Bonnie J. Buratti (born 1952) is an American planetary scientist in the Division of Earth and Space Sciences at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where she leads the Comets, Asteroids, and Satellites Group.[1] Her research involves the composition and physical properties of planetary surfaces,[2] and volatile transport in the outer solar system.[3]
Bonnie J. Buratti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cornell University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Planetary science |
| Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Education
editBuratti received an M.S. in Earth and Planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. and PhD in Astronomy and Space Sciences from Cornell University.[citation needed]
Career
editBuratti has worked on the Voyager Program, the Cassini–Huygens spacecraft (for which she served as Co-Investigator on the VIMS instrument), and the New Horizons space probe.[4] For her work with the Cassini program she was awarded the NASA exceptional achievement medal in 2006. Buratti also does educational outreach at the college and grade school level.[5] In 2014 she was elected Chair of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.[6] In November 2015, Buratti was named the NASA Project Scientist for the European Space Agency's Rosetta Mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.[7]
Awards and honors
edit- The Hildian asteroid 90502 Buratti, discovered by NEAT in 2004, was named in her honor on 21 March 2008 (M.P.C. 62356).[1][8]
- She is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.[9]
- In 2018, she was awarded the Carl Sagan Medal.[10]
- In 2022, she was awarded the Gerard P. Kuiper Prize.[11]
- She was named a Fellow of the American Astronomical Society in 2024, "for fundamental insights into the origin and nature of small-body surfaces using both space- and ground-based facilities, tireless devotion to the planetary science community, and wise and supportive mentorship of young scientists".[12]
Bibliography
editBooks
edit- Worlds Fantastic, Worlds Familiar: A Guided Tour of the Solar System ISBN 9781316591444
References
edit- ^ a b "(90502) Buratti". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Bonnie Buratti". JPL.Gov. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Buratti, Bonnie (May 2015). "Photometry of Pluto 2008--2014: Evidence of Ongoing Seasonal Volatile Transport and Activity". Astrophysical Journal Letters. 804 (1): L6. Bibcode:2015ApJ...804L...6B. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/804/1/L6. S2CID 120608692.
- ^ Buratti, J., Bonnie (1 April 2005). "Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer Observations of Iapetus: Detection of CO2". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 622 (2): L149–L152. Bibcode:2005ApJ...622L.149B. doi:10.1086/429800.
- ^ "Teachers Touch The Sky". jpl.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "DPS Officers". Division of Planetary Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Rosetta Team Members". JPL. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Fellows Alphabetic List". American Geophysical Union.
- ^ "Sagan Medal DPS Prizes". American Astronomical Society – Division for Planetary Sciences. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "2022 Kuiper Prize Recipients". |url=https://dps.aas.org/prizes/2022/
- ^ "AAS Names 21 New Fellows for 2024". American Astronomical Society. February 1, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-02.