Teaching
Spring 2024 - CAS AS 101 The Solar System
The historical development of astronomy and the motion of the planets. The formation of the solar system. The sun and its effects on the earth. Description of the planets and the moons of our solar system, including recent results from the space program. Use of the observatory.
Fall 2023 - CAS AS 311 Planetary Physics
Celestial mechanics, tides, resonances. Physical processes that affect atmospheres, surfaces, interiors of planets, and their satellites. Comets, asteroids, meterorites, and Kuiper belt objects. Formation and evolution of the solar system. Extra-solar planets.Spring 2023 - CAS AS 101 The Solar System
The historical development of astronomy and the motion of the planets. The formation of the solar system. The sun and its effects on the earth. Description of the planets and the moons of our solar system, including recent results from the space program. Use of the observatory.
I was invited to give one 90-minute lecture on the topic of "Living with Stars and Societal Relevance" at the 2018 Heliophysics Summer School in the High Altitude Observatory in Boulder, CO. The lecture gives a quick overview on the topic of atmospheric escape from rocky (exo)planets. Below is the Youtube video of my lecture.
I was invited to give an Astrobiology Colloquium at the University of Washington. Above is the Youtube video of the colloquium.
Below is the talk I gave at the Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets III: From Stars to Surfaces conference (#CCTP3) in August 2018 at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, Texas.