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Brandon C. Johnson

Associate Professor
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Purdue University
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Email: bcjohnson@purdue.edu
Phone: 765.337.5041
Office: HAMP 3227
Web: brandoncjohnson.com

Education
Ph.D. Physics, “The formation of distal impact ejecta”, Advisor H. Jay Melosh2013 – Purdue University
B.S. Physics with Mathematical Sciences Minor (summa cum laude)2009 – Michigan Technological University
Professional Appointments
Purdue University
2020 – Present
2019 – Present

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy by Courtesy
Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Brown University
2015 – 2019

Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2014 – 2015
Postdoctoral Associate – Advisor: Maria Zuber
Purdue University
2010 – 20142009 – 20102009 – 2010

Graduate Research Assistant – Advisor: H. Jay Melosh
Graduate Research AssistantGraduate Teaching AssistantMichigan Technological University
2006 – 2009
Undergraduate Research Assistant2006 – 2009
Undergraduate Teaching AssistantPublications*

Denotes Student Advisee †Denotes Postdoctoral Advisee

Submitted / in press
Kalousová, K., S. Wakita, C. Sotin, C. D. Neish, J. M. Soderblom, O. Souček, B. C. Johnson.
Evolution of impact melt pools on Titan. (J. Geophys. Res. Planets in press)
Cashion*, M. D., B. C. Johnson, H. Gibson, E. P. Turtle, M. M. Sori, H. J. Melosh. Europa’s
Double Ridges Produced by Ice Wedging. (J. Geophys. Res. Planets in press)
Izquierdo, K., M. M. Sori, B. Checketts, I. Hampton, B. C. Johnson, J. M. Soderblom. Global
Distribution and Volume of Cryptomare and Visible Mare on the Moon from Gravity andDark Halo Craters. (J. Geophys. Res. Planets in press)
Nichols-Fleming*, F., A. J. Evans, B. C. Johnson, M. M. Sori. Moment of Inertia and Tectonic
Record of Asteroid 16 Psyche May Reveal Interior Structure and Core Solidification
Processes. (revision submitted J. Geophys. Res. Planets)

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Alexander, A. M., S. Marchi, B. C. Johnson, S. E. Wiggins†, D. A. Kring. Impact-generated
fragmentation, porosity and permeability within the Chicxulub impact structure. (Earthand Space Sci. in revision)
Wakita†, S., B. C. Johnson, E. A. Silber, and K. N. Singer. Multiring basin formation constrains
Europa’s ice shell thickness. (revision submitted to Science Advances)
Nichols-Fleming*, F., A. J. Evans, B. C. Johnson, S. M. Tikoo. The Influence of Cool Impactor
Accretion on the Early Lunar Paleomagnetic Record. (revision submitted to J. Geophys.
Res. Planets)
Herd, C. D. K., J. S. Hamilton, E. L. Walton, L. L. Tornabene, A. Lagain, G. K. Benedix, A. I.
Sheen, H. J. Melosh, B. C. Johnson, S. E. Wiggins†, T. G. Sharp, J. R. Darling. The
Source Craters for Martian Meteorites: Implications for the Igneous Evolution of Mars.
(submitted to Science Advances)
Published[73] Osinski, G. R., H. J. Melosh, et al. Lunar Impact Features and Processes. Reviews in
Mineralogy and Geochemistry 89, 339–371 (2023).
[72] Carlson*, M. A., H. J. Melosh, B. C. Johnson. Atmospheric Interactions of Ejecta on Earthand Mars Including the Effect of Vaporization. The Planetary Science Journal 4:194(2023).
[71] Krot, A. N., K. Nagashima, M. A. Ivanova, D. Lauretta, G. Libourel, B. C. Johnson, F. E.
Brenker, V. Hoffman, M Bizzaro. Mineralogy, petrology, and oxygen isotopic
composition of chondritic and achondritic lithologies in the anomalous CB carbonaceouschondrites Sierra Gorda 013 and Fountain Hills. Meteoritics and Planetary Science
https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14072 (2023).
[70] Gosselin*, G. J., A. M. Freed, B. C. Johnson. Crustal Block and Muted Ring Development
During the Formation of Mercury's Caloris Megabasin. J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 128,e2023JE007920 (2023).
[69] Maruzzi, S., J. C. Andrews-Hanna, P. Schenk, B. C. Johnson. Pluto’s Sputnik Basin as a
Peak-Ring or Multiring Basin: A Comparative Study. Icarus, 405, 115721 (2023).
[68] Bjonnes*, E., B. C. Johnson, J. C. Andrews-Hanna, Basin Crustal Structure at the Multiring
Basin Transition. J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 128, e2022JE007507 (2023).
[67] Denton*, C. A., G. J. Gosselin*, A. M. Freed, B. C. Johnson. The formation and evolutionof Pluto’s Sputnik basin prior to nitrogen ice fill. Icarus, 398, 115541 (2023).
[66] Wakita†, S., B. C. Johnson, J. M. Soderblom, J. Shah, C. D. Neish, J. K. Steckloff.
Modeling the formation of Selk impact crater on Titan: Implications for Dragonfly. The
Planetary Science Journal, 4, 51 (2023).
[65] Steckloff, J. K., G. Sarid, B. C. Johnson, The effects of early collisional evolution of
amorphous water ice bodies. The Planetary Science Journal, 4, 4 (2023).
[64] Range, M. M., B. K. Arbic, B. C. Johnson, T. C. Moore, V. Titov, A. J. Adcroft, J. K.
Ansong, C. J. Hollis, J. Ritsema, C. R. Scotese, H. Wang. The Chicxulub impact
produced a powerful global tsunami. AGU Advances, 3, e2021AV000627 (2022).

