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Name	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 Science Center
Allen, Carlton	M.S. Astronomy	1972	Strom	Central Peaks in Lunar Craters	Astromaterials Curator (Retired)	NASA Johnson Space Science Center
Archer, Doug	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2010	Smith (Peter)	The Martian Near Surface Environment: Analysis on Antarctic Soils and Laboratory Experiments on Putative Martian Organics	Scientist	NASA Johnson Space Center
Asphaug, Erik	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	1993	Melosh	Dynamic Fragmentation in the Solar System: Applications of Fracture Mechanics and Hydrodynamics to Questions of Planetary Evolution	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 Love Handles	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 the Martian Polar Regions and Their Connection to Climate	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, Neptune, Triton and Pluto	Visiting Faculty	College of William and Mary
Berger, Eve	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2011	Lauretta	Cubanite and Associated Sulfides in Cl Chordrites and Comet Wild 2: Implications for Aqueous Processing	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 of Highland Craters on Mars	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 Derived from 5 Micron Spectroscopic Observations	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	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 Meteorites: Implications for Early Solar System Chemistry	Advanced Lead Engineer	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 on Mars	Assistant Professor	Purdue University
Broadhurst, Leigh	Ph.D. Geosciences	1989	Drake	Solubility and Partitioning of Noble Gases in Anorthite, Diopside, Forsterite, Spinel, and Synthetic Basaltic Melts: Implications for the Origin and Evolution of Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres	Geochemist/USDA Researcher	U.S. Department of Agriculture
Brock, Laci	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2021	Barman	Connecting Points in Time: From the Evolution of Clouds in Substellar Atmospheres to Students' Perceptions of Earth's Place in the Universe
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: Implications for the I-Xe System as a Chronometer of Early Solar System Events	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
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
Choi, David	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2009	Showman	The Meteorology of Giant Planets Revealed Through Automated Cloud Feature Tracking	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 Chondrule Formation	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 Region of Jupiter
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 Spectrometer Measurements in the Closed Source Neutral Mode	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 Formation
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 Solar System	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	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 Central Peak
Elder, Catherine	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2015	Showman	The Effects of Melt of Impact Craters on Icy Satellites and On the Dynamics of Io's Interior	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 (0.8-2.4 um) Spectroscopy and Spectral Modeling	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 Voyager Saturn Ring Images	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 Infrared Spectral Reflectances	Scorer of Writing and Math Assessments	ETS and Pearson
Fernandes, Rachel	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2023	Pascucci	Exoplanet Demographics Beyond Kepler: Giant Planets with Radial Velocity & Young Planets with TESS	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 Radiative Timescales for Atmospheric Evolution in Four	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 in the Solar Wind	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	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2022	Carter	Investigating Late-stage Explosive Eruptions on the Volcanic Rises of Mars and Venus	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	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 Differentiation	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 Families	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 Processes	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 Sensing and Samples Analysis Techniques	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 Telescope Investigation	Astronomer	Lowell Observatory
Gulick, Virginia	Ph.D. Geosciences	1993	Baker	Magmatic Intrusions and Hydrothermal Systems: Implications for the Formation of Martian Fluvial Valleys	Research Professor	LPL, University of Arizona
Gulick, Virginia	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 Energetic Charged Particles: Numerical Simulations with Application to Heliospheric Physics	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 Implications for the Role of Life in Carbonate Formation	Staff 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 Planetary Systems	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 Systematics of Baddeleyites and Phosphates	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	Research Scientist	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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: Implications for the Earth and Moon	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 and Gas-Rich Meteorites	Scientist	Boeing
Howell, Ellen	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	1995	Lebofsky	Probing Asteroid Composition Using Visible and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	Research Professor	LPL, University of Arizona
Howell, Robert	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	1980	Low	Infrared Speckle Interferometry	Emeritus Professor, Geology and Geophysics	University of Wyoming
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, Regional-scale Kinematics on Venus, and Local-scale Field Analyses on Earth with Application to Mars
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 Impact Flux on the Moon, Earth and Mars	Scientist	Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute
Johnson, Jeffrey	Ph.D. Geosciences	1994	Baker	Geologic Investigations of the Venusian Surface Using Magellan Radar Imagery, Altimetry and Radiometry	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 Composition and Origin	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 Crust	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 Reasoning Difficulties Regarding the Greenhouse Effect; Part II: Distribution of Chlorine Measured by the Mars Odyssey Gamma Ray Spectrometer	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 for Recent Liquid Water	Exploration Geoscientist	ExxonMobil
Komacek, Tad	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2018	Showman	The Atmospheric Circulation and Evolution of Close-In Extrasolar Gas Giant Planets	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 Application to Solar Wind-Type Problems	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 in Terrestrial Planet Evolution	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	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 Atmospheres	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
