UCLA - Earth and Space Sciences - Francis Nimmo, Professor in Residence, Planetary Sciences

Francis Nimmo, Professor in Residence, Planetary Sciences

Francis Nimmo

Mailing Address:	Department of Earth and Space Sciences University of California, Los Angeles 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
Office:	Geology 4642
Telephone:	(310) 206-7383
Fax:	(310) 825-2779
E-mail:	nimmo@ess.ucla.edu
Web Site:	http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~nimmo/

Current Research Interests and PhD Opportunities

Research Interests: Understanding the structure and evolution of rocky and icy planets, in particular:

PhD Opportunities: I am looking for PhD students interested in Mars and/or the (Galilean) satellites of Jupiter. Click here for a link to UCLA’s graduate admissions program and here for more information on potential PhD projects.

Professor Nimmo's Website

Please vist http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~nimmo/ for more information including the following:

Recent Publications and Submitted Manuscripts
PhD Opportunities and Studentships
Teaching

ESS9 Origin and Evolution of the Solar System Winter 2003
ESS250 Mars Winter 2004
ESS298 The Outer Solar System Fall 2004

Scholarships and Awards
Conferences Organized

Planetary Geophysics (Feb 13-14 2003, Royal Astronomical Society, London)
Europa's Icy Shell: Past, Present and Future (Feb 6-8 2004, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston)

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Grants awarded
Education
Employment
PhD Thesis ``Volcanism and Tectonics on Venus''
Selection of Planetary Images
Miscellaneous

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595 Charles Young Drive East • 3806 Geology Building • Box 951567 • Los Angeles • CA 90095-1567