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3[63] Wakita†, S., H. Genda, K. Kurosawa, T. M. Davison, B. C. Johnson, Effect of impact
velocity and angle on deformational heating and post-impact temperature. J. Geophys.
Res. Planets 127, e2022JE007266 (2022).
[62] Wiggins*, S. E., B. C. Johnson, G. Collins, H. J. Melosh, S. Marchi. Widespread ImpactGenerated Porosity in Early Terrestrial Crusts. Nature Communications 13, 4817 (2022).
[61] Cashion*, M. D., B. C. Johnson, A. N. Krot, K. Kretke, S. Wakita†, T. M. Davison.
Chondrule formation via impact jetting in the icy outer solar system. Icarus 384, 115110(2022).
[60] Lisse, C. M., M. L. Sitko, S. J. Wolk, H. M. Günther, S. Brittan, J. D. Green, J. Steckloff,
B. C. Johnson, C. C. Espaillat, M. Koutoulaki, S. Y. Moorman, A. P. Jackson. RW Aur
A: SpeX Spectral Evidence for Differentiated Planetesimal Formation, Migration, andDestruction in an ∼3 Myr Old Excited CTTS System. The Astrophysical Journal 928,
189 (2022).
[59] Jones*, M. J., A. J. Evans, B. C. Johnson, M. B. Weller, J. C. Andrews-Hanna, S. M.
Tikoo, J. T. Keane. A South Pole-Aitken Impact Origin of the Lunar Compositional
Asymmetry. Science Advances 8, eabm8475 (2022).

[58] Bjonnes*, E., B. C. Johnson, E. A. Silber, K. N. Singer, A. J. Evans, Ice shell structure ofGanymede and Callisto based on impact crater morphology. J. Geophys. Res. Planets
127, e2021JE007028 (2022).
[57] Kenny, G. G., W. R. Hyde, M. Storey, A. A. Garde, M. J. Whitehouse, P. Beck, L.
Johansson, A. S. Søndergaard, A. A. Bjørk, J. A. MacGregor, S. A. Kahn, J. Mouginot,
B. C. Johnson, E. A. Silber, D. K. P. Wielandt, K. H. Kjær, N. K. Larsen. A Late
Paleocene age for Greenland’s Hiawatha impact structure. Science Advances 8,
eabm2434 (2022).
[56] Wakita†, S., B. C. Johnson, J. M. Soderblom, J. Shah, C. D. Neish. Methane-saturated
layers limit the observability of impact craters on Titan. The Planetary Science Journal 3,
50 (2022).
[55] Nichols-Fleming*, F., A. J. Evans, B. C. Johnson, M. M. Sori. Porosity Evolution in
Metallic Asteroids: Implications for the Origin and Thermal History of Asteroid 16
Psyche. J. Geophys. Res. Planets 127, e2021JE007063 (2022).
[54] Elliott*, J. R., H. J. Melosh, B. C. Johnson. The role of target strength on the ejection ofMartian meteorites. Icarus 375, 114869 (2022).
[53] Krot, A .N., M.I. Petaev, K. Nagashima, E. Dobrică, B. C. Johnson, M. D. Cashion*.
Impact plume-formed and protoplanetary disk high-temperature components in CB andCH metal-rich carbonaceous chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 2, 352–380(2022).
[52] Izquierdo, K., M. M. Sori, J. M. Soderblom, B. C. Johnson, S. E. Wiggins*. Lunar
Megaregolith Structure Revealed by GRAIL Gravity Data. Geophys. Res. Lett. 48,
e2021GL095978 (2021).

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4[51] Wakita†, S., B. C. Johnson, I. Garrick-Bethell, M. R. Kelley, R. E. Maxwell, T. M.
Davison. Impactor material records the ancient lunar magnetic field in antipodal
anomalies. Nature Communications 12, 6543 (2021).
[50] Crosta, A. P., E. A. Silber, M. C. Lopes, B. C. Johnson, E. Bjonnes*, M.J. Malaska, S. D.
Vance, C. Sotin, A. Solomonidou, J. M. Soderblom. Modeling the formation of Menrva
crater on Titan: Implications for habitability. Icarus 370, 114679 (2021).
[49] Steckloff, J. K., J. Debes, A. Steele, B. C. Johnson, E. R. Adams, S. A. Jacobson, A.
Springmann. How Sublimation Delays the Onset of Dusty Debris Disk Formation around
White Dwarf Stars. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 913, L31 (2021).
[48] Johnson, B. C., R. E. Milliken, K. W. Lewis, G. S. Collins. Impact generated porosity inGale crater and implications for the density of sedimentary rocks in lower Aeolis Mons.
Icarus 366, 114539 (2021).
[47] Silber†, E. A., B. C. Johnson, E. Bjonnes*, J. A. MacGregor, N. K. Larsen, S. E. Wiggins*.
Effect of ice sheet thickness on formation of the Hiawatha impact crater. Earth andPlanetary Science Letters 566, 116972 (2021).
[46] Wakita†, S., B. C. Johnson, C. A. Denton*, T. M. Davison. Jetting during oblique impactsof spherical impactors. Icarus 360, 114365 (2021).
[45] Bjonnes*, E., B. C. Johnson, A. J. Evans. Estimating Venusian thermal conditions using
multiring basin morphology. Nature Astronomy 5, 498–502 (2021).
[44] Denton*, C. A., B. C. Johnson, S. Wakita†, A. M. Freed, H. J. Melosh, S. A. Stern. Pluto’s
antipodal terrains imply a thick subsurface ocean and hydrated core. Geophys. Res. Lett.
84, e2020GL091596 (2021).
[43] Johnson, B. C., M. M. Sori. Landslide morphology and mobility on Ceres controlled bytopography. J. Geophys. Res. Planets 125, e2020JE006640 (2020).
[42] Raymond, C. A., A. I. Ermakov, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, S. Marchi, B. C. Johnson, J. E. C.
Scully, D. L. Buczkowski. H. G. Sizemore, P. M. Schenk, A. Nathues, R. S. Park, T. H.
Prettyman, M. D. Rayman, C. T. Russell. Impact-driven mobilization of deep crustal
brines on dwarf planet Ceres. Nature Astronomy 4, 741–747 (2020).
[41] Trowbridge*, A. J., B. C. Johnson, A. M. Freed, H. J. Melosh. Why the Lunar South PoleAitken Basin is not a Mascon. Icarus 352, 113995 (2020).
[40] Lisse, C. M., H. Y. A. Meng, M. L. Sitko, A. Morlok, B. C. Johnson, A. P. Jackson, R. J.
Vervack, C. H. Chen, S. J. Wolk, M. D. Lucas, M. Marengo, D. T. Britt. HD 145263:
Spectral Observations of Silica Debris Disk Formation via Extreme Space Weathering?
The Astrophysical Journal 894, 116 (2020).
[39] Bowling, T. J., B. C. Johnson, S.E. Wiggins*, E. L. Walton, H. J. Melosh, T. G. Sharp.
Dwell time at high pressure of meteorites during impact ejection from Mars. Icarus 343,
113689 (2020).
[38] Bowling, T. J., B. C. Johnson, S. Marchi, M. C. De Sanctis, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, C. A.
Raymond. An endogenic origin of cerean organics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters
534, 116069 (2020).

