PTYS/LPL Postdocs
Adam Battle (he/him/his)
Asteroid Surveys, Small Bodies, Space Situational Awareness
Photometric and visible to near-infrared spectral characterization of space objects as applied to both Space Situational Awareness and the study of small bodies in the solar system.
Advisor(s): Vishnu Reddy
Adam is received his PhD from the Lunar and Planetary Lab at the University of Arizona in Dec. 2024. His research focuses on visible spectral observations and photometry of various space objects, especially those in proximity to Earth. Past projects have included a spectral atlas of geostationary satellites, the first detection of shock darkening on a near-Earth asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2, and long-term NIR spectral monitoring of active asteroid (6478) Gault. His current research focuses determining the rotation state of NEAs in support of radar observations.
- "Satellites in Space" on Jump In Tucson - Nov. 2024, 1030 KVOI am
- New "Spectral Fingerprint" Atlas of Satellites Aims to Improve Space Safety - Nov. 2024, U of A News.
- LPL Students Observe and Track “Near-Miss” Asteroid - March 24, 2023, U of A News
- PIA25257: NASA's Lunar Flashlight Spotted From Earth on Its Way to the Moon - December 23, 2022, NASA
- Scientists Identify Potential Source of 'Shock-darkened' Meteorites, with Implications for Hazardous Asteroid Deflection - October 4, 2022, U of A News
- As Reflective Satellites Fill the Skies, UArizona Students Are Making Sure Astronomers Can Adapt - Aug. 2022, U of A News
- University of Arizona Students Await Photographs of Moon Crash Site - March 17, 2022, AZPM
- Space Junk Set to Crash Into Moon - March 2022, Cheddar News Interview
- UArizona Students Confirm Errant Rocket's Chinese Origin, Track Lunar Collision Course - U of A News
- NASA Launched a Rocket 54 Years Ag. Has It Finally Come Home? - Dec. 2020, New York Times
- A Rock Comet? The Mystery of the Geminid Meteor Shower - Nov 2020, Astronomy on Tap, virtual
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