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Solid Earth
| Name | Research Focus | Affiliation(s)* |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Anderson | Geomorphology | GEOL and INSTAAR |
| Michael Calkins | Geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics | PHYS |
| Alisha Clark | Experimental magma and mineral physics | GEOL |
| Lang Farmer | Radiogenic isotope geochemistry | GEOL and CIRES |
| Khosro Ghobadi-Far | Space geodesy | ASEN and CIRES |
| Craig Jones Program Committee Chair |
Geophysics and tectonics | GEOL and CIRES |
| Kathryn Materna | Space geodesy, crustal deformation, earthquake hazards. | GEOL and CIRES |
| Karl Mueller | Coseismic growth and effects of erosion on active structures. Compressive structures on Mars and Mercury and their relation to heat flow. | GEOL |
| Steve Nerem Program Committee | Satellite altimetry, geodesy | ASEN and CIRES |
| Michael Ritzwoller | Seismology and Earth Structure, Imaging, Ambient Noise tomography | PHYS |
| Anne Sheehan | Seismology, Geophysics, Plate Tectonics, and Earth Structure | GEOL and CIRES |
| Kristy Tiampo | Geodetic and remote sensing data used to better understand the processes that govern natural and anthropogenic hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, groundwater extraction and induced seismicity and their impact on infrastructure and society | GEOL and CIRES |
| Nathalie Vriend Program Committee |
Geomorphology and Fluid Dynamics | MCEN |
| Michael Willis | Current and future contributions of land based ice are to changing sea level. (now CU Adjunct; moved to Virginia Tech) | GEOL and CIRES |
| Shijie Zhong Program Committee |
Dynamics of the Planetary Interiors | PHYS |
Planets
| Name | Research Focus | Affiliation(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Baker | Magnetospheres of Earth and planets | APS and LASP |
| David Brain | Plasma environments and atmospheres of unmagnetized planets | APS and LASP |
| Bob Ergun | Auroral processes at Earth and Jupiter | APS and LASP |
| Larry Esposito | Observational and theoretical studies of planetary atmospheres | APS and LASP |
| Paul Hayne Program Committee |
Surfaces and atmospheres of icy planets and moons | APS and LASP |
| Brian Hynek | Geologic, hydrologic, and climatic histories of the planet Mars | GEOL and LASP |
| Bruce Jakosky | Planetary surfaces and astrobiology | GEOL and LASP |
| Nick Schneider | Planetary atmospheres, planetary astronomy, space physics, instrumentation, and scientific visualization | APS and LASP |
Snow and Ice
| Name | Research Focus | Affiliation(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Waleed Abdalati Program Committee |
Glaciers, ice sheets, and environmental remote sensing | CIRES, ESOC, and GEOG |
| Ute Herzfeld Program Committee |
Glaciology, sea ice research, geomathematics, geophysics, active and passive remote sensing | ECEE and CIRES |
| Tad Pfeffer Program Committee |
Glaciology and geophysics | CVEN and INSTAAR |
| Marc Serreze | Arctic climate; global implications; and climate warming in the Arctic | CIRES, NSIDC, and GEOG |
Emeritus
| Name | Research Focus | Affiliation(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Fran Bagenal | Magnetospheres of the giant planets | APS and LASP |
| Peter Bender | Space geodesy | JILA and PHYS |
| Roger Bilham | Crustal deformation measurement, space geodesy, and seismotectonics of plate boundaries. Global seismic hazard. |
GEOL and CIRES |
| Robert Engdahl | Seismology, Earth structure, and earthquakes | PHYS |
| James Faller | Gravimetry instrumentation | PHYS and JILA |
| Alex Goetz | Remote sensing of Earth materials | GEOL and CIRES |
| Anatoly Levshin | Seismology, surface waves, and Earth structure | PHYS |
| Stephen Mojzsis | Geophysical and geochemical dynamics of planet formation | GEOL |
| Doug Robertson | Geodesy, earth rotation, gravity | CIRES and NOAA |
| Joseph Smyth | Mineral Physics: crystal structure controls on physical and chemical properties of minerals as related to the structure and composition of the Earth's mantle | GEOL |
| Hartmut Spetzler | Rock and mineral physics | GEOL and CIRES |
| James Syvitski | Sediment transport, oceanography, marine geophysics, numerical modeling | GEOL and INSTAAR |
| Paul Weimer | Sequence stratigraphy and basin analysis, 3-D seismic interpretation, reservoir geology, petroleum systems of deep-water continental margins | GEOL |