Dr. Anton Ermakov

Biography

Dr. Ermakov's research lies at the intersection of planetary science and planetary exploration through robotic means, focusing on the study of internal structure and evolution of Solar System bodies, ranging from asteroids to gas giants. He combines a diverse range of spacecraft data, including radiometric tracking, stereo-imaging, magnetometry, microwave radiometry, and geologic mapping, with geophysical and orbital dynamics modeling to probe the interiors and histories of Solar System bodies. Ermakov is a member of the NASA Dawn mission team which orbits small bodies in the Solar System, like the asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres. The data from the Dawn mission serves as a powerful tool to explore deep planetary interiors and build a framework for future investigations into water-rich worlds in the outer Solar System, such as Europa and Enceladus. Currently, he is involved with NASA’s Juno mission, studying the interior of Jupiter and its satellites using data from Juno’s instrumentation. He received his Engineer Degree in Space Geodesy from the Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography in 2010 and his PhD in Planetary Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2017. Following his doctorate, he was a post-doctoral scholar at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley.

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