-Su… | ||
| Marcialis, Robert | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1990 | Lebofsky, Hubbard | The Pluto-Charon System as Revealed During the Mutual Events | ||
| Marley, Mark S. he/him/his |
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1990 | Hubbard | Nonradial Oscillations of Saturn: Implications for Ring System Structure | Director, Department Head | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Marsh, Celinda | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2007 | Lauretta | Thermal Processing in Ordinary Chondrites: Development of the Fast Electron Mic… | Budget Examiner | U.S. Office of Management and Budget |
| Mastrapa, Rachel | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2004 | Brown | Water ice and radiation in the solar system | Research Scientist | SETI, NASA AMES Research Center |
| McCormack, John | Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences | 1996 | Hood | A Three-Dimensional Mechanistic Ozone Transport Model: Applications to Midlatit… | Program Scientist | NASA, Heliophysics Division |
| McEvoy, Erica | Ph.D. Applied Mathematics | 2017 | Jokipii | A Numerical Method for the Simulation of Skew Brownian Motion and its Applicati… | NLP/Machine Learning Engineer | Booz Allen Hamilton |
| McFarlane, Elisabeth | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1994 | Drake | Differentiation in the Early Earth: An Experimental Investigation | ||
| McGraw, Allison | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2023 | Reddy | Asteroid-Meteorite Linkages through Infrared Spectroscopy | Physics Laboratory Manager | Texas A&M, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy |
| McLarty-Schroeder, Janet | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1998 | Strom | Development, Assessment, and Applications of Planetary Sciences 109L: Explorati… | Professor, Department Chair | Cerritos College, Physics, Astronomy and Engineering Department |
| Melendrez, David | M.S. Geosciences | 1991 | Baker | Remote Sensing of Potential Lunar Resources | Engineer, Imagery Integration lead, NASA Orion Program | NASA, ARES Division |
| Meng, Huan | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2015 | Rieke | Planet Formation in the Terrestrial Zone | ||
| Merline, William | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1995 | McMillan | Observations of small-amplitude oscillations in the radial velocity of Arcturus | Staff Scientist (Retired) | Southwest Research Institute (Boulder) |
| Milazzo, Moses | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2005 | McEwen | Remote Sensing of Thermally Induced Activity on Io and Mars | Scientist/Consultant | Other Orb |
| Miller, Kelly | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2016 | Lauretta | The R Chondrite Record of Volatile Rich Environments in the Early Solar System | Research Scientist | Southwest Research Institute |
| Minton, David | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2009 | Malhotra | Dynamical History of the Asteroid Belt and Implications for Terrestrial Planet … | Associate Professor, Planetary Systems and Surfaces | Purdue University, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences |
| Molaro, Jamie | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2015 | Byrne | Stress, on the Rocks: Thermally Induced Stresses in Rocks and Microstructures o… | Research Scientist | Planetary Science Institute (CA) |
| Moores, John | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2008 | Smith (Peter) | Effects of Insolation on Habitability and the Isotopic History of Martian Water | Science Advisor to President of Canadian Space Agency; Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies; Associate Professor, Earth and Space Science and Engineering | York University |
| Moro-Martin, Amaya | Ph.D. Astronomy | 2004 | Malhotra | Signatures of Planets in Circumstellar Debris Disks | Associate Astronomer/Associate Research Scientist | STScI/Dept. Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University |
| Morrison, Sarah | Ph.D. Planetary Science | 2017 | Kratter | The Dynamics and Implications of Gap Clearing via Planets in Planetesimal (Debr… | Assistant Professor | Missouri State University, Dept. of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science |
| Musselwhite, Don | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1995 | Drake | Experimental Geochemistry of Iodine, Argon and Xenon: Implications for the Outg… | Lecturer (Geology and Physics) | University of Houston (Downtown) |
| Neish, Catherine | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2008 | Lunine | Formation of Prebiotic Molecules in Liquid Water Environments on the Surface of… | Associate Professor, Planetary Surfaces | Western University, Ontario (Canada) |
