Dr. Krista Soderlund

Biography

Krista M Soderlund is a Research Associate Professor at the Institute for Geophysics within the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin. Her expertise lies in geophysical fluid dynamics, where she answers fundamental questions regarding the dynamics of planets, the Earth, and the atmospheres and oceans of celestial bodies. She holds a Ph.D. in Geophysics with a focus on Space Physics from the University of California, Los Angeles, obtained in 2011, along with a Master’s degree in the same field from the same institution in 2009. Prior to that, she completed dual Bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Space Science from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2005. Throughout her career, Soderlund has contributed significantly to the fields of Astrobiology, Cryosphere, Magnetohydrodynamics, and Planetary Science, and she is a member of the American Geophysical Union and the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. She is recognized for her contributions as an Early Career Fellow with NASA in 2015 and for her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Geophysics, which is part of the University of Texas at Austin. Her work is characterized by its interdisciplinary approach, utilizing principles from physics and geophysics to explore complex planetary systems.

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