EDUCATION
- S. B., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986
- Graduate work, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA, 1987–1988
- Ph. D., Geophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. Thesis title: "Studies of Large Volcanoes on the Terrestrial Planets: Implications for Stress State, Tectonics, Structural Evolution, and Moat Filling"
EMPLOYMENT
- Research Assistant, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, September 1988-May 1996
- Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC, June 1996-October 1999
- Staff Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), Houston, TX, November 1999–present (current rank: Senior Staff Scientist)
HONORS AND APPOINTMENTS
- Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, LDEO, Columbia University, 2015–present
- Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Earth Science, Rice University, 2004–present
- Stephen E. Dwornik Student Paper Award (Best Poster Presentation), LPSC Conference, 1993
- Luis De Florez Award, Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT, 1986
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Co-convener of Scientific Symposium “Volcanotectonic Processes and Landforms Across the Solar System” at the IAVCEI 2023 Scientific Assembly
- NASA Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) Steering Committee, July 2018-June 2022
- Co-convener of Special Session “Planetary Volcanology” at the 2017 IAVCEI Scientific Assembly
- Co-convener of Special Session “Volcanism Associated with Impact Basins in the Solar System” at the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting
- Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) Program Committees, 2000-2001, 2008-2009, 2011
- Numerous NASA grant program review panels: PIDDP, PG&G, MDAP, MFRP, OPRP, SSW, PDART
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- AGU, GSA, IAVCEI
RECENT INVITED PRESENTATIONS
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 2018, MGG/SGT Seminar: “Pluto and Charon: New Horizons for tectonics, impact activity, and (cryo)volcanism on icy bodies in the far reaches of the Solar System.”
- Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2016, 4th ELSI International Symposium on Three Experiments in Biological Origins: Early Earth, Venus, and Mars: “The Martian Crustal Dichotomy: an Ancient and Fundamental Feature”
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 2015, Division of Seismology, Geology, and Tectonophysics, Geodynamics Seminar: “Olympus Mons, Mars: The Ups and Downs of the Tallest Volcano”
- AGU Joint Assembly 2015, Special Session on Surface Expressions of Volcanism and Associated Tectonism on Venus and Implications for Interior Dynamics: “Lithospheric Flexure, Stress, and Volcanic Edifice Morphology: A Connection for a Subset of Coronae on Venus?”
NASA MISSION AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
- New Frontiers Data Analysis Program (NFDAP): Principal Investigator 2018-2021. Current grant: Structural evolution of Pluto and Charon: Insights from an integrated program of New Horizons imaging data analysis and numerical modeling of lithospheric dynamics.
- Solar System Workings Program (SSW): Principal Investigator, 2018-2020. Current grant: Breaking the Barriers: Time-dependent, stress-controlled growth of large volcanoes on Venus and implications for the mechanics of magma ascent, storage, and emplacement.
- GRAIL Guest Scientist, 2012-2016
- Lunar Advanced Science and Exploration Research Program (LASER) Principal Investigator, 2013–2016. Current grant: “Volcanic and thermal evolution of the Moon: constraints from advanced numerical modeling and integrated analysis of remotely sensed datasets”
- Outer Planets Research Program (OPR) Principal Investigator, 2012–2016. Current grant: Copious volcanism on a compression-dominated planet? Insights into magma ascent and mountain building on Io from advanced numerical modeling
- Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program (PG&G) Principal Investigator, 2005–2016. Current grant: Growth and Evolution of Large Volcanoes on Venus: Insights from Advanced Numerical Modeling of Lithospheric Response to Volcanic Loading
- NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) Co-Investigator, 2009–2013. “Impact Processes in the Origin Evolution of the Moon: New Sample-driven Perspectives”
- Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP) Principal Investigator, 2002–2013. Most recent grant: Structural Characterization and Evolution of Large Volcanoes on Mars with Insights from Numerical Simulations
- Mars Global Surveyor, MOLA altimeter team: contributed to 8 team papers (3 as lead author)
- Magellan (Venus): analyzed radar image, topography, and gravity data, 2 papers as lead author
