Presented on ZOOM Public Lecture June 16th at 8pm (Note the Date and Time change)
ABOUT THE LECTURE:
“The Once and Future Martian Atmosphere: an Irishman’s journey into Planetary Science”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr. Rob Lilis
After a BA in physics from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, I went to University of California Berkeley for my PhD (2006). I’m currently the Associate Director for Planetary Science at the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. I’m the Principal Investigator of the ESCAPADE twin satellite mission to Mars, launching in 2024. I’m also a founding science team member of the NASA MAVEN mission and the Emirates Mars Mission.
My research interests lie in planetary space physics and geophysics. I’m currently involved in a range of research projects primarily focused on Mars including crustal magnetization, impact cratering record, ionospheric electrodynamics, energetic particles, auroral processes, atmospheric escape and evolution, and the structure and variability of its induced magnetosphere.