Stephanie Menten

Dr. Stephanie Menten is a planetary scientist interested in understanding interior–surface exchange and surface processes on solid bodies in our solar system. Her research focuses on investigating cryovolcanism on icy surfaces, thermal and volatile transport modeling, and geological analysis of tectonic structures to better understand the geological history and evolution of solid bodies. Dr. Menten’s current projects involve determining the extent to which thermal erosion can shape the icy moon surfaces of Uranus’ moon Ariel and Neptune’s moon Triton, thermally modeling the surface temperature conditions of the large Uranian satellites, and using polygonal impact craters to unravel Ceres’ geological history. She is engaged in formulation efforts for a future mission to the Uranian system.