Planetary Science
Elvira Mulyukova and her research group investigate the dynamics of solid planets/moons in the solar system, using theory of fundamental properties and behavior of the diversity of grains that together constitute each world.
Maggie Osburn and her research group investigate the conditions under which microbial extremophiles on Earth thrive and the implications for microbial life on other planets/moons in the solar system.
Steven Jacobsen and his research group are investigating how to assess the composition of lunar soil in situ for optimizing the in-situ 3D printing of lunar habitats for future astronauts.
Suzan van der Lee and her research group have analyzed seismic data from the SEIS experiment of the InSight mission to Mars. They estimated faulting mechanism of marsquakes and their uncertainties and provided perspectives on evidence that the bottom of the Martian mantle might be liquid.