PTYS/LPL Alumni Directory
PTYS majors or other majors with PTYS faculty as dissertation chair. Help us keep this list up-to-date; email updates to: mary@lpl.arizona.edu
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| Lastname, Firstname | Degree | Year | Advisor(s) | Dissertation/Thesis | Current Position | Current Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |