Current Position
Weiss Postdoctoral Fellow at Rice University, Houston Texas
Focus in planetary science
December 2021
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science
Houston, Texas
Education
Doctoral in Planetary Geophysics
2021
University of British Columbia
Dept. of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric science
Vancouver, B.C.
Bachelors of Science in Earth Science with a focus in Planetary Science 2014
University of California-Santa Cruz
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science
Santa Cruz, CA
Publications
4) Peterson G.A, Johnson C., Jellinek A. (2021) Thermal evolution of Mercury with a volcanic heat-pipe flux: Reconciling early volcanism, tectonism, and magnetism. Science Advances, 7, 40 eabh2482. 10.1126/sciadv.abh2482
3) Peterson, G.A, Johnson, C. L., Byrne, P. K., & Phillips, R. J. (2020). Fault structure and origin of compressional tectonic features within the smooth plains on Mercury. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 125, e2019JE006183. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JE006183
2) Peterson, G. A, Johnson, C. L., Byrne, P. K., & Phillips, R. J. (2019). Distribution of areal strain on Mercury: Insights into the interaction of volcanism and global contraction. Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 608-615. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL080749
1) Peterson, G.A, Nimmo F., Schenk,P (2015) Elastic thickness and heat flux estimates for the uranian satellite Ariel. Icarus. 250: pp. 116 – 122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2014.11.007
Conferences
7) Peterson G., Johnson C., Jellinek A., (2021) Thermal Evolution of Mercury with a Volcanic Heat Pipe Flux, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract # 2354
6) Peterson G., Johnson C., Jellinek A., (2020) Ohmic dissipation and power requirements for dynamo generation on Mercury, American Geophysical Union Conference Abstract # 712918
5) Peterson G., Johnson C., Byrne P., Phillips R., (2018) Distribution of Areal Strain On Mercury: Insights into the Interaction of Volcanism and Global Contraction, Mercury: Current and Future Science Abstract # 6056
4) Peterson G., Johnson C., Byrne P., Phillips R., (2018) Distribution of Areal Strain On Mercury: Insights into the Interaction of Volcanism and Global Contraction, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract # 2338
3) Peterson G., Johnson C., Byrne P., Phillips R., (2017) Depth of faulting in Mercury’s northern hemisphere from thrust fault morphology, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract # 2315
2) Peterson G., Johnson C., Byrne P., Phillips R., (2016) Depth of faulting in Mercury’s northern hemisphere from lobate scarp morphology, American Geophysical Union Conference Abstract # P13B- 1940
1) Peterson G., Nimmo F., Schenk P., (2013), Elastic thickness and heat flux estimates for the Uranian satellite Ariel, American Geophysical Union Conference Abstract # P23E-1833
Conference Convener:
1) American Geophysical Society Fall Meeting, 2022. Mercury at the dawn of the BepiColombo era: Interdisciplinary exploration inside and out.
2) American Geophysical Society Fall Meeting, 2021. Mercury at the dawn of the BepiColombo era
Funding
6) Women in Natural Sciences Travel award at Rice University
2022
5) NSERC Postdoctoral Scholarship
$90,000
2022 - 2024
4) Weiss Postdoctoral Fellowship
$120,000
2021 – 2023
3) NSERC Doctoral Scholarship
$63,000
2018 - 2021
2) Four-year Doctoral Scholarship University of British Columbia
$72,000
2018 - 2021
1) Undergraduate Research Award in the Sciences
$500
2013