Jason W. Barnes
Professor of
Physics at
The
University of Idaho
Ph.D. in Planetary Science, 2004
University of Arizona
B.S. in Astronomy, 1998
California Institute of Technology
Postdoc at NASA
Ames Research Center
Research:
My research involves both observational and theoretical studies of
planetary geology and planetary physics. I have investigated the surface
geomorphology and spectral characteristics of the surface of Saturn's moon
Titan using infrared spectral mapping. The rotating movie seen at upper
right is one that I created using data from Cassini's T8 and T9
flybys of Titan mapping the 5-micron atmospheric window to red, the
2-micron window to green, and the 1.3-micron window to blue. I also
studied the prospects for characterizing transiting extrasolar giant
planets' oblateness, rings, and moons. Below Titan in the upper right is
the visualization of a hypothetical transiting ringed extrasolar planet.