UCLA faculty study the dynamics and physical properties of the interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres of Earth, planets, moons, and other solar system objects. We investigate the convective motions in planetary mantles and cores, the links between the microscopic-scale structure of minerals and planetary scale processes, models of plate dynamics at a range of scales, and the atmospheric, surface, and interior processes in the solar system as revealed by spacecraft missions and ground-based telescopes.
Faculty in Planetary Science
| Title | Position | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Aurnou | Professor | jona@epss.ucla.edu |
| Hao Cao | Assistant Professor | hcao@epss.ucla.edu |
| Mackenzie Day | Assistant Professor | daym@epss.ucla.edu |
| David Jewitt | Distinguished Professor | jewitt@epss.ucla.edu |
| Margaret Kivelson | Professor Emerita | mkivelson@igpp.ucla.edu |
| Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni | Department Chair & Professor – Louis B. and Martha B. Slichter Endowed Chair in Geosciences | clb@epss.ucla.edu |
| Jean-Luc Margot | Professor | jlm@epss.ucla.edu |
| Kevin Mckeegan | Professor Emeritus & Distinguished Research Professor | mckeegan@epss.ucla.edu |
| Jonathan Mitchell | Professor | mitch@epss.ucla.edu |
| Seul Gi Moon | Associate Professor | sgmoon@epss.ucla.edu |
| William Newman | Professor | win@ucla.edu |
| Peng Ni | Assistant Professor | pengni@epss.ucla.edu |
| David Paige | Professor | dap@epss.ucla.edu |
| Christopher Russell | Professor Emeritus & Distinguished Research Professor | ctrussel@epss.ucla.edu |
| Hilke Schlichting | Professor & Associate Dean for Research | hilke@ucla.edu |
| Gerald Schubert | Professor Emeritus | schubert@ucla.edu |
| Lars Stixrude | Professor | lstixrude@epss.ucla.edu |
| Marco Velli | Professor | mvelli@epss.ucla.edu |
| Edward Young | Professor | eyoung@epss.ucla.edu |