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Associate Research Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute
Associate Research Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute
Welcome! I recently joined the Planetary Science Institute as an Associate Research Scientist.Â
My research interest focus on determining the internal large-scale history and properties of worlds by their external expression (topography, gravity, morphology, etc.).
Caleb Fassett was my postdoc advisor and our works are still going through the review process at a couple of journals. Francis Nimmo was my primary advisor in graduate school. Find PDFs of our published works on Francis' website! For newer (or any) papers feel free to email me for copies.
Major Research Topics:
Major Research Topics:
Pluto and Charon Tectonics
Pluto and Charon Tectonics
Are Pluto and Charon representative of Kuiper Belt Objects in terms of their tectonic evolution?
Global Scale Topography
Global Scale Topography
Using spherical harmonics and terrain evolution models unveils how topography is the result of interlinked processes.
Lunar Gravity Anomalies
Lunar Gravity Anomalies
The condition of lunar gravity anomalies relative to topography are one of the best ways to constrain the Moon's thermal history.
Venusian Canali
Venusian Canali
Channels on the surface of Venus likely formed during transition to its modern climate, but we need to understand them better to be sure.
Lunar Sinuous Rilles
Lunar Sinuous Rilles
Did these long channels on the lunar surface form by flowing erosion or collapsed lava tubes?
Secondary Cratering
Secondary Cratering
Craters formed from ejecta reveal crustal property changes across geologic boundaries.
Publications:
Publications:
Conrad, J.W. and Nimmo, F., 2023. Constraining characteristic morphological wavelengths for Venus using Baltis Vallis. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(10), p.e2022GL101268. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101268
Conrad, J.W. and Nimmo, F., 2023. Constraining characteristic morphological wavelengths for Venus using Baltis Vallis. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(10), p.e2022GL101268. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101268
Conrad, J.W., Nimmo, F., Beyer, R.A., Bierson, C.J. and Schenk, P.M., 2021. Heat Flux Constraints From Variance Spectra of Pluto and Charon Using Limb Profile Topography. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126(2), p.e2020JE006641. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JE006641
Conrad, J.W., Nimmo, F., Beyer, R.A., Bierson, C.J. and Schenk, P.M., 2021. Heat Flux Constraints From Variance Spectra of Pluto and Charon Using Limb Profile Topography. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126(2), p.e2020JE006641. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JE006641
Conrad, J. W., Nimmo, F., Schenk, P. M., and others. (2019) An upper bound on Pluto's heat flux from a lack of flexural response of its normal faults. Icarus, Vol. 328 (210-217). DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2019.03.028
Conrad, J. W., Nimmo, F., Schenk, P. M., and others. (2019) An upper bound on Pluto's heat flux from a lack of flexural response of its normal faults. Icarus, Vol. 328 (210-217). DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2019.03.028
Conrad, J. W., Nimmo, F., Fassett, C. I. and Kamata, S. (2018) Lunar impact history constrained by GRAIL-derived basin relaxation measurements. Icarus, Vol. 314 (50-63). DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.05.029
Conrad, J. W., Nimmo, F., Fassett, C. I. and Kamata, S. (2018) Lunar impact history constrained by GRAIL-derived basin relaxation measurements. Icarus, Vol. 314 (50-63). DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.05.029
Beyer, R. A., and others including Conrad, J. W. (2017) Charon tectonics. Icarus, Vol. 287 (161-174) DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.12.018
Beyer, R. A., and others including Conrad, J. W. (2017) Charon tectonics. Icarus, Vol. 287 (161-174) DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.12.018
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