Melissa Dykhuis	Catherine Elder
Patrick Harner	Youngmin JeongAhn
Huan Meng	Rob Zellem

Congratulations to Melissa Dykhuis, Catherine Elder, Patrick Harner, Youngmin JeongAhn, Huan Meng, and Rob Zellem, LPL's most recent graduates!

On November 21, 2014, Huan Meng defended his Ph.D. dissertation titled, "Planet Formation in the Terrestrial Zone." Huan's advisor was Regents' Professor George Rieke. Huan Meng is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate working with Professor Rieke at Steward Observatory.

Melissa Dykhuis defended her Ph.D. dissertation on March 13, 2015. Her advisor was Professor Richard Greenberg and her dissertation was titled, "Asteroid Family Dynamics in the Inner Main Belt."

Catherine Elder defended on April 7, 2015. The Ph.D. dissertation is titled, "The Effects of Melt on Impact Craters on Icy Satellites and on the Dynamics of Io's Interior." Catherine was advised by Professor Adam Showman. She is set to begin a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Dr. Paul Hayne at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Patrick Harner's defense of his M.S. thesis took place on May 5, 2015. The thesis is titled, "Carbonates and Other Salts in the Atacama Desert and on Mars, and the Implications for the Role of Life in Carbonate Formation." Partick's advisor was Regents' Professor Victor Baker.

Youngmin JeohngAhn defended on May 1, 2015. He was advised by Professor Renu Malhotra. His dissertation is titled, "Orbital Distribution of Minor Planets in the Inner Solar System and Their Impact Flux on the Moon, Earth and Mars."

Rob Zellem's defense of his dissertation titled, "Observing Transiting Exoplanets: Removing Systematic Errors to Constrain Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics" was on April 29, 2015. His advisor was Professor Caitlin Griffith. Rob is moving on to JPL as well, with a postdoctoral appointment with Dr. Mark Swain.