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5[37] Johnson, B. C., M. M. Sori, A. J. Evans. Ferrovolcanism on metal worlds and the origin of
pallasites. Nature Astronomy 4, 41–44 (2020).
[36] Wiggins*, S. E., B. C. Johnson, T. J. Bowling, H. J. Melosh, E. A. Silber†. Impact
Fragmentation and the Development of the Deep Lunar Megaregolith. J. Geophys. Res.
Planets 124, 941–957 (2019).
[35] Bowling, T. J., F. J. Ciesla, T. M. Davison, J. E. C. Scully, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, S. Marchi,
B. C. Johnson. Post-impact thermal structure and cooling timescales of Occator crater onasteroid 1 Ceres. Icarus 320, 110–118 (2019).
[34] Johnson, B. C., J. C. Andrews-Hanna, G. S. Collins, A. M. Freed, H. J. Melosh, M. T.
Zuber. Controls on the formation of lunar multiring basins. J. Geophys. Res. Planets 123,
3035–3050 (2018).
[33] Fu, R. R., B. P. Weiss, D. L. Schrader, B. C. Johnson. Records of Magnetic Fields in the
Chondrule Formation Environment. In S. Russell, H. Connolly Jr., & A. Krot (Eds.),
Chondrules: Records of Protoplanetary Disk Processes (pp. 324-340). Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press (2018).
[32] Johnson, B. C., F. J. Ciesla, C. P. Dullemond, H. J. Melosh. Formation of chondrules byplanetesimal collisions. In S. Russell, H. Connolly Jr., & A. Krot (Eds.), Chondrules:
Records of Protoplanetary Disk Processes (pp. 343–360). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press (2018).
[31] Sori, M. M., P. B. James, B. C. Johnson, J. M. Soderblom, S. C. Solomon, M. A.
Wieczorek, M. T. Zuber. Isostatic compensation of the lunar highlands. J. Geophys. Res.
Planets 123, 645–665 (2018).
[30] Andrews-Hanna, J. C., J. W. Head, B. C. Johnson, J. T. Keane, W. S. Kieffer, P. J.
McGovern, G. A. Neumann, M. A. Wieczorek, M. T. Zuber. Ring faults and ring dikes
around the Orientale basin on the Moon. Icarus 310, 1–20 (2018).
[29] Johnson, B. C., C. S. Campbell. Drop height and volume control the mobility of longrunout landslides on the Earth and Mars. Geophys. Res. Lett. 44, 12091–12097 (2017).
[28] Silber†, E. A., B. C. Johnson. Impact crater morphology and the structure of Europa’s ice
shell. J. Geophys. Res. Planets 122, 2685–2701 (2017).
[27] Johnson, B. C., R. Y. Sheppard*, A. C. Pascuzzo*, E. A. Fisher*, S. E. Wiggins*. Porosity
and salt content determine if subduction can occur in Europa’s ice shell. J. Geophys. Res.
Planets 122, 2765–2778 (2017).
[26] Melosh, H. J., J. Kendall, B. Horgan, B. C. Johnson, T. J. Bowling, P. G. Lucey, G. J.
Taylor. South Pole–Aitken basin ejecta reveal the Moon’s upper mantle. Geology 45,
1063–1066 (2017).
[25] Silber†, E. A., G. R. Osinski, B. C. Johnson, R. A. F. Grieve. Effect of impact velocity andacoustic fluidization on the simple-to-complex transition of lunar craters. J. Geophys.
Res. Planets 122, 800–821 (2017).
[24] Johnson, B. C., K. J. Walsh, D. A. Minton, A. N. Krot, H. F. Levison. Timing of theformation and migration of giant planets as constrained by CB chondrites. Science
Advances 2, e1601658 (2016).

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6[23] Johnson, B. C., D. M. Blair, G. S. Collins, H. J. Melosh, A. M. Freed, G. J. Taylor, J. W.
Head, M. A. Wieczorek, J. C. Andrews-Hanna, F. Nimmo, J. T. Keane, K. Miljković, J.
M. Soderblom, M. T. Zuber. Formation of the Orientale lunar multiring basin. Science
354, 441–444 (2016).
[22] Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, G. A. Neumann, S. Goossens, J. C. Andrews-Hanna, J. W.
Head, W. S. Kiefer, S. W. Asmar, A. S. Konopliv, F. G. Lemoine, I. Matsuyama, H. J.
Melosh, P. J. McGovern, F. Nimmo, R.J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, G. J. Taylor, M. M.
Watkins, M. A. Wieczorek, J.G. Williams, J. C. Jansen, B. C. Johnson, J. T. Keane, E.
Mazarico, K. Miljković, R. S. Park, J. M. Soderblom, D. Yuan. Gravity Field of the
Orientale Basin from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory Mission. Science 354,
438–441 (2016).
[21] Johnson, B. C., T. J. Bowling, A. J. Trowbridge, A. M. Freed. Formation of the Sputnik
Planum basin and the thickness of Pluto’s subsurface ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett. 43,
10068–10077 (2016).
[20] Miljković, K., G. S. Collins, M. A. Wieczorek, B. C. Johnson, J. M. Soderblom, G. A.
Neumann, M. T. Zuber. Subsurface morphology and scaling of lunar impact basins. J.
Geophys. Res. Planets 121, 1695–1712 (2016).
[19] Johnson, B. C., C. S. Campbell, H. J. Melosh. Reply to comment by Iverson on “Thereduction of friction in long runout landslides as an emergent phenomenon”, J. Geophys.
Res. Earth Surf. 121, 2243–2246 (2016).
[18] Johnson, B. C., C. S. Campbell, H. J. Melosh. Reply to comment by Davies andMcSaveney on “The reduction of friction in long runout landslides as an emergent
phenomenon”, J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf. 121, 1721–1723 (2016).
[17] Johnson, B. C., C. S. Campbell, H. J. Melosh. The reduction of friction in long runout
landslides as an emergent phenomenon. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf. 121, 881–889(2016).
[16] Johnson, B. C., G. S. Collins, D. A. Minton, T. J. Bowling, B. M. Simonson, M. T. Zuber.
Spherule layers, crater scaling laws, and the population of ancient terrestrial impactors.
Icarus 271, 350–359 (2016).
[15] Parkos, D., A. Alexeenko, M. Kulakhmetov, B. C. Johnson, H. J. Melosh. NOx production
and rainout from Chicxulub impact ejecta reentry. J. Geophys. Res. Planets 120, 2152–
2168 (2015).
[14] Milbury, C., B. C. Johnson, H. J. Melosh, G. S. Collins, D. M. Blair, J. M. Soderblom, F.
Nimmo, C. J. Bierson, R. J. Phillips, M. T. Zuber. Preimpact porosity controls the gravity
signature of lunar craters. Geophys. Res. Lett. 42, 9711–9716 (2015).
[13] Soderblom, J. M., A. J. Evans, B. C. Johnson, H. J. Melosh, K. Miljković, R. J. Phillips, J.
C. Andrews-Hanna, C. J. Bierson, J. W. Head III, C. Milbury, G. A. Neumann, F.
Nimmo, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, M. M. Sori, M. A. Wieczorek, M. T. Zuber. The
fractured Moon: Production and saturation of porosity in the lunar highlands from impact
cratering. Geophys. Res. Lett. 42, 6939–6944 (2015).

