PTYS/LPL Faculty
Kuiper 536
Jack Holt
Professor, EDO Director
Ph.D., 1997, California Institute of Technology
Years with LPL: 2018
Earth, Planetary Analogs, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces
Current Spacecraft Involvement
SHARAD radar sounder instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Co-I
Current Graduate Students
Student Collaborations/Advising
- Nicole Bardabelias (M.S., Geosciences)
- Brandon Tober (Ph.D., Geosciences)
Former Students
- Stefano Nerozzi, 2019, Ph.D., UT Austin
- Eric Peterson, 2018, Ph.D., UT Austin
- Dan Lalich, 2017, Ph.D., UT Austin
- Cassie Stuurman, 2017, M.S., UT Austin
- Katherine Shover, 2016, M.S., UT Austin
Based on Google Scholar and NASA ADS: NASA ADS Author search: J. W. Holt
Recent refereed publications: Years 2019 through June 2024
Kuehn, Tyler, Holt, John W., Johnson, Roy, & Meng, Tyler 2024, Journal of Geophysical Research (Earth Surface). Active Seismic Refraction, Reflection, and Surface-Wave Surveys in Thick Debris-Covered Glacial Environments
Voigt, J. R. C., Hamilton, C. W., Steinbrügge, G., Christoffersen, M. S., Nerozzi, S., Kerber, L., Holt, J. W., Carter, L. M. 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. Revealing Elysium Planitia's young geologic history: Constraints on lava emplacement, areas, and volumes
Tober, B. S., Holt, J. W., Christoffersen, M. S., Truffer, M., Larsen, C. F., Brinkerhoff, D. J., & Mooneyham, S. A. 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research (Earth Surface). Comprehensive Radar Mapping of Malaspina Glacier (Sít' Tlein), Alaska—The World's Largest Piedmont Glacier—Reveals Potential for Instability
Meng, T., Petersen, E. I., Holt, J. W. 2022, Journal of Galaciology Rock glacier composition and structure from radio wave speed analysis with dipping reflector correction
Nerozzi, Stefano, Ortiz, Maya R., & Holt, John W. 2022, Icarus. The north polar basal unit of Mars: An Amazonian record of surface processes and climate events
Petersen, Eric I. & Holt, John W. 2022, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Surface Roughness Prevents Radar Penetration of Some Martian Debris-Covered Glaciers
Putzig, Nathaniel E., Foss, Frederick J., Campbell, Bruce A., Holt, John W., Perry, Matthew R., Smith, Isaac B., Russell, Aaron T., Nerozzi, Stefano, Christoffersen, Michael S., Mueller, Isabella H., & Sava, Paul C. 2022, The Planetary Science Journal. New Views of the Internal Structure of Planum Boreum from Enhanced 3D Imaging of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Shallow Radar Data
Whitehead, T. R., Lim, Y., & Holt, J. W. 2021, Physical Review Letters. Global Microscopic Description of Nucleon-Nucleus Scattering with Quantified Uncertainties
Smith, I. B., Lalich, D. E., Rezza, C., Horgan, B. H. N., Whitten, J. L., Nerozzi, S., & Holt, J. W. 2021, Geophysical Research Letters. A Solid Interpretation of Bright Radar Reflectors Under the Mars South Polar Ice
Loso, Michael G., Larsen, Christopher F., Tober, Brandon S., Christoffersen, Michael, Fahnestock, Mark, Holt, John W., & Truffer, Martin 2021, Geomorphology. Quo vadis, Alsek? Climate-driven glacier retreat may change the course of a major river outlet in southern Alaska
MacGregor, Joseph A., Boisvert, Linette N., Medley, Brooke, Petty, Alek A., Harbeck, Jeremy P., Bell, Robin E., Blair, J. Bryan, Blanchard-Wrigglesworth, Edward, Buckley, Ellen M., Christoffersen, Michael S., Cochran, James R., Csathó, Beáta M., De Marco, Eugenia L., Dominguez, RoseAnne T., Fahnestock, Mark A., Farrell, Sinéad L., Gogineni, S. Prasad, Greenbaum, Jamin S., Hansen, Christy M., Hofton, Michelle A., Holt, John W., Jezek, Kenneth C., Koenig, Lora S., Kurtz, Nathan T., Kwok, Ronald, Larsen, Christopher F., Leuschen, Carlton J., Locke, Caitlin D., Manizade, Serdar S., Martin, Seelye, Neumann, Thomas A., Nowicki, Sophie M. J., Paden, John D., Richter-Menge, Jacqueline A., Rignot, Eric J., Rodríguez-Morales, Fernando, Siegfried, Matthew R., Smith, Benjamin E., Sonntag, John G., Studinger, Michael, Tinto, Kirsty J., Truffer, Martin, Wagner, Thomas P., Woods, John E., Young, Duncan A., & Yungel, James K. 2021, Reviews of Geophysics. The Scientific Legacy of NASA's Operation IceBridge
