Scientific Staff
The LPI maintains a resident scientific staff whose main tasks are to provide the planetary expertise necessary for the Institute to achieve its goals, and to maintain their scientific proficiency through peer-reviewed research activities.
The staff supports LPI activities through, among other tasks, initiation and coordination of meetings and workshops at LPI, development and/or supervision of educational products and programs, and assistance to the public and to the local and national press on planetary issues.
The scientific staff consists of acknowledged experts in their fields and includes ten staff scientists, eighteen visiting scientists, nine postdoctoral fellows, and two graduate fellows.
Current major LPI research topics include the origin and evolution of the early solar system, petrology and geochemistry of planetary materials and volatiles, planetary interiors, volcanism, and tectonism, and impact cratering. Research interests range from Venus to Pluto and the icy moons of Neptune.
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Last updated
October 14, 2008
