Publications & Talks

Selected Publications 

B.P. Blakley, W.M. Grundy, J.K. Steckloff, S.P. Tan, J. Hanley, A.E. Engle, S.C. Tegler, G.E. Lindberg, S.M. Raposa, K.J. Kogac, C. Thieberger (2023), The Equilibrium Vapor Pressures of Ammonia and Oxygen Ices at Outer Solar System Temperatures. Planetary & Space Science. Submitted.

S.C. Tegler, W.M. Grundy, M.J. Loeffler, P.D. Tribbett, J. Hanley, A.V. Jasko, H. Dawson, K.J. Koga, A.O. Madden-Watson, M.D. Gomez, J.K. Steckloff, G.E. Lindberg, S.P. Tan, S.M. Raposa, A.E. Engle, C.L. Thieberger (2023), Optical Constants of Ices Important to Planetary Science from Laboratory Reflectance Spectroscopy. The Planetary Science Journal. In review.

W.M. Grundy, S.C. Tegler, J.K. Steckloff, S.P. Tan, M.J. Loeffler, A.V. Jasko, K.J. Koga, S.M. Raposa, A.E. Engle, C.L. Thieberger, J. Hanley, G.E. Lindberg, M.D. Gomez, A.O. Madden-Watson (2023), Laboratory Measurement of Volatile Ice Vapor Pressures with a Quartz Crystal Microbalance.  Icarus, 115767. [link]

S.M. Raposa, S.P. Tan, W.M. Grundy, G.E. Lindberg, J. Hanley, J.K. Steckloff, S.C. Tegler, A.E. Engle, C.L. Thieberger (2022), Non-Isoplethic Measurement on the Solid-Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium of Binary Mixtures at Cryogenic Temperatures. Journal of Chemical Physics, 157, 064201. [link]

G.E. Lindberg, J.L. Baker, J. Hanley, W.M. Grundy, C. King (2021), Density, Enthalpy of Vaporization and Local Structure of Neat n-Alkane Liquids. Liquids, 1, 47-59. [link]

A.E. Engle, J. Hanley, S. Dustrud, G.E. Lindberg, W.M. Grundy, G. Thompson, S.C. Tegler (2021), Phase Diagram for the Methane-Ethane System and its Implications for Titan. The Planetary Science Journal, 2, 118. [link]

J.K. Steckloff, J.M. Soderblom, K.K. Farnsworth, V.F. Chevrier, J. Hanley, A. Soto, J.J. Groven, W.M. Grundy, L.A. Pearce, S.C. Tegler, A. Engle (2020), Stratification Dynamics of Titan's Lakes via Methane Evaporation. The Planetary Science Journal, 1, 26. [link]

S.C. Tegler, T.D. Stufflebeam, W.M. Grundy, J. Hanley, S. Dustrud, G.E. Lindberg, A. Engle, T.R. Dillingham, D. Matthew, D. Trilling, H. Roe, J. Llama, G. Mace, E. Quirico (2019), A New Two-molecule Combination Band as a Diagnostic of Carbon Monoxide Diluted in Nitrogen Ice on Triton. Astronomical Journal, 158, 17T. [link]

Cook, J.C., and 27 co-authors (2019),  The distribution of H2O, CH3OH, and hydrocarbon-ices on Pluto: Analysis of New Horizons spectral images.  Icarus 331, 148-169. [link]

Hanley, J. (2017), Titan: Bubbles in focus. Nature Astronomy, 1, 0122. [link]

Protopapa, S., W.M. Grundy, S.C. Tegler, and J.M. Bergonio (2015),  Absorption coefficients of the methane-nitrogen binary ice system: Implications for Pluto.  Icarus 253, 179-188. [link]

S.C. Tegler, W.M. Grundy, C.B. Olkin, L.A. Young, W. Romanishin, D.M. Cornelison, and R. Khodadadkouchaki (2012), Ice Mineralogy Across and Into the Surfaces of Pluto, Triton, and Eris. Astrophysical Journal, 751, 76T.  [link]

W.M. Grundy, S.J. Morrison, M.J. Bovyn, S.C. Tegler, D.M. Cornelison, 2011. Remote Sensing D/H Ratios in Methane ice: Temperature-Dependent Absorption Coefficients of CH3D in Methane Ice and in Nitrogen Ice (2011), Icarus, 212, 941G. [link]

S.C. Tegler, D.M. Cornelison, W.M. Grundy, W. Romanishin, M.R. Abernathy, M.J. Bovyn, J.A. Burt, D.E. Evans, C.K Maleszewski, Z. Thompson, and F. Vilas (2010), Methane and Nitrogen Abundances on Pluto and Eris. Astrophysical Journal, 725, 1296T. [link]

Recent Conference Proceedings

W.M. Grundy, S.C. Tegler, J.K. Steckloff, S.P. Tan, M.J. Loeffler, A.V. Jasko, K.J. Koga, S.M. Raposa , A.E. Engle , C.L. Thieberger , J. Hanley, G.E. Lindberg , M.D. Gomez, A.O. Madden-Watson (2023), Laboratory Measurement of Vapor Pressures of N2, CO, and CH4 Ices.  ACM 2023.

J. Hanley, C.L. Thieberger, P. Corlies, J. Llama (2023), Constraining the Variability in Vertical Abundances of Haze and Methane on Titan. Titan Through Time VI.

A.E. Engle, J. Hanley, C.L. Thieberger, W.M. Grundy, S.C. Tegler , G.E. Lindberg , S.P. Tan , S.M. Raposa, J.K. Steckloff (2023), Exsolution and Other Phase Behaviors in the Methane–Ethane–Propane–Nitrogen System. Titan Through Time VI.

