Quantitative Geophysics at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics

Planetary Geophysics

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Research Staff

Name Area of Interest Project Location
Blankenship, Don ice sheet dynamics, subglacial geology, airborne/ground geophysical techniques, planetary studies Antarctica
Holt, Jack mapping of ice and features beneath the ice using airborne geophysics and radar analysis techniques Antarctica, Mars
Nakamura, Yosio terrestrial and extraterrestrial seismology the moon, Gulf of Mexico, Taiwan
Young, Duncan radar sounding of ice sheets and icy bodies, basal properties of ice sheets, influence of geology on ice sheet structure Antarctica

Post-doctoral Fellows

Name Area of Interest Project Location
Grima, Cyril Radar sounding of planetary icy bodies Antarctica, Europa & Mars
Schmidt, Britney Europa & terrestrial analogs, Solar System Icy Bodies Antarctica & Europa
Soderlund, Krista Planetary fluid and ice sheet dynamics Antarctica & Europa