PTYS/LPL Faculty
Kuiper 438
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Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna
Associate Professor
Ph.D., 2006, Washington University
Years with LPL: 2017
Lunar Studies, Planetary Geophysics, Planetary Surfaces, Titan & Outer Solar System
My research focuses on understanding the processes acting on the surfaces and interiors of the solid-surface planets and moons in our solar system. I am interested in geodynamic, tectonic, magmatic, hydrologic, and climatic processes, at scales ranging from local to global. To this end, I combine the analysis of gravity, topography, and other remote sensing datasets with numerical modeling. Current research interests include terrestrial planet tectonics, the gravity field and structure of the Moon, impact basins, volcanology on Mars, the hydrology and climate of Mars and Titan, and the evolution of Venus.
View LPL Evening Lecture from September 6, 2017, The Dark Side of the Moon
View Summer Science Saturday Lecture from July 20, 2019, The Scientific Legacy of Apollo
Current Grants
- Gravity investigation of density anomalies in the lunar subsurface as records of early geodynamics and tectonics: NASA LDAP Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), PI
- Gravity investigation of multi-ring basins and mascons: Forward and inverse modeling, and gravity gradiometry: NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) Guest Scientist Program, PI
- Compressional tectonics and global strain on Mars, the Moon, and Mercury: NASA PGG, PI
- Recent explosive volcanism on Mars: NASA MDAP, PI
- The hydrology, climate, and sedimentary deposits of Meridiani Planum and Gale Crater: NASA SSW, PI
- Climatic control of explosive volcanism on Mars: NASA SSW, PI
Former Spacecraft Involvement
- Co-Investigator on NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) (2012-2016)
Current Graduate Students
Complete publications list available from: NASA ADS Author search: J. C. Andrews-Hanna
Recent refereed publications (NASA ADS): Years 2019 through 2020
Andrews-Hanna, Jeffrey C. 2020, Icarus. The tectonic architecture of wrinkle ridges on Mars
Jansen, J. C., Andrews-Hanna, J. C., Milbury, C., Head, J. W., Li, Y., Melosh, H. J., & Zuber, M. T. 2019, Icarus. Radial gravity anomalies associated with the ejecta of the Orientale basin
- Moon Maps, Lunar Origins and Everything Between - June 12, 2019
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 Andrews-Hanna_CV_082017.pdf | 184.46 KB | December 12, 2018 |
| Semester | Course | Day/Time | Location | Resources |
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| Spring 2021 | PTYS/ASTR 206-001 | MWF 10:00-10:50a.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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| Fall 2020 | PTYS 512-001 | TTH 12:30-1:45p.m. | Kuiper 330 |
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| Semester | Course | Day/Time | Location | Resources |
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| Spring 2019 | PTYS/ASTR 206-001 | TTH 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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| Spring 2018 | PTYS/ASTR 206-001 | TTH 12:30 - 1:45p.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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| Fall 2018 | PTYS 595B-003 | TTH 12:30-1:45p.m. | Kuiper 312 |
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