Levy, Joseph S., Fassett, Caleb I., Holt, John W., Parsons, Reid, Cipolli, Will, Goudge, Timothy A., Tebolt, Michelle, Kuentz, Lily, Johnson, Jessica, Ishraque, Fairuz, Cvijanovich, Bronson, & Armstrong, Ian 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Surface boulder banding indicates Martian debris-covered glaciers formed over multiple glaciations
Whitehead, T. R., Lim, Y., & Holt, J. W. 2020, Physical Review C. Neutron elastic scattering on calcium isotopes from chiral nuclear optical potentials
Calvin, W. M., Putzig, N. E., Dundas, C. M., Bramson, A. M., Horgan, B. H. N., Seelos, K. D., Sizemore, H. G., Ehlmann, B. L., Morgan, G. A., Holt, J. W., Murchie, S. L., Patterson, G. W. 2021, The Planetary Science Journal The Mars Orbiter for Resources, Ices, and Environments (MORIE) Science Goals and Instrument Trades in Radar, Imaging, and Spectroscopy
Ojha, L., Karimi, S., Buffo, J., Nerozzi, S., Holt, J. W., Smrekar, S., Chevrier, V. 2021, Geophysical Research Letters Martian Mantle Heat Flow Estimate From the Lack of Lithospheric Flexure in the South Pole of Mars: Implications for Planetary Evolution and Basal Melting
Cook, Claire W., Bramson, Ali M., Byrne, Shane, Holt, John W., Christoffersen, Michael S., Viola, Donna, Dundas, Colin M., & Goudge, Timothy A. 2020, Icarus. Sparse subsurface radar reflectors in Hellas Planitia, Mars
Smith, Isaac B., Hayne, Paul O., Byrne, Shane, Becerra, Patricio, Kahre, Melinda, Calvin, Wendy, Hvidberg, Christine, Milkovich, Sarah, Buhler, Peter, Landis, Margaret, Horgan, Briony, Kleinböhl, Armin, Perry, Matthew R., Obbard, Rachel, Stern, Jennifer, Piqueux, Sylvain, Thomas, Nicolas, Zacny, Kris, Carter, Lynn, Edgar, Lauren, Emmett, Jeremy, Navarro, Thomas, Hanley, Jennifer, Koutnik, Michelle, Putzig, Nathaniel, Henderson, Bryana L., Holt, John W., Ehlmann, Bethany, Parra, Sergio, Lalich, Daniel, Hansen, Candice, Hecht, Michael, Banfield, Don, Herkenhoff, Ken, Paige, David A., Skidmore, Mark, Staehle, Robert L., & Siegler, Matthew 2020, Planetary and Space Science. The Holy Grail: A road map for unlocking the climate record stored within Mars' polar layered deposits
Petersen, Eric Ivan, Levy, Joseph S., Holt, John W., & Stuurman, Cassie M. 2020, Journal of Glaciology. New insights into ice accumulation at Galena Creek Rock Glacier from radar imaging of its internal structure
Lalich, D. E., Holt, J. W., & Smith, I. B. 2019, Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets). Radar Reflectivity as a Proxy for the Dust Content of Individual Layers in the Martian North Polar Layered Deposits
Nerozzi, S. & Holt, J. W. 2019, Geophysical Research Letters. Buried Ice and Sand Caps at the North Pole of Mars: Revealing a Record of Climate Change in the Cavi Unit With SHARAD
Spikes, Kyle T., Tisato, Nicola, Hess, Thomas E., & Holt, John W. 2019, Geophysics. Comparison of geophone and surface-deployed distributed acoustic sensing seismic data
- Studying Arctic Glaciers with Airborne Radar: UArizona Project Attracts $30M from NASA - June 10, 2024
- 3D Radar Scan Provides Clues About Threats to Iconic Alaskan Glacier - March 15, 2023
- Mapping Rock Glaciers to Understand Their Future on Earth and Mars - November 16, 2022
- Linking Glaciers on Earth to the Climate on Mars - April 30, 2021
- Mapping the Moon and Worlds Beyond - July 16, 2019
- UA Study Suggests Possibility of Recent Underground Volcanism on Mars - February 14, 2019
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Semester | Course | Day/Time | Location | Resources | |
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Spring 2024 | PTYS 590-1 | Friday 9:00-11:00a.m. | Kuiper 330 | D2L | |
Fall 2024 | PTYS 590-001 | Friday 3:00-5:00p.m. | Kuiper 312 | Syllabus D2L |
Semester | Course | Day/Time | Location | Resources | |
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Spring 2023 | PTYS/GEOS 549-1A | Friday 10:00a.m.-12:50p.m. | Kuiper 330 | Syllabus | |
Spring 2023 | PTYS/GEOS 549-1 | Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-1:45p.m. | Kuiper 330 | Syllabus | |
Summer 2022 | PTYS/GEOS 565-001 | ||||
Fall 2021 | PTYS 595B-3 | Tuesday 2:00-3:00p.m. | Kuiper 309 | Syllabus | |
Spring 2020 | PTYS/GEOS 549-1 | Tuesday, Thursday 2:00-3:15p.m. | Kuiper 330 | Syllabus | https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wTGH9Wkji-fIXgLU1XFrOkkc77T38eXqq-6Bl3H4jwk/edit?usp=sharing |
View LPL Evening Lecture from October 10, 2018, The Slow, the Fast, and the Buried: Probing Glaciers on Earth and Mars
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