Michael Sori

Mike is an associate professor and planetary scientist at Purdue working on understanding the solid planets and moons of our Solar System through their geophysical attributes and processes.  He earned his B.S. in Mathematics and B.A. in Physics from Duke University in 2008 and his Ph.D. in Planetary Science from MIT in 2014.  He uses numerical models and data from NASA spacecraft in his research, and has been involved with NASA missions such as GRAIL, Dawn, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.