Biography
| Associate Professor Kerri Donaldson Hanna received her B.S. in Space Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology and then her M.S. and Ph.D. in Geological Sciences at Brown University. After her Ph.D., she spent 5.5 years at the University of Oxford working as a postdoctoral researcher and UK Space Agency Aurora Research fellow within the Planetary Surfaces and Experiments group. Kerri joined the Department of Physics at the University of Central Florida in March 2019. |
Research Area
Associate Professor Donaldson Hanna’s research focuses on better understanding (1) the formation and evolution of airless bodies within our Solar System, (2) the distribution of planetary materials across the Solar System, and (3) the thermal infrared behavior of planetary materials. Her research combines spacecraft and telescopic remote sensing observations of airless bodies like the Moon, Mercury and asteroids, with laboratory measurements of analog materials utilizing bespoke environment chambers.
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Research Opportunities for Students
Student research opportunities include the analysis of remote sensing observations of Solar System airless bodies like the Moon, laboratory spectral measurements of analog materials, preparation of analog materials, and building/testing vacuum environment chambers.
Information on requirements:
Currently accepting: No
Graduate: No
Undergraduate: No
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- Is it Paid? Yes
- In a lab? N/A
- Prerequisites: N/A
- Learning materials: N/A
Publications
Courses Taught
| AST2002 Astronomy AS2002H Honors Astronomy AST4142 Asteroid, Comets, Meteorites AST4152 Planetary Geophysics AST5145 Advanced Asteroids, Comets, Meteorites AST5154 Advanced Planetary Geophysics AST5263 Observational Astronomy AST6938 Special Topics: Spectroscopy of Planetary Surfaces and Materials |