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7[12] Steckloff, J. K., B. C. Johnson, T. Bowling, H. J. Melosh, D. Minton, C. M. Lisse, K.
Battams. Dynamic sublimation pressure and the catastrophic breakup of Comet ISON.
Icarus 258, 430–437 (2015).
[11] Johnson, B. C., D. A. Minton, H. J. Melosh, M.T. Zuber. Impact jetting as the origin ofchondrules. Nature 517, 339–341 (2015).
[10] Freed, A. M., B. C. Johnson, D. M. Blair, H. J. Melosh, G. A. Neumann, R. J. Phillips, S.
C. Solomon, M. A. Wieczorek, M. T. Zuber. The formation of lunar mascon basins from
impact to contemporary form. J. Geophys. Res. Planets 119, JE004657 (2014).
[9] Johnson, B. C., T. J. Bowling. Where have all the craters gone? The Earth’s bombardment
history and the expected terrestrial cratering record. Geology 42, 587–590 (2014).
[8] Johnson, B. C., T. J. Bowling, H. J. Melosh. Jetting during vertical impacts of sphericalprojectiles. Icarus 238, 13–22 (2014).
[7] Johnson, B. C., H. J. Melosh. Formation of melt droplets, melt fragments, and accretionary
impact lapilli during a hypervelocity impact. Icarus 228, 347–363 (2014).
[6] Bowling, T. J., B. C. Johnson, H. J. Melosh, B. A. Ivanov, D. P. O’Brien, R. Gaskell, S.
Marchi. Antipodal topography created by the Rheasilvia impact on asteroid 4 Vesta. J.
Geophys. Res. Planets 118, 1821–1834 (2013).
[5] Melosh, H. J., A. M. Freed, B. C. Johnson, D. M. Blair, J. C. Andrews-Hanna, G. A.
Neumann, R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, M. A. Wieczorek, M. T. Zuber. The
Origin of Lunar Mascon Basins. Science 340, 1552–1555 (2013).
[4] Yue, Z., B. C. Johnson, D. A. Minton, H. J. Melosh, K. Di, W. Hu, Y. Liu. Projectile
remnants in central peaks of lunar impact craters. Nature Geosciences 6, 435–437 (2013).
[3] Johnson, B. C., C. M. Lisse, C. H. Chen, H. J. Melosh, M. C. Wyatt, P. Thebault, W. G.
Henning, E. Gaidos, L. T. Elkins-Tanton, J. C. Bridges, A. Morlok. A self-consistentmodel of the circumstellar debris created by a giant hypervelocity impact in the
HD172555 system. The Astrophysical Journal 761, 45–58 (2012).
[2] Johnson, B. C., H. J. Melosh. Impact spherules as a record of an ancient heavy
bombardment of Earth. Nature 485, 75–77 (2012).
[1] Johnson, B. C., H. J. Melosh. Formation of spherules in impact produced vapor plumes.
Icarus 217, 416–430 (2012).
Talks
InvitedSouth Pole-Aitken Basin Overview Panelists for Endurance Science Workshop (2023).
Impact basins as probes of planetary interiors. University of Kentucky, Department of Earthand Environmental Sciences (2023).
Impact basins as probes of planetary interiors. Pennsylvania State University, Department ofGeosciences (2022).
Landslide Morphology and Mobility on Ceres. DAWN science team meeting (2021).
Impact fragmentation and the efficient fracturing of terrestrial crusts. Michigan

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Technological University, Earth Planetary and Space Sciences Institute (2020).
Impact fragmentation and other geophysical mayhem. Purdue University, Department of
Physics and Astronomy (2020).
Multiring basins as probes of planetary interiors. University of Michigan, Department ofEarth and Environmental Sciences (2020).
Impact basins as probes of planetary interiors. UC Santa Cruz, Department of Earth andPlanetary Sciences (2020)
Formation of multiring basins. Purdue University, Department of Earth Atmospheric andPlanetary Sciences (2019).
Basin formation on the Moon and Pluto. Science colloquium for American Museum of
Natural History planetarium show (2018).
Formation of the Sputnik Planitia basins and the thickness of Pluto’s subsurface ocean.
Keynote Rhode Island Space Grant Symposium (2018).
Planetesimal Collisions. Workshop on Accretion Processes in Planet-Forming Regions, JPL(2018).
Formation of Chondrules by Planetesimal Collision. Chondrules and Protoplanetary Disk,
Natural History Museum, London (2017).
The Formation of Impact Ejecta Layers and Chondrules. Brown University, Department ofEarth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (2015).
Formation and Evolution of the Orientale Basin. Microsymposium 56, The Crust of theMoon: Insights Into Early Planetary Processes (2015).
The Formation of the Orientale Lunar Multi-Ring Basin. Brown University, SEERVI SEED
(2014).
A new model for distal impact ejecta and, perhaps, chondrules. California Institute ofTechnology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences (2014).
The formation of distal impact ejecta. University of Chicago, Department of GeophysicalSciences (2013).
Contributed talks with Johnson or student advisee as first author
Cashion*, M. D., B. C. Johnson, M. M. Sori, H. Gibson, H. J. Melosh, E. P. Turtle. Double
ridges on Europa produce by ice wedging. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, Abstract #2007 (2023).
Denton*, C. A., G. J. GosselinG, A. M. Freed, B. C. Johnson. The formation and evolution
Sputnik basin, Pluto, prior to nitrogen ice fill. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, Abstract #2320 (2023).
Lee* S., B. C. Johnson. Spatial variation of dwell time induced by a hypervelocity impact.
54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2320 (2023).
Cashion*, M. D., B. C. Johnson, R, Deienno, K. Kretke, K. J. Walsh, A. N. Krot.
Chondrules as byproducts of giant planet formation. Meteoritical Society meeting(2022).

