LASP Research Group
LASP Team Members
Principal Scientist
Catherine Dukes
Research Scientist, Materials Science & Engineering
Director, Laboratory for Astrophysics and Surface Physics
NMCF Principal Scientist XPS/XRF/FTIR
Catherine Dukes directs the Laboratory for Astrophysics and Surface Physics (LASP) and provides expertise in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for the University of Virginia's Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility (NMCF). Her NSF and NASA funded research focuses on the interaction of radiation with surfaces.
Research Staff
Adam Woodson
Research Scientist
Research Scientist, Department of Material Science and Engineering
Ph.D. Engineering Physics, University of Virginia, 2014;
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri;
Interests: Planetary Science, Instrument Design, and Shiba Inus.
Noah Jaeggi
Visiting Scholar
Visiting Scholar, Department of Material Science and Engineering; Ph.D. Physics, University of Bern, 2023; Hometown: Bern, Switzerland; Interests: Planetary Science, Ion Interaction with Materials