Sushil Atreya
Professor
Location
Climate & Space Research Building University of Michigan 2455 Hayward Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143
Primary Website
Education
- Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan
- M.S., Physics, Yale University
- B.Sc./M.Sc., Physics, Chemistry & Math, University of Rajasthan
Professional Service
- Co-chair, NASA Venus Exploratin Analysis Group (VEXAG)
- Steering Committee, NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG)
- National Academy of Sciences Committee on Assessment of Solar System Exploration-CASSE (Congressionally mandated)
- Editor, Special Issues of Planetary and Space Science
- Associate Editor, MARS — The International Journal of Mars Science and Exploration
Research Interests
- Planetary and Space Science
- Solar system formation, origin and evolution of planetary and satellite atmospheres, extrasolar planets
- Photochemistry, electrochemistry, astrobiology, cloud processes
- Comparative composition and structure of planetary and satellite atmospheres through numerical modeling and observational studies
- Development of future planetary exploration mission concepts
Awards
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), elected for “pioneering contributions to planetary atmosphere structure, mixing, and gas chemistry throughout the solar system.”
- Academician, International Academy of Astronautics
- University of Michigan Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
- University of Michigan, College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award
- NASA Awards, Exceptional Science Contributions to the Voyager Project, and Scientific Achievement Awards on Galileo Orbiter and Probe Missions
- Author, Atmospheres and Ionospheres of the Outer Planets and their Satellites, Springer-Verlag, New York — Berlin
- Editor, Origin and Evolution of Planetary and Satellite Atmospheres, University of Arizona Space Science Series
- Editor of two additional books on planetary science
- Published 16 book chapters and over 140 refereed research articles in planetary and space science
- On Science and Experiment Teams of:Mars Science Laboratory (MSL): Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM Suite) GCMS and Tunable Laser Spectrometer. Also a Science Lead of SAM EPO Program
- Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan (GCMS)
- Juno — Jupiter Polar Orbiter
- Venus Express. Also, Deputy USA Lead Scientist
- Mars Express Planetary Fourier Spectrometer
- Galileo Orbiter, and Probe Mass Spectrometer
- Voyager Missions to the Giant Planets (UV Spectrometer)
- Infrared Space Observatory (ISO)
- Nozomi/ Mars Neutral Mass Spectrometer
