Research Scientist Planetary Science Institute pitman @psi.edu

Dr. Karly Pitman's research interests involve light scattering of micron-sized dust particles in planetary and astrophysical environments, with emphasis on connections between theoretical models, laboratory spectra, and astronomical observations or geologic field data. She specializes in:

• Radiative transfer modeling of planetary surfaces, atmospheric aerosols, and interstellar dust particles at visible to infrared wavelengths
• Quantitative interpretation of laboratory and field infrared spectroscopy of candidate dust and ice grains
• Optical constant derivation
• Planets and satellites: Mars, Titan
• Astromineralogy: composition and physical properties of circumstellar and interstellar dust

For a full listing of publications, projects, and recent activities, see Dr. Pitman's research websites at JPL and Wash U.