Fall 2025 PTYS Graduates
Galen Bergsten
June 2, 2025
Modeling Exoplanet Demographics Across Detection Methods
Advisor: Ilaria Pascucci
New position: Exoplanet Science Fellow,
Space Telescope Science Institute
Samuel Myers
June 26, 2025
Understanding the Limits of Simple Thermal Models for Characterizing Near-Earth Asteroids
Advisor: Ellen Howell
New position: Science and Technology Policy Fellow
California Council on Science and Technology
Samantha Moruzzi
August 5, 2025
Geophysical Evolution of Sputnik Basin on Pluto
Advisor: Jeff Andrews-Hanna
New position: Postdoctoral Research Associate,
University of Arizona, LPL
Nathan Hadland
December 8, 2025
Evaluating the Habitability of Basaltic Volcanic Environments in Iceland as an Analog for Potential Life on Mars
Advisor: Christopher Hamilton and Solange Duhamel
New position: Research Program Coordinator,
Arizona Astrobiology Center