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Professor Jonathan Fortney
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I am interested in the physics, chemistry, atmospheres, and evolution of a wide range of planets. In my theory and modeling work, while I mostly focus on exoplanets, which we are just beginning to understand, I try to make connections with our own solar system’s planets, for which we have abundant data from a long history of research. I was previously a member of the science teams for NASA’s Kepler mission, that found 5000 exoplanets, and NASA’s Cassini mission, that unraveled many of Saturn’s mysteries. Here at Santa Cruz, I am the director of the Other Worlds Laboratory, which seeks to build and foster new collaborations in studying planets. As of July 1, 2023, I am also serving as the Department Chair in Astronomy & Astrophysics. |
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June 29, 2021 … The Simons Foundation has appointed Jonathan Fortney, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, as a Simons Investigator…
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Sep 22, 2020 … Jonathan Fortney, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, awarded the 2020 Paolo Farinella Prize from …
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Apr 21, 2016 … Jonathan Fortney, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, using that data to learn about the internal structure …
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Director of The Other Worlds Laboratory