PTYS/LPL Faculty
Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna
Associate ProfessorPh.D., 2006, Washington University
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Kuiper 438
Dániel Apai
Professor, Interim Associate Dean for Research, College of Science, Principal Investigator, Alien EarthsPh.D., 2004, University of Heidelberg
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Steward N208B
Astrobiology, Exoplanets; Planetary Formation and Evolution, Planetary Atmospheres, Extrasolar Planets, Planetary Atmospheres, Astrobiology, Interdisciplinary Research
Erik Asphaug
ProfessorB.S., 1984, Rice University; Ph.D., 1993, University of Arizona
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Kuiper 426 ∙ Drake 104H
Travis Barman
ProfessorPh.D., 2002, University of Georgia
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Kuiper 436
Jessica Barnes (She/Her)
Assistant ProfessorPh.D., 2015, The Open University and The Natural History Museum, London UK
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Kuiper 540
Veronica Bray
Associate Research ProfessorPh.D., 2008, Imperial College London
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Sonett 214
Shane Byrne (He/Him)
ProfessorPh.D., 2003, California Institute of Technology
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Kuiper 524
Lynn Carter (she/her)
Associate Professor, University Distinguished ScholarPh.D., 2005, Cornell University
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Kuiper 533A
Earth, Lunar Studies, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces, Titan & Outer Solar System, Radar Remote Sensing
Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina (she/her)
Assistant Professor, Deputy Principal Investigator, OSIRIS-REx, Principal Investigator, OSIRIS-APEXPh.D., 2021, University of Arizona
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Kuiper 526
Joe Giacalone
ProfessorPh.D. 1991, University of Kansas
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Kuiper 411
Virginia Gulick (She/Her)
Research ProfessorPh.D., 1993, The University of Arizona
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Kuiper 542
Astrobiology, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Surfaces, Mars surface processes, Geomorphology, Fluvial and Hydrothermal studies, Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic studies, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Raman spectroscopy, Automated science analysis, Crowdsourcing and Citizen science
Pierre Haenecour (he/him)
Assistant ProfessorPh.D., 2016 Washington University in St. Louis
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Kuiper 530
Christopher Hamilton
Associate ProfessorPh.D., 2010, University of Hawaii
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Kuiper 430
Astrobiology, Earth, Lunar Studies, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces, Volcanology
Walter Harris
ProfessorPh.D., 1993, University of Michigan
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Kuiper 221
Solar and Heliospheric Research, Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Astronomy, Small Bodies, Remote Sensing Instrumentation
Jack Holt
Professor, EDO DirectorPh.D., 1997, California Institute of Technology
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Kuiper 536
Lon Hood
Research ProfessorPh.D., 1979, UCLA
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Kuiper 509B
Ellen Howell
Research ProfessorPh.D., 1995, University of Arizona
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Drake 115 ∙ Kuiper 218
Kristopher Klein
Associate ProfessorPh.D., 2013, University of Iowa
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Kuiper 431
Steve Kortenkamp
Associate Professor of PracticePh.D., 1996, University of Florida
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Kuiper 353
Science Education, Planet formation, Orbital Dynamics
Tommi Koskinen
Associate ProfessorPh.D., 2008, University College London
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Kuiper 421
Dante Lauretta
Regents Professor, Principal Investigator, OSIRIS-RExPh.D., 1997, Washington University
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Kuiper 536
Astrobiology, Cosmochemistry, Small Bodies, OSIRIS-REx, Asteroids, Comets, Meteorites, Origin of the Solar System
Amy Mainzer
Professor, Principal Investigator, NEOWISE and NEO SurveyorPh.D., 2003, University of California, Los Angeles
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Asteroid Surveys, Small Bodies, Remote Sensing, Instrumentation, Education and Public Outreach
Renu Malhotra
Regents Professor, Louise Foucar Marshall Science Research ProfessorPh.D., 1988, Cornell University
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Kuiper 515
Mark S. Marley (he/him/his)
Director, Department Head, ProfessorPh.D., 1990, University of Arizona
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Kuiper 323
Angela Marusiak (she/her)
Assistant Research ProfessorPh.D., 2020 University of Maryland
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Kuiper 401
Isamu Matsuyama
ProfessorPh.D., 2005, University of Toronto
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Kuiper 527A
Astrobiology, Exoplanets; Planetary Formation and Evolution, Lunar Studies, Planetary Geophysics, Theoretical Astrophysics, Titan & Outer Solar System, Planetary interiors, Theoretical modeling
Alfred McEwen
Regents ProfessorPh.D., 1988, Arizona State University
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Sonett 204
Michael Nolan
Research Professor, Deputy Principal Investigator, OSIRIS-APEXPh.D., 1994, University of Arizona
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Kuiper 218 ∙ Drake 104C
Small Bodies, Asteroid geophysics, Planetary radar
Ilaria Pascucci
Professor, Associate Department HeadPh.D., 2004, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy Heidelberg
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Kuiper 532
Sukrit Ranjan (he/him)
Assistant ProfessorPh.D., 2017, Harvard University
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Kuiper 428
Vishnu Reddy
ProfessorPh.D., 2009, University of North Dakota
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Kuiper 233
George Rieke
Regents ProfessorPh.D., 1969, Harvard
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Steward 272
Tyler Robinson (he/him/his)
Associate ProfessorPh.D., 2012, University of Washington
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Kuiper 417
Roger Yelle
ProfessorPh.D., 1984, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Kuiper 525
Tom Zega
ProfessorPh.D., 2003, Arizona State University
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Kuiper 522