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FEATURED SPEAKER: Paul Byrne Associate Professor Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis ABSTRACT: With three new Venus missions recently announced by NASA and ESA, attention is once more turning to the second planet. In the past few years, a view has emerged of a much more dynamic world than we once thought. In this talk, I'll present some new insights from recent studies I've led regarding the planet's volcanic, tectonic, and dynamic characteristics to understand Venus' past and present—which can be tested by those new missions. SPEAKER BIO: Paul Byrne received his B.A. in geology, and Ph.D. in planetary geology, from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He was a MESSENGER postdoctoral fellow at the Earth and Planets Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC, and an LPI postdoctoral fellow at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas. He is an Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis; before coming to WashU, he was an assistant and then associate professor at North Carolina State University. His research focuses on comparative planetary geology—comparing and contrasting the surfaces and interiors of planetary bodies, including Earth, to understand geological phenomena at the systems level. Byrne’s research projects span the solar system from Mercury to Pluto and, increasingly, to the study of extrasolar planets. He uses remotely sensed data, numerical and physical models, and fieldwork in analogue settings on Earth to understand why planets look the way they do.
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| Date | April 01, 2022 |
| Start/End Time | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM |
| Location | Microsoft Teams |
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| Contact | Natasha Johnson |
| Email Address | natasha.m.johnson@nasa.gov |
| Event Type | Seminars/Colloquia |
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