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Education/Academic qualification
PHD, University of Illinois-Urbana
… → 1998
MS, University of Chicago
… → 1992
MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
… → 1991
BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
… → 1990
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Tracing Rocky Exoplanet Compositions
Simon, M. (CoI), Desch, S. (PI), Till, C. (CoI), Nittler, L. (CoI), O'Rourke, J. (CoI), Young, P. (CoI) & Hartnett, H. (CoI)
NASA: Shared Services Center (NSSC)
8/7/23 → 8/6/28
Project: Research project
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How do Super Mercuries Form?
Desch, S. (PI)
National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)
1/1/23 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
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How and when did cryolava extrude onto Charon's surface?
Desch, S. (PI)
NASA: Shared Services Center (NSSC)
10/15/21 → 5/26/25
Project: Research project
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No One's Home: The Fate of carbon ln Lifeless Earths
Desch, S. (PI)
National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)
1/1/20 → 12/19/21
Project: Research project
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Artificial Flooding Leads to Thicker and Brighter Arctic Sea Ice
Blanchard-Wrigglesworth, E., Ceccolini, A., Smith, A., Woods, A., Sherwin, C., Borowski, K., Martin-Daguet, P., Woods, S., Clipston, T., Di Gioacchino, T., Wieringa, M., Pantling, J., Oglethorpe, K., Fitzgerald, S., Desch, S., Hartnett, H., Kelly, B., Tan, A., Steffin, B. & Eskind, I. & 7 others, , May 2026, In: Earth's Future. 14, 5, e2025EF007894.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Stellar magnesium to silicon ratio in the atmosphere of an exoplanet
Sanchez, J. A., Smith, P. C. B., Kanumalla, K., Welbanks, L., Line, M. R., Pelletier, S., Desch, S., Young, P., Patience, J., Bean, J., Brogi, M., Jaffe, D., Mace, G. N., Mansfield, M. W., Panwar, V., Parmentier, V., Pino, L., Savel, A. B., Sluijs, L. V. & Wardenier, J. P., Dec 2026, In: Nature communications. 17, 1, 2902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Abundant microchondrules in 162173 Ryugu suggest a turbulent origin for primitive asteroids
Genge, M. J., Almeida, N. V., van Ginneken, M., Pinault, L., Salge, T., Wozniakiewicz, P. J., Yano, H. & Desch, S. J., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 6466.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Disintegrating Rocky World Shrouded in Dust and Gas: Mid-infrared Observations of K2-22b Using JWST
Tusay, N., Wright, J. T., Beatty, T. G., Desch, S., Colón, K., Mittal, T., Osborn, H. P., Campos Estrada, B., Owen, J. E., Libby-Roberts, J., Gupta, A. F., Foley, B., Meier Valdés, E., Stevens, D. J. & Herbst, A., Jul 1 2025, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 987, 1, L6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discovery of an icy and nitrogen-rich extrasolar planetesimal
Sahu, S., Gänsicke, B. T., Williams, J. T., Koester, D. G., Farihi, J., Desch, S. J., Gentile Fusillo, N. P., Veras, D., Raymond, S. N. & Belmonte, M. T., Oct 1 2025, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 543, 1, p. 223-232 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Controversial alien theorist to throw ceremonial first pitch for Astros
8/3/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead Trump administration UFO council
7/7/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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It became too easy to shout ‘aliens’, so SETI changed its rules
7/7/26
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead new White House UFO council
6/30/26 → 7/3/26
175 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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