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Nichols-Fleming*, F., A. Evans, B. C. Johnson, M. M. Sori. Porosity Evolution of Psyche
and Other M-type Asteroids. 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract#1071 (2022).
Carlson*, M. C., H. J. Melosh, B. C. Johnson. Effects of Atmosphere on Ejecta
Emplacement on Earth and Mars. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,
Abstract #1170 (2021).
Denton*, C. A., B. C. Johnson, S. Wakita†, A. M. Freed, H. J. Melosh, A. S. Stern.
Antipodal Terrains Produced by Sputnik-Planitia Forming Impact Imply Pluto Has a
Thick Ocean and Hydrated Core. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,
Abstract #1078 (2021).
Bjonnes*, E. E., B. C. Johnson, A. E. Evans. The Effects of Venus’ Thermal Conditions on
Multiring Basin Formation. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract#1513 (2021).
Nichols-Fleming*, F., A. Evans, B. C. Johnson. Short-Lived Lunar Dynamos Driven by the
Accretion of Cold Impactor Material. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,
Abstract #2177 (2021).
Cashion*, M. D., B. C. Johnson, S. WakitaP, T. Davison, A. N. Krot, K. Kretke, K. Walsh.
Producing Chondrules in the Outer Solar System: The Effect of Ice on Impact
Jetting. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1737 (2021).
Gosselin*, G. J., A. M. Freed, B. C. Johnson. Where Have All the Rings Gone? Exploring
the Reputed Multiring Nature of Mercury's Caloris Basin. 52nd Lunar and Planetary
Science Conference, Abstract #1529 (2021).
Wiggins*, S.E., B. C. Johnson. Solid Fragments Ejected by Lunar Hypervelocity Impacts.
52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2307 (2021).
Nichols-Fleming*, F., A. Evans, B. C. Johnson. Short-Lived Lunar Dynamos Driven by the
Accretion of Cold Impactor Material. 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,
Abstract #2187 (2020). (Canceled COVID-19)
Denton*, C. A., B. C. Johnson, A. M. Freed, H. J. Melosh. Seismology on Pluto?!
Antipodal Terrains Produced by Sputnik Planitia Forming Impact. 51st Lunar andPlanetary Science Conference, Abstract #1220 (2020). (Canceled COVID-19)
Bjonnes*, E. E., B. C. Johnson, A. E. Evans. Determining Venus’ Thermal Condition
Through Multiring Basin Formation. 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,
Abstract #2511 (2020). (Canceled COVID-19)
Johnson, B. C., M. M. Sori, A. J. Evans. Ferrovolcanism, Pallasites, and Psyche. 50th Lunarand Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1625 (2019).
Denton*, C. A., B. C. Johnson. Formation of the Sputnik Planitia basin: Moving towards
refined constraints on ocean thickness. Large Meteorite Impacts VI, Abstract #5104(2019).
Bjonnes*, E. E., B. C. Johnson, J. C. Andrews-Hanna. Exploring the Peak-Ring toMultiring Basin Transition on the Moon. 50th Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, Abstract #2026 (2019).

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Wiggins*, S.E., B. C. Johnson, G. S. Collins, T. J. Bowling, H. J. Melosh, E. A. Silber†.
Impact-Generated Porosity at Depth Within the Lunar Crust. 48th Lunar andPlanetary Science Conference, Abstract #2157 (2018).
Bjonnes*, E. E., B. C. Johnson. Modeling of Mead Impact Basin and implications forplanetary heat flow. AGU fall meeting (2018)
Bjonnes*, E. E., B. C. Johnson. Formation of Impact Craters on Ganymede and Callisto asa Constraint on Ice Shell Structure. 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,
Abstract #1548 (2018).
Johnson, B. C., C. S. Campbell, M. M. Sori. Fall Height and Volume Control Landslide
Mobility Throughout the Solar System. 49th Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, Abstract #1555 (2018).
Wiggins*, S.E., B. C. Johnson, E. A. Silber†, T. J. Bowling, H. J. Melosh. Impact
Fragmentation and Development of the Lunar Megaregolith. 49th Lunar andPlanetary Science Conference, Abstract #1295 (2017).
Johnson, B. C., J. C. Andrews-Hanna, G. S. Collins, A. M. Freed, H. J. Melosh, M. T.
Zuber. Multiring Basin Formation: Controls on Ring Location and Spacing. 48th
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1536 (2017).
Johnson, B. C., T. J. Bowling, A. J. Trowbridge, A. M. Freed. Formation of the Sputnik
Planum basin and the thickness of Pluto’s subsurface ocean. AGU fall meeting,
P44A-06 (2016).
Johnson, B. C., K. J. Walsh, D. A. Minton. Late Formation and Migration of Giant Planetsas Constrained by Formation of CB Chondrites. 47th Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, Abstract #1136 (2016).
Johnson, B. C., T. J. Bowling, H. J. MeloshM. Steps Toward Implementing the Grady-Kipp
Fragmentation Model in an Eulerian Hydrocode. 47th Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, Abstract #1492 (2016).
Johnson, B. C., J. C. Andrews-Hanna, G. S. Collins, H. J. Melosh, J. W. Head, D. M. Blair,A. M. Freed, K. Miljković, J. M. Soderblom, M. T. Zuber. The Formation of Lunar
Multi-Ring Basins. 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1362(2015).
Johnson, B. C., D. A. Minton, H. J. Melosh. The Impact Origin of Chondrules. 45th Lunarand Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1471 (2014).
Johnson, B. C., and H. J. Melosh. Jetting During the Vertical Impact of a Spherical
Projectile. Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V, Abstract #3014(2013).
Johnson, B. C., D. M. Blair, A. M. Freed, H. J. Melosh, J. C. Andrews-Hanna, G. A.
Neumann, R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, S. C. Solomon, M. A. Wieczorek, M. T.
Zuber. The Origin of Mascon Basins, Part I. Impact and Crater Collapse. 44th Lunarand Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1456 (2013).
Johnson, B. C., T. J. Bowling, H. J. Melosh. Formation of Valhalla-Like Multi-Ring
Basins. 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1719 (2013).

