PTYS/LPL Alumni Directory
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| Lastname, Firstname | Degree | Year | Advisor(s) | Dissertation/Thesis | Current Position | Current Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 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 |