The impact of ultraviolet heating and cooling on the dynamics and observability of lava planet atmospheres

The impact of ultraviolet heating and cooling on the dynamics and observability of lava planet atmospheres Nguyen, T. Giang ; Cowan, Nicolas B.  ; Pierrehumbert, Raymond T. ; Lupu, Roxana E. ; Moores, John E. Abstract Lava planets have non-global, condensible atmospheres similar to icy bodies within the Solar system. Because they depend on interior dynamics, studying the […]

Modeling the Distribution of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Impact Crater Melt on Titan by TEPS Trainee Josh Hedgepeth

  Modeling the Distribution of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Impact Crater Melt on Titan Joshua E. Hedgepeth1,2, Jacob J. Buffo3, Chase J. Chivers4, Catherine D. Neish1,2 and Britney E. Schmidt5 Published 2022 February 28 • © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society. The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 2Citation Joshua E. Hedgepeth et al 2022 Planet. Sci. J. 3 51 Abstract Titan is a chemically […]

April 2022 TEPS Seminar Now Live on YouTube!

  Caroline Piaulet I completed my undergraduate studies in Physics at the University of Montreal from 2015 to 2018, and then moved on to a PhD in Astrophysics specializing in exoplanetary atmospheres in 2019 at the institute for research on exoplanets. My research interests range from the search for atmospheres on small temperate planets to […]

Next TEPS Seminar Coming Up - May 11th, 2022 @ 2pm ET

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 2pm ET Location: Zoom - https://yorku.zoom.us/j/96680804892?pwd=OXIwblJCSXFsVzBSY1NRV2ZYU2JSdz09 Meeting ID: 966 8080 4892 Passcode: 428475 Featured Speakers: Simone Hagey, Grace Bischof, Nick Zonta Simone Hagey Simone is an Astronomy MSc student at the University of British Columbia working with Dr. Aaron Boley. Her research involves searching for evidence of […]