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Johnson, B. C., H. J. Melosh. Distal Impact Ejecta: Melt Droplets, Impact Lapilli, andTektites. 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1456 (2012).
Johnson, B. C., H. J. Melosh. New Estimates for the Number of Large Impacts Throughout
Earth’s History. Early Solar System Impact Bombardment II, Abstract #4027 (2012).
Johnson, B. C., H. J. Melosh. New Estimates of the Sizes and Impact Velocities of Archean
Impactors. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting (2011).
Johnson B. C., H. J. Melosh. Homogeneous Nucleation of Silica Dust Following aHypervelocity Impact. 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract#1069 (2011).
GrantsCurrent
Title:
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Effects of Methane Clathrate on the Depth of Titan’s Craters
NASA Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP)
Jason Soderblom
Co-I
2024–2026

Title:
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Collisional vaporization and the origin of gas in debris disks
NASA Exoplanets Research Program
Yasuhiro Hasegawa
Co-I
2024–2026

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Are terrestrial planets forming around HD 166191?
Joint Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory Cycle 10
Kadin Worthin
Co-I
2023–2024

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Lunar Structure, Composition, and Processes for Exploration (LunaSCOPE)
NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI)
Alexander Evans
Co-I
2023–2028

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Source:PI:
Role:
Duration:

Center for Lunar Origin and Evolution (CLOE)
NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI)
William Bottke
Co-I
2023–2028

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Formation and evolution of impact-generated topography on the Hadean Earth
NASA Exobiology program
Simone Marchi
Co-I
2023–2024

Title:

Effect of methane clathrate on crater size and implications for the age of Titan's
surfaceNASA Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP)
Jason Soderblom
Co-I
2023 (NCE to 2024)

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Role:
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Unraveling the formation and evolution of Mercury’s Caloris Basin: Gaining
insight into the architecture of a young terrestrial planet
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology(FINESST) program
Co-PI with Andy Freed
2022–2024

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Prebiotic chemistry in transient impact-generated hydrothermal systems
NASA Habitable Worlds (HW) program
Simone Marchi
Co-I
2021–2024

Title:
Source:Role:
Duration:

Formation of icy multiring basins: exploring sensitivity to ice shell thickness andthermal structure on Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto
NASA Solar Systems Working (SSW) programPI
2021–2024

Title:
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The evolution of planetary crusts through lunar gravity and topography
NASA Lunar Data Analysis Program (LDAP)
Michael Sori
Co-I
2021–2024

Title:

Dynamics of the early solar system and implications for the possible impact originof chondrules
NASA Emerging Worlds (EW) programPI
2020–2023 (NCE to 2025)

Source:Source:Role:
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Title:
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The Impact of Titan’s Impacts
NASA Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP)
Jason Soderblom
Co-I
2020–2023 (NCE to 2024)

Title:
Source:PI:
Role:
Duration:

Origins of the Lunar Asymmetry
NASA Solar System Workings (SSW) program
Alex Evans
Co-I
2019–2022 (NCE to 2024)

Title:

Structure of Lunar Basins and Moon’s Lithosphere as Constrained by GRAIL
gravity and LOLA topography
NASA Lunar Data Analysis Program (LDAP)PI
2017–2020 (transfer and NCE to 2024)

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Are terrestrial planets forming around HD 166191?
Joint Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory Cycle 9
Observation did not occur due to ALMA hacking incident
Kadin Worthin
Co-I
2022–2023
Sputnik Planitia as a probe for Pluto’s interior structure and global tectonic
evolution
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology(FINESST) programPI
2020–2022
Constraining Ceres' subsurface structure at geological landmarks using the Dawn
gravity and shape data
Ryan Park and Anton Ermakov (Science PI)
Co-I
NASA Discovery Data Analysis Program (DDAP)
2019–2020
extended to 2021
True Polar Wander of Terrestrial Planets and its Implications for the Long Term
Stability of Polar Volatiles
Isamu Matsuyama and James Keane (Science PI)
Co-I
NASA Solar System Workings (SSW)
2017–2020
extended to 2022

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Title:PI:
Role:
Source:Period:Tracing Giant Collisions in the Extreme Debris Disks HD 23514 and HD 145263
Christine Chen
Co-I
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
February 2019–July 2019

Title:PI:
Role:
Source:Period:Tracing Giant Collisions in the Extreme Debris Disks BD+20 307 and HD 15407
Christine Chen
Co-I
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
August 2019–January 2020

ServicePurdue University
2023–present
2021–2022
2020–2023
2019–2023
2019–2021

Graduate Committee (Chair)
Multi-departmental search committee in Origins of Life
Graduate Committee (lead of New Grad. Seminar)
Strategic Planning Committee
Undergraduate Committee

Brown University
2018–20192018
2018–20192017–20182017
2016–2017
2016–2017
2015–2016

Planetary Climate Task ForceDEEPS Tectonophysics Search Committee
Computer Committee
Colloquium Organizer Spring 2018
DEEPS Tectonophysics Search Committee
BEARCORE (Ethics)
DEEPS Curriculum Committee
DEEPS Geophysical Modeling Search Committee

Graduate student advising (not including primary advisees)
Present:
Mariana Blanco-Rojas
Ian Pamerleau
Juliana Pereira (Civil Eng.)
Austin Blevins
Gregory Gosselin
Past:
Alexander Trowbridge
Matthew Jones (Brown)
Christopher Kremer (Brown)
Elizabeth Fisher (Brown)
Preliminary examination committee member (not otherwise advised)
Nir Badt (2019, Brown)
Alyssa Pascuzzo (2018, Brown) – Chair

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Rachel Sheppard (2017, Brown)
Michael Bramble (2017, Brown)

Profession
2023–present

Member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Astrobiology andPlanetary Science (CAPS)CAPS provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying anddiscussing issues in astrobiology and planetary science with the researchcommunity, the federal government, and the interested public. The committee
supports scientific progress in astrobiology and planetary science by providing
advice to the federal government on the implementation of decadal survey
recommendations.