| Newsom, Horton | Ph.D. Geosciences | 1982 | Drake | The Experimental Partitioning Behavior of Tungsten and Phosphorus: Implications… | Senior Research Scientist III | Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico |
| Nolan, Michael | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1994 | Greenberg | Delivery of Meteorites from the Asteroid Belt | Research Professor | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Noonan, John | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2022 | Harris | The Comet Cipher: Understanding the Ultraviolet Emissions of Cometary Comae | Postdoctoral Scholar | Auburn University, Dept. of Physics |
| O'Brien, David | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2004 | Greenberg | The Collisional and Dynamical Evolution of the Main Belt, NEA and TNO Populatio… | Astronomy Instructor, Senior Scientist | Pima Community College (Tucson), Planetary Science Institute |
| O'Brien, Patrick | Ph.D. Planetary Science | 2022 | Byrne | The Rise and Fall of Lunar Topography | Research Scientist | LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Otarola Medel, Angel Custodio | Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences | 2008 | Kursinski | The Effects of Turbulence in an Absorbing Atmosphere on the Propagation of Micr… | Atmosphere Scientist | European Southern Observatory |
| Owen, Tobias | Ph.D. Astronomy | 1965 | Kuiper | Studies of Planetary Spectra in the Photographic Infrared | ||
| Palmer, Eric | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2009 | Brown | Volatiles on Solar System Objects: Carbon Dioxide on Iapetus and Aqueous Altera… | Senior Scientist | Planetary Science Institute |
| Palmer, Maureen | M.S. Planetary Science | 2022 | Byrne | |||
| Pariev, Vladimir | Ph.D. Astronomy | 2001 | Jokipii | Magnetic Fields: Their Origin and Manifestation In Accretion Disks Around Super… | Assistant to the Department Head | PN Lebedev, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Pasek, Matthew | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2006 | Lauretta | Phosphorus and Sulfur Cosmochemistry: Implications for the Origins of Life | Professor | University of South Florida |
| Peacock, Sarah | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2019 | Barman | Predicting the Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation Environment Around Low-Mass Stars | NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Pearce, Steven | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1995 | Levy | Core-Mantle Interactions Resulting from Sudden Changes in the Earth's Moment of… | Lecturer, School of Computing Science | Simon Fraser University |
| Pearson, Kyle | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2020 | Griffith | The Detection and Characterization of Transiting Exoplanets | Data Scientist | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Pedicino, Jonathan | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1996 | Baker | Climate Change on Mars: Modeling Possible Glaciers | Professor, Astronomy, Planetary Sciences | College of the Redwoods |
| Pei, Chunsheng | Ph.D. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering | 2007 | Jokipii | Solar Energetic Particle Transport in the Heliosphere | ||
| Pellicori, Samuel | M.S. Optical Sciences | 1969 | Gehrels | Polarizing Properties of Pulverized Materials: Applications to the Lunar Surface | Consultant | Pellicori Optical Consulting |
| Penteado, Paulo | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2009 | Griffith | Study of Titan's Methane Cycle | Data Visualization Developer | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Phillips, Cynthia | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2000 | McEwen | Voyager and Galileo SSI Views of Volcanic Resurfacing on Io and the Search for … | Europa Project Science Communications Lead | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Pierazzo, Elisabetta | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1997 | Melosh | The Chicxulub Impact Event and the Environmental Catastrophe at the End of the … | ||
| Pope, Shelly | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1991 | Tomasko | Laboratory Measurements of the Single-Scattering Properties of Ammonia Ice Crys… | Staff Scientist | Raytheon |
| Preblich, Brandon | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2005 | McEwen | Mapping Rays and Secondary Craters from Zunil, Mars | Teacher | Troy-Athens High School (Michigan) |
| Radebaugh, Jani | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2005 | McEwen | Formation and Evolution of Paterae on Jupiter's Moon Io | Professor, Geological Sciences | Brigham Young University |
| Ramprasad, Tarunika | Ph.D. Materials Science Engineering | 2023 | Zega | Reverse Engineering the Thermochemistry of the Early Solar Nebula Through Trans… | Assistant Research Scientist | Johns Hopkins University |
