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November Meeting: Cryovolcanism of Our Solar System
November 17, 2022 @ 7:30 pm–9:00 pm EST
Our November meeting will be held on Thursday, November 17. Dr. Caitlin Ahrens will be presenting a talk entitled “Pop, Fizz, Bang: Cryovolcanism of Our Solar System.” This event is free and open to the public. We will gather at 7:00 pm for informal conversation, and the lecture will begin at 7:30 pm.
Dr. Ahrens’s research involves remote sensing of icy surfaces and volatile interactions, including permanently shadowed craters at the lunar poles and cryovolcanism (ice volcanos). Dr. Ahrens also works on several planetary geomorphology projects, including lava flow morphology, glaciers, and caldera formation on Mars, Ceres, Titan, and Pluto. She also has experience in radio astronomy, seismology, and high-altitude rocket payloads.
Dr. Ahrens received her BS in physics/astrophysics and geology from West Virginia University in 2015 and a PhD in space and planetary science at the University of Arkansas in 2020. Dr. Ahrens is currently a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at the Goddard Space Flight Center and a member of the Diviner Science Team with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. In 2018, she was awarded the Ten Outstanding Young Americans award by the US Junior Chamber for her efforts in science communication and outreach on national and international collaborations.
This meeting will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center and streamed live on Zoom.
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