2019–present

Associate editor for Icarus

NASA review panelist (~yearly)
ad hoc reviewer for NASA and other agencies (several/year)
Reviewer for: Science, Nature, Science Advances, Nature Astronomy, Nature Communicaitons,
Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., Geophys. Res. Lett., J. Geophys. Res. Planets, Icarus, Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Astrophysical Journal Letters, The Astrophysical Journal, Astrobiology
I review ~10 manuscripts per year (for journals other than Icarus)
Outstanding reviewer recognition from Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Outstanding reviewer recognition from Icarus
Academic honors
Ronald Greeley Early Career Award in Planetary Science (AGU, 2018)
Lark-Horovitz Award, for outstanding research in physics (Purdue University, 2013)
Nininger Meteorite Award (Center for Meteorite Studies Arizona State University, 2012)
NS Mackie Endowed Scholarship (Michigan Technological University, 2007)
Class of 1965 Endowed Scholarship (Michigan Technological University, 2006)
Board of Control Scholarship (Michigan Technological University, 2005–2009)
Teaching and Advising
Courses2023 (Fall)
2022 (Fall)
2022 (Fall)
2022 (Spring)2021 (Fall)

EAPS 591: Impacts
EAPS 556: Planetary Surface Processes
EAPS 602: New Graduate Student Seminar
EAPS 591: Ocean Worlds
EAPS 591: Impacts

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2021 (Fall)
2021 (Spring)2020 (Fall)
2020 (Fall)
2020 (Spring)2018 (Fall)2018 (Spring)2017 (Spring)
2016 (Fall)2016 (Spring)

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EAPS 602: New Graduate Student Seminar
EAPS 591: Planetary Origins
EAPS 602: New Graduate Student Seminar
EAPS 556: Planetary Geology
EAPS 591: Ocean Worlds
GEOL 1390: Planetary Surface Processes
GEOL 2880: Planetary Cratering
GEOL 2920B: Ocean Worlds
GEOL 2910P: Origin and evolution of planetary systems
GEOL 2880: Planetary Cratering

Current graduate students
Sowon Lee (Advisor for Ph.D. since 5/2022)
Melissa Cashion (Advisor for Ph.D. since 9/2020)
Michael Carlson (Advisor for Ph.D. since 9/2020)
Past PhD students
Dr. Fiona Nichols-Fleming – Postdoc with Emily Martin at Smithsonian National Air and Space
MuseumDr. Adeene Denton – Postdoc with Erik Asphaug at the University of Arizona
Dr. Sean Wiggins – Postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dr. Evan Bjonnes – Postdoc Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Past Master’s students
Hannah Gibson M.S.
Current Postdocs
Dr. Andrea Rajsic
Current Research Scientists
Dr. Shigeru Wakita
Past Postdocs
Dr. Shigeru Wakita – Research scientist at Purdue
Dr. Elizabeth Silber – Senior Geoscientist, Sandia National Laboratories
Current Undergrads
Josuan Vega
Past Undergrads
Eva Veeningen
John Herring – Iowa State Ph.D. program
Brandi Daddario – U. C. Davis Ph.D. program advised by Sarah Stewart
Taylor Bourikas
Jon Brunton – Imperial College London M.S. program
Evan Kelch – Morehead University M.S. program
Pat Pesa
Katherine Pisani – Guidance Navigation Control Analyst APL
Diversity Activities

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Coauthor on “An URGE Pod Remix: Benefits, Challenges, and Next Steps from a MultiInstitution Pod” abstract # 857749 AGU Fall meeting 2021.
Coauthor on “MEGA Pod: Benefits and Lessons Learned From a Multi-Institution URGE Pod”
abstract # 369951 GSA Connects 2021.
Bystander Intervention to stop anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment put on by Asian
Americans Advancing Justice and hollaback! (May 14, 2021)
Spring 2021

Member of Midwest Equity in Geosciences Alliance (MEGA) URGE pod.
URGE’s (Unlearning Racism in GEoscience) primary objectives are to (1) deepen
the community’s knowledge of the effects of racism on the participation andretention of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in Geoscience, (2) draw on
existing literature, expert opinions, and personal experiences to develop anti-racist
policies and strategies, and (3) share, discuss, and modify anti-racist policies andstrategies within a dynamic community network and on a national stage.

Fall 2020

In the strategic planning committee I have been active in incorporating themes ofdiversity equity and inclusion as one of the main pieces of the strategic plan.

Departmental anti-racism training Nov. 17, 2020.
Pursuing Racial Justice Together (2020–2021)
Attended 18 lectures often followed by discussion amongst a small group of faculty,
students, and staff. The lectures and workshops in Pursuing Racial Justice Together,
distinguished learning series presented by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion
explored themes related to race, racism, and systemic inequities.
UNH PowerPlay Bias Awareness & Intervention, an interactive seminar on bias intervention
featuring an applied theatre troupe, Oct. 22, 2020
Safe Zone training, Purdue LGBTQ Center 2019
Maximizing Student Potential Conference, Division of Diversity and Inclusion 2019
Brown University
2018–2019
Member of oSTEM (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
2018–2019

Planetary Climate Task ForceIn the Task Force we read the National Academies report on Sexual Harassmentof Women and LGBT+ Inclusivity in Physics and Astronomy Best Practices
Guide and identified action items to help improve the departmental climate. Sometangible outcomes of the task force are the inclusion of gender neutral bathroomsin the building and the creation of a Code of Conduct.

2017

Safe Zone training

2016–2019

Participant in GWISE (Graduate Women in Science and Engineering) Book club

Other Engagement Activities
I comment on other researchers work in the news several times a year. I also advise journalists
on whether stories are worth covering a few times a year.
I have been on local and regional news several times discussing fireball and airburst events.

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I correspond with members of the public about suspected craters and meteorites several times a
year.
2023

Answered technical questions for Smithsonian Channel regarding complex craters
on Earth.

2023

Chicxulub tsunami data set for NOAA Science On a Sphere which projects global
data sets on a 6ft diameter sphere at over 175 museums across the world. A tweetof this data set was seen by over 2 million people!

2022

Answered technical questions from BBC studios regarding the Chicxulub impact.