| Rao, Anupama M.N. | Ph.D. Applied Mathematics | 2001 | Lunine | Titan, Triton, Pluto, and Kuiper Belt Objects: A Study of Past and Present Atmo… | ||
| Reid, Robert | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1997 | Smith (Peter) | Spectrophotometic Calibration of Imager for Mars Pathfinder Datasets | Senior Software Engineer | FreeWave Technologies (Denver) |
| Richardson, James | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2005 | Melosh, Greenberg | The Seismic Effect of Impacts on Asteroid Surface Morphology | Senior Scientist | Planetary Science Institute |
| Rivkin, Andrew | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1997 | Lebofsky | Observations of Main-Belt Asteroids in the 3-micron Region | Planetary Astronomer | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Rizk, Bashar | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1991 | Hunten | Observations and Modelling of the Martian Water Vapor Budget for 1988-1989 | Senior Staff Scientist | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Ruzicka, Alex | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1996 | Boynton | Petrologic-Kinetic Studies of Meteorites | Professor, Geology | Portland State University |
| Ryan, Eileen | Ph.D. Geosciences | 1992 | Melosh | Catastrophic Collisions: Laboratory Impact Experiments, Hydrocode Simulations, … | Director/Adjunct Professor of Physics | Magdalena Ridge 2.4m Telescope/New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology |
| Sayanagi, Kunio | Ph.D. Physics | 2007 | Showman | Numerical Modeling of Atmospheric Jet Streams on Jupiter and Saturn: Their Form… | Associate Professor | Hampton University |
| Schad, Thomas | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2013 | Giacalone | Spectropolarimetry of Fine Magnetized Structures in the Upper Solar Atmosphere | Scientist | National Solar Observatory, Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope |
| Schaefer, Ethan | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2018 | McEwen | Quantifying Geomorphic Features: Relative Albedos, Skeletonization, and Multifr… | Staff Scientist | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Schaller, Christian | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1998 | Greenberg | Venus Ejecta Parabolas: Comparing Theory with Observation | Software Engineer, Spacecraft Operations | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Schneider, Nicholas | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1988 | Hunten | Sodium in Io's Extended Atmosphere | Professor | University of Colorado, Boulder, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences |
| Schrader, Devin | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2012 | Lauretta | The Formation and Alteration of the Renazzo-like Carbonaceous Chondrites | Deputy Director/Associate Professor | Arizona State University, Center for Meteorite Studies/School of Earth and Space Exploration |
| Sears, William | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1994 | Lunine | Tidal Effects on the Evolution of Titan | Embedded Engineer | Ag Leader Technology |
| Seifert, Laura | Ph.D. Planetary Science | 2023 | Zega | Dust Condensation in Circumstellar Environments: Insight from Chemical and Micr… | NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Sharkey, Benjamin he/they |
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2022 | Reddy | From Earth to Neptune: The Mineralogical Properties of Small Planetary Satellit… | Visiting Senior Faculty Specialist | University of Maryland |
| Sharma, Priyanka | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2012 | Byrne | Investigations of Titan's Topography and Surface Roughness | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | |
| Sheffer, Abigail | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2007 | Melosh | Chemical Reduction of Silicates by Meteorite Impacts and Lightning Strikes | Senior Program Officer | National Academies, Division on Engineering and Physical Studies, Space Studies Board |
| Shoemaker, Emileigh | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2023 | Carter | Investigating Volcanic Environments on Mars and Earth Using Radar | NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Simon, Molly | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2019 | Impey | Part I: How Did We Get Here? College Students' Preinstructional Ideas on the To… | Assistant Professor | Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration |
| Sing, David | Ph.D. Physics | 2005 | Holberg | Post Common Envelope Pre-Cataclysmic and Cataclysmic Variable Binaries | Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Astrophysics | Johns Hopkins University, Depts. Physics and Astronomy |
