Thanks to the generosity of the late Shirley Curson, LPL has been able to fund summer travel for students for the last few years. However, the number of excellent applications for that award made it clear that there is a real need for additional funding to help LPL students and
Dr. Steve Kortenkamp, LPL Associate Professor of Practice, is combining the capabilities of 3D printers with high-resolution spacecraft data (including those from LPL’s HiRISE instrument orbiting Mars) to produce tactile models of planetary terrain. The effort is part of an NSF-funded research project being carried out with his colleagues Drs
If you have an interest in learning about the role Gerard P. Kuiper played in bringing planetary science to Tucson, consider adding Derek Sears' biography of G.P. Kuiper to your summer reading list.
