Scientific Areas of Research

Asteroids and Comets

Dr. Essam Heggy
Dielectric measurements on Asteroids and Cometary analogs

Earth

Dr. Essam Heggy
Radar study of earth hyper arid environments

Dr. Laurel Kirkland

Dr. David A. Kring

Dr. Qingsong Li
Dynamics in long term fault activity and seismicity

Dr. Valerie Malavergne
Experimental measurements of element partitioning

Dr. Patrick J. McGovern
Structure and spreading of large volcanoes.

Dr. Anne Peslier
Interior of terrestrial planets through petrology and geochemistry; superconductor materials

Dr. Susanne P. Schwenzer
Modeling of minerals formed in impact generated hydrothermal systems

Mars

Ms. Nancy Ann Budden
Earth analogs for Mars missions, with a focus on efforts defining the Mars surface science mission

Dr. Stephen M. Clifford
Nature and evolution of the hydrosphere

Dr. Justin Filiberto
Terrestrial and Martian experimental petrology

Dr. Essam Heggy
Radar subsurface mapping of the Martian upper crust

Dr. Christopher Herd
Investigates the petrogenesis of igneous rocks from Mars in the form of the shergottite meteorites

Dr. Walter S. Kiefer
Thermal and volcanic evolution, gravity models

Dr. Laurel Kirkland
Remote sensing of planetary surfaces

Dr. David A. Kring

Dr. Qingsong Li
Mantle convection modeling based on a series of constraints and observations

Dr. Stephen Mackwell
Experimental rheology and mineral physics

Dr. Patrick J. McGovern
Volcanism, tectonism, thermal evolution, hemispheric dichotomy.

Dr. Kevin Righter
Experimental mineralogy and petrology

Dr. Mark Robinson
Origin and evolution of planetary crusts, including volcanism, tectonism, and regolith development

Dr. Susanne P. Schwenzer
Modeling of minerals formed in impact generated hydrothermal systems

Dr. Thomasz Stepinski
Computational geomorphology

Dr. Allan H. Treiman
Geology and geochemistry of Mars, meteorites

Dr. Erik Urbach
Automated Identification and Characterization of Landforms on Mars

Mercury

Dr. Mark Robinson
Origin and evolution of planetary crusts, including volcanism, tectonism, and regolith development

Meteorites

Dr. Justin Filiberto

Dr. Christopher Herd

Dr. David Kring

Dr. Molly McCanta

Dr. Kevin Righter

Dr. Susanne P. Schwenzer

Dr. Allan Treiman

Dr. Axel Wittmann

Moon

Dr. Michael Duke

Dr. Walter S. Kiefer

Dr. David Kring

Dr. Kevin Righter

Dr. Mark Robinson

Dr. Paul Spudis

Dr. Allan Treiman

Dr. Axel Wittmann

Outer Planets

Dr. Julianne I. Moses

Dr. Paul M. Schenk

Dr. Channon Visscher

Venus

Dr. Walter S. Kiefer

Dr. Stephen Mackwell

Dr. Patrick J. McGovern
Growth and evolution of volcanic edifices subject to lithospheric flexure.