2015 Spring Department News

Xi Zhang joined LPL in January 2013, working as a Bisgrove post-doctoral scholar on planetary atmospheres with Dr. Adam Showman. His research focuses on developing a fundamental understanding of the planetary climate system from observational, theoretical and modeling work. He has been involved in several projects on Venus, Jupiter

Ed Audi is a Staff Engineer with the Cassini VIMS team. His career at LPL began in 2013, but his journey to Tucson started in 1997, when he decided to leave the cold weather of his native Vermont and head west. After working in the telecommunication industry for a time

Federico Fraschetti is an Associate Staff Scientist at LPL and Guest Lecturer/Faculty Affiliate Member of the Theoretical Astrophysics Program at the University of Arizona. He joined the department in 2009. His research interests are in the origin of cosmic-rays, the particle acceleration/transport and the turbulence generation at shocks emitted in

The Michael J. Drake Building, home to the OSIRIS-REx mission, is the canvas for a colorful new mural celebrating that mission. The beautiful work of art is located on the building's west wall, just around the corner from the mural that commemorates the PHOENIX Mars Lander mission. The OSIRIS-REx

LPL Associate Staff Scientist Veronica Bray and her husband Karl Durfey welcomed baby girl Autumn Elsie Durfey into the world on March 6, 2015. Autumn arrived at 7lb, 9oz. Veronica reports that, "she’s very easy going and smiley so far (phew!!!)." Congratulations, Veronica and Karl!

Paul (Dan) Moynihan passed away on February 18, 2015. Dan had been a Staff Engineer with Professor Robert Brown's Cassini VIMS group since 2000. Dan will be missed by his LPL colleagues.