Planetary Scientist; Postdoctoral Fellow

Tyler Powell

Bio

Bio

Dr. Tyler Powell is a planetary scientist and postdoctoral fellow specializing in thermal infrared emission from airless bodies. He uses a combination of remote sensing datasets and numerical thermal modeling to investigate surface thermophysical properties and composition. He also studies impact cratering, distal ejecta, and crater chronology. He is a coinvestigator on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment and is a member of the BepiColombo Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) team.

Education

Education
  • Ph.D., Geophysics and Space Physics

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • M.S., Geophysics and Space Physics

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • B.S., Chemical Engineering

    Case Western Reserve University

Mission Area

Mission Area