Bio
BioDr. Ronald J. Vervack, Jr. has spent over 30 years working on topics ranging from planetary atmospheres to infrared observations of comets and asteroids. He has worked on and/or analyzed data from numerous spacecraft and conducted ground-based observations from a number of telescopes around the world. His current projects include analyzing MESSENGER and ground-based observations of Mercury’s exosphere, spectral modeling of Rosetta/ALICE observations of the coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, investigating the volatile composition of comets in the infrared, and thermal modeling of asteroids to infer their surface properties.
Notable Awards and Leadership
Notable Awards and Leadership| Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Year(s) 2020 | Description Steering Committee (Exosphere Discipline Member), Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) |
| Year(s) 2017 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award for Rosetta ALICE instrument team |
| Year(s) 2011 - 2016 | Description MESSENGER Atmosphere and Magnetosphere Discipline Group: chair, 2012-2016; deputy chair, 2011-2012 |
| Year(s) 2014 | Description Walter G. Berl Award for Best Article in the APL Technical Digest |
| Year(s) 2008, 2017 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award for MESSENGER project team |
| Year(s) 2008 | Description Asteroid 20465 Vervack named in honor |
| Year(s) 2003 | Description APL Publication Award for Author’s First Refereed Publication |
| Year(s) 1987 | Description Inducted into the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society |
