Expertise

Subject Area:

  • Atomic Physics
    • Atomic and molecular physics of comets

Research Areas: Theoretical AMO Physics

My research centers on the activity and evolution of comets and asteroids.

Our research centers on the physical and chemical behavior of comets.

Past Affiliations

Research Scientist, University of Maryland (past)

Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (past)

Communities
Physics
Degrees
PhD, University of Groningen, Netherlands, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 2007
MS, University of Groningen, Netherlands, Astrophysics, 2003
MS, University of Groningen, Netherlands, Experimental Physics, 2003
Keywords
atomic and molecular structure atomic physics atomic spectroscopy molecular spectroscopy aerospace environments auroras comets interplanetary spacecraft planetary environments
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Standard
Honors

Minor planet (10033) Bodewits, International Astronomical Union, 2017

NASA Group Achievement Award (Comet Siding Spring Observing team), NASA Headquarters, 2015

NASA Group Achievement Award (Comet Modelling, Prediction, and Assessment team), NASA Headquarters, 2015

NASA Group Achievement Award (EPOXI Science Team), NASA Headquarters, 2011

Van Swinderen Thesis Prize, Dutch Royal Physical Society (KNG), 2007

Associations
International Astronomical Union (IAU); American Geophysical Union (AGU); American Astronomical Society (AAS)