PTYS/LPL Alumni Directory
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| Lastname, Firstname | Degree | Year | Advisor(s) | Dissertation/Thesis | Current Position | Current Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Assistant Professor | Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration |
| 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 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 | ||
| 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 | Software Engineer | Amazon |
| 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 Astronomer | Space Telescope Science Institute |