UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
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The Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Join us for the last LPL Evening Lecture of 2025! Dr. Solange Duhamel is speaking on Wednesday, November 19 at 7:00pm at the Kuiper Space Sciences building in Tucson or you can register to join online. www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join us for the last LPL Evening Lecture of 2025! Dr. Solange Duhamel is speaking on Wednesday, November 19 at 7:00pm at the Kuiper Space Sciences building in Tucson or you can register to join online. www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...
Only one week left until the next LPL Evening Lecture! Make sure it's on your calendar! More info: www.lpl.arizona.edu/events/lpl-e...
October 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Only one week left until the next LPL Evening Lecture! Make sure it's on your calendar! More info: www.lpl.arizona.edu/events/lpl-e...
Make sure the next LPL Evening Lecture is on your calendar! On October 22, Dr. Jack Holt will present "Studying Earth's Glaciers to Unlock Martian Mysteries." We encourage in-person attendees to come early to see special exhibits! www.lpl.arizona.edu/events/lpl-e...
October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Make sure the next LPL Evening Lecture is on your calendar! On October 22, Dr. Jack Holt will present "Studying Earth's Glaciers to Unlock Martian Mysteries." We encourage in-person attendees to come early to see special exhibits! www.lpl.arizona.edu/events/lpl-e...
Kudos to LPL Assistant Professor DellaGiustina! 🎉 More information about this honor can be found here: aas.org/press/aas-na...
September 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Kudos to LPL Assistant Professor DellaGiustina! 🎉 More information about this honor can be found here: aas.org/press/aas-na...
The application to join the LPL Planetary Sciences PhD program is now open! Visit lpl.arizona.edu/admissions for more information.
August 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The application to join the LPL Planetary Sciences PhD program is now open! Visit lpl.arizona.edu/admissions for more information.
Dr. Hamilton is the first in our "Space on Earth" LPL Evening Lectures for Fall 2025! Come listen to Dr. Hamilton speak on "Mars on Earth: Testing Tomorrow's Mars Missions in Iceland." More information can be found here: www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...
August 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Dr. Hamilton is the first in our "Space on Earth" LPL Evening Lectures for Fall 2025! Come listen to Dr. Hamilton speak on "Mars on Earth: Testing Tomorrow's Mars Missions in Iceland." More information can be found here: www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...
Please join us in congratulating Samantha Moruzzi, who today successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation, Geophysical Evolution of Sputnik Basin on Pluto.
Congratulations, Samantha!
📸: Samantha is pictured with her advisor, Dr. Jeff Andrews-Hanna.
Congratulations, Samantha!
📸: Samantha is pictured with her advisor, Dr. Jeff Andrews-Hanna.
August 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Please join us in congratulating Samantha Moruzzi, who today successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation, Geophysical Evolution of Sputnik Basin on Pluto.
Congratulations, Samantha!
📸: Samantha is pictured with her advisor, Dr. Jeff Andrews-Hanna.
Congratulations, Samantha!
📸: Samantha is pictured with her advisor, Dr. Jeff Andrews-Hanna.
Kudos to our LPL alums! 🎉
July 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Kudos to our LPL alums! 🎉
It's time to mark your calendars! The 2025 LPL Evening Lecture Series features "Space on Earth." You can attend any lecture in-person or virtually. We hope to see you there! lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...
July 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's time to mark your calendars! The 2025 LPL Evening Lecture Series features "Space on Earth." You can attend any lecture in-person or virtually. We hope to see you there! lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/eve...
Join LPL Prof. Pierre Haenecour at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum during Cool Summer Nights on July 19! More details can be found here: www.desertmuseum.org/visit/events...
July 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Join LPL Prof. Pierre Haenecour at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum during Cool Summer Nights on July 19! More details can be found here: www.desertmuseum.org/visit/events...
Please join us in congratulating Samuel Myers, who today successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation, Understanding the Limits of Simple Thermal Models for Characterizing Near-Earth Asteroids.
Congratulations, Sam!
