Bio
BioDr. Ronald J. Vervack, Jr. has spent over 30 years working on topics ranging from planetary atmospheres to science of the ice giants to infrared observations of comets and asteroids. He has worked on and/or analyzed data from numerous spacecraft and conducted ground-based observations from a number of telescopes around the world. His current projects include analyzing MESSENGER and ground-based observations of Mercury’s exosphere, spectral modeling of Rosetta/ALICE observations of the coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, investigating the volatile composition of comets in the infrared, and thermal modeling of asteroids to infer their surface properties.
Notable Awards and Leadership
Notable Awards and Leadership| Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Year(s) 2020 | Description Steering Committee (Exosphere Discipline Member), Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) |
| Year(s) 2017 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award for Rosetta ALICE instrument team |
| Year(s) 2011 - 2016 | Description MESSENGER Atmosphere and Magnetosphere Discipline Group: chair, 2012-2016; deputy chair, 2011-2012 |
| Year(s) 2014 | Description Walter G. Berl Award for Best Article in the APL Technical Digest |
| Year(s) 2008, 2017 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award for MESSENGER project team |
| Year(s) 2008 | Description Asteroid 20465 Vervack named in honor |
| Year(s) 2003 | Description APL Publication Award for Author’s First Refereed Publication |
| Year(s) 1987 | Description Inducted into the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society |
