| Rohini Giles (Senior Research Scientist)Dr. Giles' research focuses on remote sensing observations of planetary atmospheres, from the ultraviolet to the infrared. This has included radiative transfer modeling of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Venus, long-term monitoring of Io's atmospheric density and studying the variability of Jupiter's ultraviolet auroras. She is a member of the instrument teams for IRTF-TEXES, Juno-UVS, JUICE-UVS and Europa-UVS. Email +1 210 522 5208 |
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| Cesare Grava (Lead Scientist)Dr. Grava is an astronomer specializing in planetary science. He studies tenuous atmospheres (exospheres) of Solar System bodies (Io, the Moon, Mercury, and the Uranian satellites) using a combination of simulations (Monte Carlo modeling of transport of volatiles) and spectroscopic observations, both from the ground, in the Visible, and from spacecraft, in the ultraviolet. Email +1 210 522 6390 |
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| Pippa Molyneux (Lead Scientist)Dr. Molyneux is a planetary scientist focusing on ultraviolet remote sensing of icy moons. She has led several Hubble Space Telescope programs to observe the atmospheres and surfaces of Jupiter's Galilean moons and recently used the Juno-UVS instrument study Ganymede's surface composition. She is also experienced in the design and development of UV instrumentation, contributing to the integration and testing of the UV spectrographs on ESA's JUICE mission and NASA's Europa Clipper mission. Email +1 210 522 6217 |
Research Thrusts- Planetary Exploration Instrumentation
- Planetary Surfaces and Rings
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| Anicia Arredondo (Research Scientist)Dr. Arredondo is a research scientist investigating the origin and distribution of water in the solar system. She uses ground- and space-based telescopes to obtain mid-infrared spectroscopy of asteroids, near-Earth objects, and the Moon. Dr. Arredondo is a member of the investigation team for the DART mission and is particularly interested in planetary defense. Email +1 210 522 4667 |
Research Thrusts- Planetary Surfaces and Rings
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| Thomas Greathouse (Staff Scientist)Dr. Greathouse is lead of the Juno UVS instrument and Deputy PI for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LAMP instrument. He is Project Scientist for the UVS instruments on the ESA/NASA JUICE mission and NASA's Europa Clipper mission, as well as lead planetary scientist supporting ground-based observations with the TEXES instrument at the NASA IRTF Telescope. Studies by Dr. Greathouse have focused on planetary atmospheres and magnetospheric/atmospheric interactions on planets and moons. Email +1 210 522 2809 |
Research Thrusts- Planetary Atmospheres
- Planetary Exploration Instrumentation
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Research Thrusts- Laboratory Astrophysics
- Planetary Surfaces and Rings
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| Joshua Kammer (Senior Research Scientist)Dr. Kammer is a planetary scientist specializing in the study of tenuous atmospheres and the retrieval of atmospheric composition using solar and stellar occultation observations in the far- and extreme-ultraviolet. His interests include the effects of hydrocarbon photochemistry on the evolution of planetary atmospheres of all sizes, from Titan and Pluto to Jupiter and Saturn. He works on NASA missions including Juno-UVS, LRO-LAMP, and Europa-UVS. Email +1 210 522 5829 |
Research Thrusts- Planetary Surfaces and Rings
- Planetary Atmospheres
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| Tracy Becker (Lead Scientist)Dr. Becker is a planetary scientist specializing in ultraviolet (UV) observations of planetary bodies. She has led multiple Hubble Space Telescope programs to study asteroids, rings, and icy satellites in the UV. Her research also focuses on infrared and radar observations of asteroids. Dr. Becker serves in leadership positions for UV instruments on NASA missions including Europa Clipper and New Horizons. Email +1 210 522 6315 |
Research Thrusts- Planetary Surfaces and Rings
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| Kurt D. Retherford (Senior Program Manager- R&D)Dr. Retherford is a planetary scientist specializing in space-based UV investigations of planetary atmospheres and surfaces. Areas of expertise include lunar volatiles, the aurorae, airglow, and habitability of the Galilean satellites, instrument development (e.g., Raman spectrograph, UV detectors), and lab UV experiments. He is Principal Investigator (PI) of Ultraviolet Spectrographs on Europa Clipper (Europa-UVS), ESA’s JUICE mission (JUICE-UVS), and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO-LAMP), and of Hubble Space Telescope and other programs. Email +1 210 522 3809 |
Research Thrusts- Planetary Exploration Instrumentation
- Planetary Surfaces and Rings
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| De Anna Melendez (Senior Administrative Coordinator)Ms. Melendez has over 30 years of clerical and administrative experience combined in Space Science, Human Services, Environmental and the Mental Health industry. She came to SwRI in 2013 and currently supports the planetary section in the Space Sector by providing advanced administrative support. She holds an associate’s degree in human services and a state license. Email +1 210 522 6298 |