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