2020 Spring Department News

Adam P. Showman passed away unexpectedly on March 16, 2020, at his home in Tucson, AZ. His untimely passing has been felt widely in the international planetary science community which has lost an outstanding theorist, dedicated teacher of many graduate students, and a sought-after collaborator to a world-wide network of

We hope you will join us in remembering our friend and colleague Adam Showman with a gift of any size for the Adam P. Showman Distinguished Visiting Lectureship. With your generous support, we plan to establish an endowed fund that will allow LPL to bring guest lecturers to campus in Adam's

Congratulations to Hamish Hay, Cecilia Leung, and Nathanial Hendler, LPL's newest alumni!

If selected as the winner, the spacecraft mission to Jupiter's volcanic, vibrant moon will determine whether a magma ocean lurks beneath its surface.

Maria Schuchardt was named a recipient of a 2020 University Award for Excellence, which recognizes outstanding service to the university community and visitors.

Congratulations to  Amy Brenton and Chris Schaller, the 2020 recipients of LPL Outstanding Staff Awards!

Dr. Stefano Nerozzi joined LPL in January as a Postdoctoral Research Associate working with Professor Jack Holt. He is leading a NASA-funded project to study the geological evolution of outflow channel systems in Utopia Planitia, Mars. This project integrates several remote sensing techniques to unravel the history of water

Charles "Chuck" See, a long-time member of the LPL family, passed away on January 8. Chuck was a native Tucsonan who earned a B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as well as an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona. He spent ten years working as an aerospace