C. Thieberger, J. Hanley, A. Engle, S. Tan, W. Grundy, G. Lindberg, S. Raposa, J. Steckloff (2023), The Effects of Trace Species on Titan's Ternary System. Titan Through Time VI.

W.M. Grundy, S.C. Tegler, J.K. Steckloff, M.J. Loeffler, A.V. Jasko, K.J. Koga, S.M. Raposa, A.E. Engle, C.L. Thieberger, J. Hanley, G.E. Lindberg, S. Tan, M.D. Gomez (2023), Laboratory Measurement of Vapor Pressures of Volatile Ices. 54th LPSC, Abstract #2281.

J. Hanley, A.E. Engle, C. Thieberger, S. tan, W.M. Grundy, G.E. Lindberg, S. Raposa, S.C. Tegler (2023), The Stability of Trace Species in the Liquids of Titan. 54th LPSC, Abstract #1849.

W.M. Grundy, S.C. Tegler , J.K. Steckloff , A.V. Jasko , K.J. Koga , M.J. Loeffler , S.M. Raposa , A.E. Engle , C.L. Thieberger , J. Hanley, G.E. Lindberg , S. Tan , M.D. Gomez, A.O. Madden-Watson (2023), Laboratory Measurement of Volatile Ice Vapor Pressures Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance. 1st Workshop on Ices in the Solar System.

S.M. Raposa, W. M. Grundy, S. P. Tan , G. E. Lindberg , J. Hanley , J. K. Steckloff, S. C. Tegler , A. E. Engle, C. L. Thieberger (2023), Phase Behaviors of Pluto's Volatiles. 1st Workshop on Ices in the Solar System.

A.E. Engle, J. Hanley, C.L. Thieberger, W.M. Grundy, S.C. Tegler , G.E. Lindberg , S.P. Tan , S.M. Raposa, J.K. Steckloff (2023), Adding Propane to the Methane–Ethane–Nitrogen System at Titan-like Conditions. 1st Workshop on Ices in the Solar System.

J.K. Steckloff, G. Sarid , B.C. Johnson (2023), The Stochastic, Impact-Induced Crystallization of Primordial Amorphous Water Ice. 1st Workshop on Ices in the Solar System.

C. Thieberger, J. Hanley, P. Corlies (2022), Constraining the Vertical Abundances of Haze and Methane on Titan. 54th DPS Meeting.

S. Raposa, S. Tan, W. Grundy, G. Lindberg, J. Hanley, J. Steckloff, S. Tegler, A. Engle, C. Thieberger (2022), Phase Behaviors of Pluto's Volatiles. 54th DPS Meeting.

A.E. Engle, J. Hanley, C.L. Thieberger, W.M. Grundy, S.C. Tegler, G.E. Lindberg, S.P. Tan, S.M. Raposa, J.K. Steckloff (2022), Adding Propane to the Methane-Ethane-Nitrogen System at Titan-like Conditions. 54th DPS Meeting.

S. Raposa, W. Grundy, S. Tan, G. Lindberg, L. Libby, A. Engle, J. Steckloff, J. Hanley (2021), Path to the N2+CO+CH4 Equation of State: Results from Laboratory Experiments and Theoretical Modeling. 53rd DPS Meeting.

A.E. Engle, J. Hanley, S.P Tan (2021), Mapping the Change in Temperature of the Methane-Ethane Freezing Points with the Addition of Nitrogen at Constant Vapor Pressure. 53rd DPS Meeting.

J. Steckloff (2021), Titan's Climate Cycle. Titan Through Time V.

A.E. Engle, J. Hanley, S.P. Tan (2021), Mapping the Change in Temperature of the Methane-Ethane Freezing Points with the Addition of Nitrogen at Constant Vapor Pressure. Titan Through Time V.

B. Wing, J. Hanley, A.E. Engle, G.E. Lindberg, W.M. Grundy, S. Dustrud, S. Tan, S.C. Tegler (2021), The Effects of Propane on the Liquids of Titan. Titan Through Time V.

A.E. Engle, J. Hanley, S.P. Tan, S.C. Tegler, W.M. Grundy, G.E. Lindberg, J.K. Steckloff (2021), Mapping Changes in the Methane-Ethane System when adding Nitrogen at Titan Surface Conditions. 52nd LPSC, Abstract #1722.

Outreach and Public Talks

J. Hanley & C.L. Thieberger (2023), NAU's Ice Lab Mixes Up Exotic Ices from Titan. Flagstaff KNAU Radio Interview.

A.E. Engle (2023), Titan Underground: Karst Systems. Flagstaff Astronomy on Tap.

A.E. Engle (2023),  Experimental Studies of Phase Behaviors in Hydrocarbon+Nitrogen Mixtures at Titan Surface-like Conditions. LPI Virtual Seminar Series.

J. Hanley (2022),  Ice Beyond Earth: Laboratory Investigations of Planetary Ices. International Space Science Institute (ISSI) Team Meeting.

J. Hanley & A. Bosh (2022), Sol's Planets—We Talk To Two Lowell Planetary Scientists. Star Stuff: A Lowell Observatory Podcast

A.E. Engle (2022), Hydrocarbons in the Lakes of Titan. New Mexico State University Colloquium Series.

G.E. Lindberg (2021), Searching for Life in the Rivers and Lakes of the Outer Solar System. Flagstaff Festival of Science.

A.E. Engle (2021), Hydrocarbons in the Lakes of Titan. Phoenix Astronomical Society. 

J. Hanley (2020), Great Conjunction Live Stream. Lowell Observatory.