Planetary Physicists study the Solar System and its constituents as well as exoplanetary sytems. Many are astronomers, too, in the sense that studies are conducted remotely. However, by employing spacecraft as probes, planetary physicists can reach out and touch many bodies in the Solar System, and thereby conduct astrochemical and astrogeological studies not possible in other astronomical disciplines. A major thrust of planetary research is to identify environments suitable for the development of life and, in turn, to detect evidence of life in the Solar System and beyond.
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Armour, Mary-Helen | Planetary Physics | |
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Bartel, Norbert | Astronomy and Astrophysics Planetary Physics |
Computational Experimental |
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Bisnath, Sunil | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Boukare, Charles | Astronomy and Astrophysics Computational fluid dynamics Planetary Physics |
Computational Theoretical |
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Carswell, Allan | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Planetary Physics |
Experimental |
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Chen, Yongsheng | Planetary Physics | Computational Theoretical |
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Daly, Michael | Planetary Physics | Experimental |
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Gordon, Mark | Planetary Physics | Experimental |
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Lee, Regina | Planetary Physics | Experimental |
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Leung, Siu Ning | Chemical and Condensed Matter Physics Planetary Physics |
Computational Experimental |
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Lumb, Ian | Pedagogical Research Planetary Physics Science Eduation |
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McElroy, Charles Thomas (Tom) | Planetary Physics | Experimental |
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McLinden, Chris | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Moores, John | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Pathak, Jagruti | Planetary Physics | |
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Rugheimer, Sarah | Astronomy and Astrophysics Planetary Physics |
Theoretical |
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Shan, Jinjun | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Shepherd, Gordon | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Whiteway, James | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental |
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Zhu, Zheng Hong | Planetary Physics | Computational Experimental Theoretical |