Planetology is broadly the study of environments within our solar system, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets and even general aspects of our own planet. This working group aims to coordinate and encourage collaboration between (multi-disciplinary) groups within the Aarhus Space Center having common interests in these extreme environments/bodies. This could include educational/student activities, research projects or technology development. Importantly this may include access to experimental infrastructures and methods:
Several faculty members are actively involved in the Aarhus Planetary Science Working Group. Please feel free to reach out to any of the members for more information or potential collaboration within their respective areas of expertise.
| People involved | Involved in |
|---|---|
| Christoffer Karoff (karoff@geo.au.dk) | Student project: “Lunar impact study” |
| Julian Priest (jucp@itu.dk) | Student CubeSat program DISCO |
| Ulrich Doll (ud@mpe.au.dk) | Student project: “Prototype thruster”; Teaching: Fluid Dynamics |
| Sergio Ioppolo (s.ioppolo@phys.au.dk) | “Planetary” ices projects (and chamber) |
| Liv Hornekær (liv@phys.au.dk) | InterCat Center |
| Tina Santl-Temkiv (temkiv@bio.au.dk) | Bio-wind tunnel: “Aeolian/aerosol study” |
| Kai Finster (kai.finster@bio.au.dk) | |
| Keld Rasmussen (geolkrr@geo.au.dk) | Student projects: “Aeolian transport” |
| Jon Merrison (merrison@phys.au.dk) | |
| Simon Albrecht (albrecht@phys.au.dk) | Teaching course: “Space Missions and Space Technology” |
| Henrik B. Pedersen (hbp@phys.au.dk) | Aerosols / Vapour pressure studies |
| Aurelien Dantan (dantan@phys.au.dk) | |
| Merete Bilde (bilde@chem.au.dk) | Aerosol studies |
| Niels Bering (nbo@ecos.au.dk) | Hydrodynamic sensor calibration |
| Infrastructure / Method | Description | Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| Planetary Environment Facilities | Large chamber AWTSII, small chamber AWTSI, boundary layer wind tunnel, flume | Jon Merrison, Keld Rasmussen, Jens Jacob Iversen (jji@phys.au.dk) |
| ASTRID II and Center for Interstellar Catalysis | Sergio Ioppolo (s.ioppolo@phys.au.dk) | |
| TVAC Chamber (DISCO) | Under construction | Christoffer Karoff (karoff@geo.au.dk) |
| Clean Room (Space applications) | Under construction | Christoffer Karoff (karoff@geo.au.dk) |
