Isaac Smith

Senior Scientist

Professional History

2023-Pres Associate Professor: York University, Toronto, Canada Lassonde School of Engineering, Earth and Space Science and Engineering Canada Research Chair PI on several Canadian Space Agency and NSERC grants. Co-I on two NASA selected ROSES grants 2023 - pres Senior Scientist: Planetary Science Institute, Lakewood, Colorado 2018 - 2023 Assistant Professor: York University, Toronto, Canada 2017 - 2023 Research Scientist: Planetary Science Institute, Denver, Colorado PI on two NASA selected ROSES grants Co-Investigator on SHARAD instrument of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 2016 - 2017 Postdoctoral Researcher: Planetary Science Institute, Lakewood, Colorado System Scientist for the US SHARAD team’s radar processing center 2014 - 2016 Postdoctoral Researcher: Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Co Conducted research on sedimentary systems on Mars 2013 - 2014 J. William Fulbright Doctoral Fellow: Sorbonne University, Paris, France Modeled atmosphere-surface interactions at Mars’ polar ice caps 2010 - 2013 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellow: University of Texas at Austin Combined observations from multiple instruments and simulations Created process model to understand surface evolution of Mars’ polar caps 2008 - 2010 Graduate Research Assistant: University of Texas, Austin, TX 2007 - 2012 Technician: Paleomagnetics Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, TX