Planetary Systems : Atmospheres & Life
Atmospheres of major planets and their satellites
Ground and space based spectrographic observations
Kuiper belt
Theory
William Cochran, John Scalo, Alan Sluder, Laurence M Trafton
 | Senior Research Scientist Research Interests Searches for extrasolar planetary systems; high-precision measurements of stellar radial velocity variations; variable stars; planetary atmospheres; comets; asteroids. Group Areas | |
 | Professor Research Interests Star formation; interstellar medium; turbulence; galaxy evolution; complex systems; astrobiology. Group Areas Astrobiology, Milky Way Evolution, ISM and Star Formation, Planet Formation, Star Formation & Protoplanetary Disks | |
 | Senior Research Scientist Research Interests Planetary atmospheres; volatile transport; evolution of the solar system. | |
 | Graduate Student Group Areas | |
Galileo image of Pele’s deposition ring.
from
DSMC Modeling of the Plume Pele on Io 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2010)