| Slattery, Wayne | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1976 | Hubbard | The Structure of the Planets Jupiter and Saturn | Research Scientist | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Slick, Lindsay | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 2020 | Zega | |||
| Smith, Peter | Ph.D. Optical Sciences | 2009 | Drake | Water at the PHOENIX Landing Site | Professor Emeritus | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Spencer, John | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1987 | Strom | The Surfaces of Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto: An Investigation Using Voyager … | Institute Scientist | Southwest Research Institute (Boulder) |
| Spitale, Joseph | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2001 | Greenberg | Detailed Study of the Yarkovsky Effect on Asteroids and Solar System Implicatio… | Instructional Specialist | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Spitz, Anna | Ph.D. Geosciences | 1991 | Boynton | Trace Element Analysis of Ureilite Meteorites and Implications for their Petrog… | Senior Program Director (Retired) | Institute for the Environment, University of Arizona |
| Sprague, Ann | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1990 | Hunten | An Observational Comparison of Mercury and the Moon | Senior Research Associate (Retired) | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Springmann, Alessondra "Sondy" | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2022 | Harris | Heating of Small Solar System Body Materials | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Southwest Research Institute (Boulder) |
| Stadermann, Amanda she/her |
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2023 | Barnes | Investigation into Igneous Lithologies and Impact Processes in the Earth-Moon S… | NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Stansberry, John | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1994 | Lunine | Surface-Atmosphere Coupling on Triton and Pluto | Instrument Scientist | Space Telescope Science Institute |
| Steinrueck, Maria she/her |
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2021 | Koskinen | Atmospheric Circulation of Hot Jupiters: Implications of Disequilibrium Chemist… | 51 Pegasi b Fellow | University of Chicago |
| Stepinski, Tomasz | Ph.D. Applied Mathematics | 1986 | Levy | Magnetohydrodynamic Dynamo in Disc-Like Astrophysical Bodies | Thomas Jefferson Chair Professor, Geography | University of Cincinnati |
| Stoll, Clifford | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1980 | Tomasko | Polarimetry of Jupiter at Large Phase Angles | Author; owner/operator | Acme Klein Bottles |
| Stone, Shane | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2021 | Yelle | Martian Upper Atmospheric Thermal Structure, Composition, and Water and their S… | Research Space Scientist | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Sun, Peng | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2016 | Jokipii | Charged-Particle Transport in Turbulent Magnetic Fields | Software Engineer | EY |
| Sutton, Sarah she/her |
Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2022 | Hamilton | Fissure-fed Volcanism on Mars and Earth | Research Scientist, Photogrammetry & Image Processing, HiRISE | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Sykes, Mark | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1986 | Hunten | IRAS Observations of Asteroid Dust Bands and Cometary Dust Trails | Director | Planetary Science Institute |
| Tan, Xianyu | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2018 | Showman | Atmospheric Circulation of Brown Dwarfs and Directly Imaged Extrasolar Giant Pl… | Postdoctoral Research Associate | University of Oxford, Dept. of Physics |
| Teske, Johanna | Ph.D. Astronomy | 2014 | Griffith | Connecting the Dots: Investigating Planet Formation and Composition Through Obs… | Staff Scientist | Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science |
| Tholen, David | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1984 | Zellner | Asteroid Taxonomy from Cluster Analysis of Photometry | Astronomer | University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy |
| Thompson, Michelle | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2016 | Zega | Understanding Space Weathering of Asteroids and the Lunar Surface: Analysis of … | Associate Professor | Purdue University, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences |
| Tiscareno, Matthew | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2004 | Malhotra | Chaotic Diffusion in the Outer Solar System, and Other Topics | Senior Research Scientist | SETI, NASA Ames Research Center |
| Tonks, William | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1993 | Melosh | The Thermal Consequences of Giant Impacts in the Early Solar System | Professor, Physics | Brigham Young University (Idaho) |
