Joon Kim Dissertation Title: Dynamics of the Low-Energy (E < 100 EV) Ions in the Earth’s Magnetosphere Dissertation Advisor: Jerry Goldstein Fellowships and Recognitions: Best Student Poster Award at 2022 GEM Workshop Graduate Date: Summer 2023 Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Boston University Research Areas: Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere (M-I-T) Coupling and the low-energy ions in the magnetosphere
Samuel Hart Education: Bachelors of Arts in Physics and Astronomy, Minor in Mathematics, University of Montana, 2018 Masters of Science in Physics, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2022 Research Interest: Origins and Acceleration Mechanisms of Impulsive Solar Energetic Particles Seed particles that ultimately make up hazardous space weather Particle transport through interplanetary space Source of Anomalous Cosmic Rays Interstellar Probe: Humanity’s Furthest Reach Awards: Winner of the prestigious “Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology” (FINESST-20) award. Recipient of the Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) Fellowships for the 2021-2022 academic year! Fun [...]
Caleb Gimar Education:B.S. Physics, Wichita State University, 2015M.S. Physics, Wichita State University, 2019Research Interest:UV spectroscopy of lunar surface soilsEvolution of volatiles in the Pluto-Charon systemFun Facts:I play the saxophone and am a licensed pilot.Dissertation Advisor: Ujjwal Raut
Don George Current Position: Southwest Research Institute – Staff Scientist in SwRI Space Sector, Space Research Division Current Projects and Roles:• Principal Investigator (PI) of the SwRI LSO (Lunar Surface Observatory), under a SwRI PDIR (Presidential Discretion Internal Research) grant.• Instrument Scientist for the ENABLE Software Defined Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer development under a NASA DALI grant.• Laboratory Co-Manager and System Engineer, of the EPIC (Energized Plasma Instrument Calibration) Lab.• Instrument Scientist for development of the OCTEA neutral particle instrument under a NASA HTIDeS grant.Current Proposals in Development:• PI of the M-LACE (TBR) Mobile Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment to [...]
Kevin Delano Dissertation Title: Investigations of Solar Wind Transport in Earth’s Magnetosphere and Coronal Hole Boundary Layers Using Plasma Composition Dissertation Advisor: Stephen Fuselier and Co-Advisor Heather Elliott Graduation Date: Fall 2021 Post-Doctoral Fellowship: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Research Interest and Areas: Magnetospheric Physics Heliospheric Physics Currently working on Solar Orbiter Observations
Ashley Davis Education: BSc Physics, UT Austin 2009 and BSc Astronomy, UT Austin 2009 Research Interest: Planetary Astrophysics New Horizons Pluto Mission Fun Facts: Has all forms of synesthesia except taste, and uses it to paint.
Elizabeth Czajka Dissertation Title: Lunar Surface Studies: Multiwavelength Analysis and Methods Dissertation Advisor: Kurt Retherford Fellowship and Recognitions: Texas Space Grant Fellow 2021-2022 AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award “LRO Investigations: LAMP Analysis of Aristarchus Crater" 2019 Graduation Date: Summer 2023 Current Position: Lecturer at Texas State University Research Interest: Planetary Science, Remote Sensing IR and UV Spectroscopy and Theory, Mineralogy and Petrology, Data Reduction and Image Analysis Methods
Ben Bryon Dissertation Title: Far-UV Investigation of Lunar Space Weathering and Regolith Surface Properties with LRO-LAMP Dissertation Advisor: Kurt Retherford Graduation Date: 2020 Post-Doctoral Fellowship: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Areas: The effects of space weathering and other surface processes/properties on the far-UV reflectance of the lunar regolith as observed by LRO LAMP. His current research involves investigating the thermophysical properties of the lunar surface with the Diviner Lunar Radiometer instrument onboard LRO. Professional Link: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ujjwal Raut Education: B.A. Physics, Luther College, 2001 Ph.D. Engineering Physics, University of Virginia, 2009 Email: uraut@swri.edu Phone: (210) 522-2178 Research Areas: Lunar and Planetary Science Icy Satellites Optical Spectroscopy of Planetary Surfaces Laboratory Simulations of Astrophysical Enviroments and Processes Space flight instrumentation Current Graduate Students: Caleb Gimar Bereket Mamo
Kurt Retherford Education: Ph.D. Physics & Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, 2002 M.A. Physics & Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, 1998 B.S. Applied Math, Engineering & Physics, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1994 Email: kretherford@swri.edu Phone: 210-522-3809 Professional Links: Google Scholar and LinkedIn Missions: Europa Clipper Hubble Space Telescope Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) New Horizons Research Areas: Principal Investigator (PI) of the Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS), to be flown on NASA's Europa mission Deputy PI of the UVS on ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission PI of the Lyman [...]