2022

Discussed NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) with Terra Haute
Tribune-Star

2022

Associated Press interview regarding Chicxulub Tsunami work2022

On local and regional (live) news to discuss Artemis 1

2022

Associated Press interview regarding Artemis

2022

Guest on Out Of The Blank Podcast

2022

Public lecture for Cleveland Astronomical Society

2021–2024

Purdue Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) project partner.
Working on redevelopment of ImpactEarth! Website
https://www.purdue.edu/impactearth/ (a website used in outreach to calculate theeffects and hazards of impacts). EPICS is a service-learning design program inwhich teams of students partner with local and global community organizations toaddress human, community, and environmental needs

Served as GWISE Poster session judge.
Served as a science fair judge several times.
Professional Memberships
America Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences
American Geophysical Union
The Meteoritical Society
Geological Society of America
Selected Press Coverage and highlights
2022 – Regarding Chicxulub tsunami work published in AGU Advances
Editor Highlight
Nature Research HighlightAsteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs also triggered a global tsunami CNN
2022 – Regarding impact porosity work published in Nature Communications
Selected as an Editor’s Highlight
Why pummeled planets may be promising abodes for alien life Space.com
Breaking in a new planet Purdue (picked up by others)
2022 – Regarding lunar compositional asymmetry work published in Science Advances

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Scientists come up with fresh take on moon mystery CNN
Differences between the Moon’s near and far sides linked to colossal ancient impact Brown
2022 – Regarding Hiawatha crater age work published in Science Advances
Controversial impact crater under Greenland’s ice is surprisingly ancient. Science
Incredibly old crater discovery debunks a hot theory about Earth’s last ice age. Inverse
2022 – Regarding Psyche porosity evolution work publish in JGR Planets
The ‘Iron Giant’ Asteroid Worth More Than Our Global Economy May Have An Explosive
Secret Say Scientists. Forbes‘Bizarre’ Psyche asteroid may be less heavy metal more hard rock. Futurity
The iron-y: $10 quintillion asteroid might have less iron than believed. The Jerusalem Post
2021 – Regarding antipodal magnetic anomaly work published in Nature Communications
Selected as an Editor’s HighlightAsteroid material deposited during large impacts record the moon's ancient magnetic field
Phys.org
2021 – Regarding Hiawatha crater work published in EPSL
Research sheds light on origins, age of massive impact crater Phys.org (picked up by others)
2021 – Regarding Venus multiring basin work published in Nature Astronomy
Thick lithosphere casts doubt on plate tectonics in Venus’s geologically recent past. Brown(picked up by others)
2020 – Regarding Pluto antipodal focusing work published in GRL
Collision on One Side of Pluto Ripped Up Terrain on the Other. Scientific American
If Pluto has a subsurface ocean, it may be old and deep. Science News
Ancient Impact’s Seismic Waves Reveal Pluto’s Ocean, Core. Eos
2019 – Regarding Impact fragmentation work published in JGR Planets
Awarded as a top 10 most downloaded paper 1 year from publication in JGR Planets.
The Moon’s Surface Is Totally Cracked. Live Science and Space.com
The Moon’s crust is really cracked. GeoSpace2019 – Regarding Lunar Multiring basin work published in JGR Planets
How the Moon Got Its Concentric Rings. EOS research spotlight2019 – Regarding Ferrovolcanism work published in Nature Astronomy
Heavy-metal space volcanoes may have forged gem-studded meteorites. National Geographic
NASA to Seek Iron-Spewing Volcanoes at Psyche. Scientific American
Metal asteroids may have once had iron-spewing volcanoes. ScienceNews
2019 – Regarding Chicxulub tsunami work presented at AGU meeting
Huge Global Tsunami Followed Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact. EOS
Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered A Mile-High Tsunami Across The Globe. Forbes
Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered Mile-High Tsunami That Spread Through Earth's Oceans.
Yahoo! News (and others)2017 – Regarding Europa subduction work published in JGR Planets
Journal highlight with commentary
New Evidence Points to Icy Plate Tectonics on Europa. Gizmodo
Boost for Odds of Life? Jupiter Moon Europa May Have Plate Tectonics. Space.com

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2016 – Regarding CB chondrite work published in Science Advances
Study Sheds Light On Jupiter’s Formation And Migration. Yahoo! News (and others)
Research offers clues about the timing of Jupiter's formation. Brown (picked up by others)

2016 – Regarding Multiring basin work published in Science
Cover image of Science was selected as top 10 science images of 2016. Science
Mystery of How the Moon Got Its Bull's-Eye May Be Solved. Space.com
Research helps explain formation of ringed crater on the Moon. Brown (picked up by others)
2016 – Regarding Sputnik Planum (Pluto) work published in Geophysical Research Letters
Selected as in part as #40 of top 100 science discoveries of 2016 by Discover Magazine
Does Pluto have a hidden ocean? Its 'heart' holds a clue. LA Times
Pluto's Liquid Water Ocean Might Be Insanely Deep. Gizmodo
2016 – Regarding landslide work published in JGR Earth Surface
Journal highlight with commentary also highlighted in Nature
Why do some landslides travel so much farther than others? Science
Vibrations make large landslides flow like fluid. Brown (picked up by others)
2015 – Regarding chondrule work published in Nature
Asteroids May Not Be Planet Building Blocks After All. Space.com
A twist on planetary origins. MIT news (picked up others)
Meteorite material born in molten spray as embryo planets collided. Phys.org
2014 – Regarding crater survival work published in Geology
Where have all the craters gone? The Economist (in print and online)
Where have all the craters gone? Phys.org
2013 – Regarding mascon work published in Science
Montesi, L. Solving the Mascon Mystery. Science Perspective
Revealed: The Awesome Explanation for the Moon’s Extra Gravity. TimeThe moon's mysteriously uneven gravity is explained at last. LA Times
Mystery of Moon's Lumpy Gravity Explained. Space.com
2013 – Regarding projectile remnant work published in Nature Geoscience
Asphaug, E. Go and catch a falling star. Nature Geoscience News & Views
Surprise! Moon Craters May Hold Ancient Asteroid Pieces. Space.com
Alien Debris Found in Lunar Craters. Discovery News2012 – Regarding spherule work published in Nature
Kyte, F. T. Focus on ancient bombardment. Nature News & Views
Goldin, T. Earth’s ancient catastrophes. Nature Geoscience News & Views
Asteroids Battered Young Earth Longer Than Thought. Huffington Post and Space.com