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 and Past Climate	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 Ultra-hot Jupiter Exoplanets	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-Sulfur-Phosphours and Forsterite-Anorthite-Diopside
Marcialis, Robert	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	1990	Lebofsky, Hubbard	The Pluto-Charon System as Revealed During the Mutual Events
Marley, Mark S.	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 Microprobe (FEM) Technique for Measuring Heterogeneity of Ferromagnesian Silicates	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 Midlatitude Trends and 11-Year Variability	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 Application to Diffuse Shock Acceleration of Charged Particles	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: Exploration and Discovery in Planetary Science	Professor, Department Chair	Cerritos College, Physics, Astronomy and Engineering Department
Melendrez, David	M.S. Geosciences	1991	Baker	Remote Sensing of Potential Lunar Resources	Engineer, Exploration (JETI)	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	U.S. Geological Survey
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 Bombardment	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 on Airless Bodies, Implications for Breakdown	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 (Debris) Disks	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 Outgassing Histories of the Earth and Mars	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 Titan	Associate Professor, Planetary Surfaces	The University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Newsom, Horton	Ph.D. Geosciences	1982	Drake	The Experimental Partitioning Behavior of Tungsten and Phosphorus: Implications for the Composition and Formation of the Earth, Moon and Eucrite Parent Body	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, Patrick	Ph.D. Planetary Science	2022	Byrne	The Rise and Fall of Lunar Topography	Research Scientist	LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
O'Brien, David	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2004	Greenberg	The Collisional and Dynamical Evolution of the Main Belt, NEA and TNO Populations	Astronomy Instructor, Senior Scientist	Pima Community College (Tucson), Planetary Science Institute
Otarola Medel, Angel Custodio	Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences	2008	Kursinski	The Effects of Turbulence in an Absorbing Atmosphere on the Propagation of Microwave Signals used in an Active Sounding System	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 Alteration in CM Chondrites	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 Supermassive Black Holes	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 inertia	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 Geologic Cctivity on Europa	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 Cretaceous Period
Pope, Shelly	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	1991	Tomasko	Laboratory Measurements of the Single-Scattering Properties of Ammonia Ice Crystals	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 Transmission Electron Microscopy and Thermodynamic Modelling of Refractory Planetary Materials
Rao, Anupama M.N.	Ph.D. Applied Mathematics	2001	Lunine	Titan, Triton, Pluto, and Kuiper Belt Objects: A Study of Past and Present Atmospheres with Grey and Nongrey Models
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, and the Scaling Problem	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 Formation and Stability	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 Multifractality	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	Assistant Director	Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University
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 Microstructural Analyses of Presolar Grains	NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow	NASA Johnson Space Center
Sharkey, Benjamin	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2022	Reddy	From Earth to Neptune: The Mineralogical Properties of Small Planetary Satellites and Co-orbital Objects.	Postdoctoral Research Associate	Systems and Industrial Engineering, University of Arizona
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
Simon, Molly	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2019	Impey	Part I: How Did We Get Here? College Students' Preinstructional Ideas on the Topic of Planet Formation, And the Development of the Planet Formation Concept Inventory; Part II: Evidence for Magnetically Driven Protoplanetary Disk Winds	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 iris Thermal Infrared Spectra	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 Implications	Instructional Specialist	LPL, University of Arizona
Spitz, Anna	Ph.D. Geosciences	1991	Boynton	Trace Element Analysis of Ureilite Meteorites and Implications for their Petrogenesis	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	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2023	Barnes	Investigation into Igneous Lithologies and Impact Processes in the Earth-Moon System	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	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2021	Koskinen	Atmospheric Circulation of Hot Jupiters: Implications of Disequilibrium Chemistry and Photochemical Hazes	Postdoctoral Research Associate	Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Dept. Atmospheric Physics of Exoplanets
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 Significance for Atmospheric Escape and Evolution	NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow	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	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 Planets	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 Observations of Carbon and Oxygen Species in Stars, Disks, and Planets	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 Experimental Analogs and Samples from the Hayabusa and Apollo Missions	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 Planetary Systems and Extrasolar Planets	Professor and Department Chair, Astronomy and Planetary Science	Northern Arizona University
Tufts, Randy	Ph.D. 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 the Vredefort Structure and the Formation of Multiple Ring Craters	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 Spectrometer Observations	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 Spectrophotometry	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 Enstatite Chrondrites	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, Using Imager for Mars Pathfinder and Hubble Space Telescope Observations	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 Bands	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 Dynamics	Director	Konfluence Research Institute
Withers, Paul	Ph.D. Planetary Sciences	2003	Bougher	Tides in the Martian Atmosphere, and Other Topics	Associate 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 Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics	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

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