Physical & Biological Sciences Division
Professor
Faculty
Astronomy & Astrophysics Department
Earth and Marine Sciences A137
Earth and Planetary Sciences
B.S., Physics, Wesleyan University
M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Planetary Interiors, Paleomagnetism
My research focuses on early lunar geophysics and geology. In particular, I am interested in how the long wavelength structure of the lunar crust and lithosphere developed, as well as the structure of large lunar impact basins. I also measure the magnetization of lunar samples to determine if the Moon once possessed a long-lived magnetic field, which would be consistent with an ancient core dynamo. I am interested in applying the lessons learned from the Moon to other airless bodies such as asteroids and Mercury.