📸: Sam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ellen Howell
Congratulations, Sam!
📸: Sam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ellen Howell
June 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Please join us in congratulating Samuel Myers, who today successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation, Understanding the Limits of Simple Thermal Models for Characterizing Near-Earth Asteroids.
Congratulations, Sam!
📸: Sam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ellen Howell
Congratulations, Sam!
📸: Sam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ellen Howell
Congrats to LPL graduate student Anna Taylor! 🎉
June 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Congrats to LPL graduate student Anna Taylor! 🎉
Kudos to LPL graduate student Maizey Benner! 🥳
June 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Kudos to LPL graduate student Maizey Benner! 🥳
Please join us in congratulating Galen Bergsten, who today successfully defended their Ph.D. Dissertation, Modeling Exoplanet Demographics Across Detection Methods.
Congratulations, Galen!
📸: Galen is pictured with their Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ilaria Pascucci.
Congratulations, Galen!
📸: Galen is pictured with their Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ilaria Pascucci.
June 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Please join us in congratulating Galen Bergsten, who today successfully defended their Ph.D. Dissertation, Modeling Exoplanet Demographics Across Detection Methods.
Congratulations, Galen!
📸: Galen is pictured with their Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ilaria Pascucci.
Congratulations, Galen!
📸: Galen is pictured with their Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ilaria Pascucci.
We are so excited to welcome this meteorite to LPL! Thank you Arizona State Museum for your generosity!
May 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We are so excited to welcome this meteorite to LPL! Thank you Arizona State Museum for your generosity!
Congratulations, LPL Professor Ilaria Pascucci! 🥳
May 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations, LPL Professor Ilaria Pascucci! 🥳
Kudos to LPL's Associate Professor Kris Klein! 🎉
April 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Kudos to LPL's Associate Professor Kris Klein! 🎉
Congratulations to our 2025 Galileo Circle Scholars!
April 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Congratulations to our 2025 Galileo Circle Scholars!
Kudos to Mackenzie!
April 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Kudos to Mackenzie!
Congratulations, Chaucer! 🥳
April 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Congratulations, Chaucer! 🥳
Kudos to LPL grad student Anna Taylor! 🎉
April 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Kudos to LPL grad student Anna Taylor! 🎉
Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to study young sub-Neptunes, a team led by LPL alum Rachel Fernandes and including other U of A scientists has published research providing new insights on planetary formation and evolution. news.arizona.edu/news/combina...
March 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to study young sub-Neptunes, a team led by LPL alum Rachel Fernandes and including other U of A scientists has published research providing new insights on planetary formation and evolution. news.arizona.edu/news/combina...
Please join us in congratulating Ricardo Maciel, who today successfully defended his M.S. Thesis, Characterization of a Tunable All-Reflective Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer.
Congratulations, Ricky!
📸: Ricky is pictured with his M.S. advisor, Dr. Walt Harris.
Congratulations, Ricky!
📸: Ricky is pictured with his M.S. advisor, Dr. Walt Harris.
January 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Please join us in congratulating Ricardo Maciel, who today successfully defended his M.S. Thesis, Characterization of a Tunable All-Reflective Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer.
Congratulations, Ricky!
📸: Ricky is pictured with his M.S. advisor, Dr. Walt Harris.
Congratulations, Ricky!
📸: Ricky is pictured with his M.S. advisor, Dr. Walt Harris.
Kudos, Namya!
December 19, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Kudos, Namya!
Please join us in congratulating Adam Battle, who today successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation, Implications of Non-Compositional Effects on Spectral Characterization of Natural and Artificial Space Objects.
Congratulations, Adam!
📸: Adam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Vishnu Reddy
Congratulations, Adam!
📸: Adam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Vishnu Reddy
November 15, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Please join us in congratulating Adam Battle, who today successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation, Implications of Non-Compositional Effects on Spectral Characterization of Natural and Artificial Space Objects.
Congratulations, Adam!
📸: Adam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Vishnu Reddy
Congratulations, Adam!
📸: Adam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Vishnu Reddy