California Institute of Technology

Thomas J. Ahrens
Fletcher Jones Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus
Photo of Thomas J. Ahrens
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957; M.S., Caltech, 1958; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1962. Associate Professor of Geophysics, Caltech, 1967-76; Professor, 1976-2004; W. M. Keck Foundation Professor of Earth Sciences, 1996-2001; Jones Professor, 2004-05; Jones Professor Emeritus, 2005-.

Research Interests

Origin, differentiation and evolution of the Earth and planets; laboratory and spacecraft-based measurements of the physical properties of planetary materials; impact processes on planetary surfaces and atmospheres.

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