| Trilling, David | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1999 | Brown, Lunine | A Theoretical and Observational Study of the Formation and Evolution of Planeta… | Professor and Department Chair, Astronomy and Planetary Science | Northern Arizona University |
| Tufts, Randy | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences, Geosciences | 1998 | Baker, Greenberg | Lithospheric Displacement Features on Europa and Their Interpretation | ||
| Turtle, Elizabeth | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1998 | Melosh | Finite-Element Modeling of Large Impact Craters: Implications for the Size of t… | Planetary Scientist | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Van Laerhoven, Christa | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2014 | Greenberg | Multi-Planet Extra-Solar Systems: Tides and Classical Secular Theory | Planetary Scientist and Educator | |
| Vervack, Ron | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1997 | Sandel | Titan's Upper Atmospheric Structure Derived from Voyager Ultraviolet Spectromet… | Senior Research Staff | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Vilas, Faith | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1984 | Smith (Brad) | The Nature and Origin of Outer Solar System Asteroids from Reflectance Spectrop… | Senior Scientist | Planetary Science Institute |
| Viola, Donna | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2017 | McEwen | Expanded Craters on Mars: Implications for Shallow, Mid-Latitide Excess Ice | KBR Contractor | (KBR) U.S.G.S. Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Voigt, Joana | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2022 | Hamilton | Effusive Volcanism on Earth and Mars | Postdoctoral Research Associate | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Volk, Kathryn | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2013 | Malhotra | Dynamical Studies of the Kuiper Belt and the Centaurs | Associate Staff Scientist | LPL, University of Arizona |
| Vriesema, Jess | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2020 | Yelle | Modelling Electrodynamics in Saturn's Upper Atmosphere | Lecturer | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Physics and Astronomy |
| Wacker, John | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1982 | Wilkening | Composition of Noble Gases in the Abee Meteorite, and the Origin of the Enstati… | Laboratory Fellow | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Wang, Yiping | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1993 | Yelle | Energy balance and solar heating in Neptune's upper Atmosphere | ||
| Wegryn, Eric | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2000 | Tomasko | The Dusty Atmosphere of Mars: A Study of the Properties of Martian Aerosol Dust… | Adjunct Professor | Ohlone College |
| Weirich, John | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2011 | Swindle | Improvements to Argon-Argon Dating of Extraterrestrial Materials | Senior Scientist | Planetary Science Institute |
| West, Robert | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1977 | Tomasko | Spacially Resolved Photometry of Jupiter in the 6190, 7250, and 8900 Methane Ba… | Senior Research Scientist | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Wilking, Bruce | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1981 | Rieke | Start Formation in the Rho Ophiuchi Dark Cloud | Professor Emeritus, Physics and Astronomy | University of Missouri (St. Louis) |
| Williams, Lance | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 1993 | Jokipii | A Single-Fluid, Self-Consistent Formulation of Particle Transport and Fluid Dyn… | Director | Konfluence Research Institute |
| Withers, Paul | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2003 | Bougher | Tides in the Martian Atmosphere, and Other Topics | Professor, Astronomy | Boston University |
| Wood, David | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2000 | Strom | Effects of Airbursts on the Surface of Venus | Adjunct Associate Professor, Astronomy | San Antonio College |
| Wood, Charles | M.S. Geosciences | 1972 | Sumner | Reconnaissance Geology and Geophysics of the Pinacate Craters, Sonora, Mexico | ||
| Zakharian, Aramais | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2000 | Jokipii | Numerical Studies of Waves and Particle Acceleration in Shocks | Research Associate, Faculty of Science and Technology | Corning, Inc. |
| Zellem, Robert | Ph.D. Planetary Sciences | 2015 | Griffith | Observing Transiting Exoplanets: Removing Systematic Errors to Constrain Atmosp… | Scientist | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Zellner, Benjamin | Ph.D. Astronomy | 1970 | Gehrels | Polarization in Reflection Nebulae | ||
| Zhang, Shunbin | M.S. Planetary Sciences | 1996 | Bougher | The Impact of Gravity Waves on the Venus Upper Atmosphere | Programmer Analyst |