Julie Ann Rathbun

Date and Place of Birth

• September 7, 1972
• Buffalo, NY
• U.S. Citizen

Academic Record

• January, 2000 PhD - Cornell University: Astronomy (Defended September, 1999)
  ( Ithaca, NY)
  Thesis title: Three studies of planetary processes involving heat transport
• August, 1997 M.S. - Cornell University: Astronomy
  (Ithaca, NY)
• May, 1994 B.S. - State University of New York at Buffalo: Physics (magna cum laude)
  (Buffalo, NY)

Professional Experience

• 2007-present Associate Professor of Physics: University of Redlands

• 2001-2007 Assistant Professor of Physics: University of Redlands

• 1999-2003 Postdoctoral Fellow & Independent Contractor: Lowell Observatory

  Supervisor: John Spencer

• 1995-1999 Graduate Research Assistant: Astronomy Department, Cornell University

  Advisor: Steven W. Squyres

• 1994 - 1997 Graduate Teaching Assistant: Astronomy & Physics Departments, Cornell University

Professional Societies, Honors and Awards:

• American Geophysical Union
• Division of Planetary Science
• Phi Beta Kappa
• 2006 University of Redlands Faculty Award for Outstanding Research
• 1999 Eleanor Norton York Prize in Astronomy, Cornell University
• Z. Cartter Patten Graduate Fellowship in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Cornell University, Spring 1996, Fall 1998 and Spring 1999
• Outstanding Student Paper Award for the Planetology Section of the 1998 Spring Meeting of the American Geophysical Union

Service & Outreach Activities

• 2010, 2008 DPS meeting Local Organizing committee member and webmaster
• 2009-present, Physics Department Chair
• 2009 Member, Physics Department Search Committee
• 2007-2009 Member, Dean Search and retention Task Force (chair, 2008-2009)
• 2005, 2003 Member, Review panels for NASA Programs
• 2004-2009 Member, Liberal Arts Foundation Assesment Task Force
• 2004-2005, 2002-2003 Member, Faculty/Student Life Committee
• 2002 Member, Chemistry Department Search Committee
• 2000-2001 Participated in Lowell Observatory's Astronomy Outreach Program for Navajo and Hopi Schools
• 2000 Helped write StarTales, published daily by Lowell Observatory
• 1999 Articles written for Lowell Observer Nesletter
• 1997-1998 Articles written for Sciencenter newsletter
• 1997-1999 Organized guided guided tours of the Sciencenter's Sagan Memorial Planet Walk
• 1997-1999 member, Sciencenter Exhibits Committee
• 1996-1999 Coordinator for Astronomy program for Focus for Teens, a 4H program for high school students
• 1995-1997 Coordinator for Astronomy activities for Expanding Your Horizons program for junior high school girls

Grants Awarded:

• Io in the Near Infrared: observations from New Horizons and comparison to Galileo PPR and NIMS; NASA Jupiter Data Analysis Program 2009-2012; Julie Rathbun, PI
• Studying the Galilean satellites with Galileo and ground-based data: Io's volcanoes from the ground and incorporating Galileo PPR data into ArcGIS; NASA Outer Planets Research program 2008-2010; Julie Rathbun, PI
• Geologic Mapping of Io: GIS Database & Regional mapping; NASA Outer Planets Research program 2008-2011; David Williams, PI
• Io Volcanism, and Galilean Satellite Surface Temperatures; NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program 2007-2010; John Spencer, PI
• Modeling volcanism on Io using groundbased and Galileo data; NASA Outer Planets Research Program 2006-2009; Julie Rathbun, PI
• Io Volcanism, and Galilean Satellite Surface Temperatures; NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program 2004-2007; John Spencer, PI
• Mutual occultations between the Galilean satellites: Two-dimensional imaging of Ionian volcanoes, particularly Loki which may erupt predictably; NASA Planetary Astronomy Program 2002-2005; Julie Rathbun, PI

Invited talks:

• January 2010 - President's Hight Table, University of Redlands
• February 2009 - Planetology Seminar, University of California at Los Angeles
• March 2007 - Guest lecture, San Bernardino County Museum
• April 2006 - Women in Science and Mathematics lecture, Buffalo State College
• November 2005 - Geology Department colloquium, State University of New York at Buffalo
• December 2001 - American Geophysical Union fall meeting, San Francisco
• June 2001 - Keynote speaker for 16th Annual Greater Verde Valley Astronomy Festival

Refereed Publications:

• Rathbun, J.A., Rodriguez, N.J., Spencer, J.R. Galileo PPR observations of Europa: Hotspot detection limits and surface thermal properties, Icarus, 210, 763-769, 2010.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J.R. Ground-based observations of time-variability in multiple active volcanoes on Io, Icarus, 209, 625-630, 2010.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J.R. Loki, Io: New groundbased observations and a model describing the change from periodic overturn. Geophys. Res. Lett. 33, L17201, doi:10.1029/2006GL026844, 2006.
• Matson, D.L., Davies, A.G., Veeder, G.J., Rathbun, J.A., Johnson, T.V., Castillo, J.C. Io: Loki Patera as a Magma Sea. J. Geophys. Res. 111, E09002, doi:10.1029/2006JE002703, 2006.
• Porco, C. C., Helfenstein, P., Thomas, P. C., Ingersoll, A. P., Wisdom, J., West, R., Neukum, G., Denk, T., Wagner, R., Roatsch, T., Kieffer, S., Turtle, E., McEwen, A., Johnson, T. V., Rathbun, J., Veverka, J., Wilson, D., Perry, J., Spitale, J., Brahic, A., Burns, J. A., DelGenio, A. D., Dones, L., Murray, C. D., Squyres, S. Cassini Observes the Active South Pole of Enceladus. Science, 311, 1393-1401, 2006.
• Milazzo, M.P., Keszthelyi, L.P., Radebaugh, J., Davies, A.G., Turtle, E.P., Geissler, P., Klaasen, K.P., Rathbun, J.A., and McEwen, A.S. Volcanic Activity at Tvashtar Catena, Io. Icarus, 179, 235-251, 2005.
• Williams, D.A., Keszthelyi, L.P., Schenk, P.M., Milazzo, M.P., Lopes, R.M.C., Rathbun, J.A., and Greeley, R. The Zamama-Thor region of Io: Insights from a synthesis of mapping, topography, and Galileo spacecraft data. Icarus, 177, 69-88, 2005.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J.R., Martin, T.Z., Barnard, L., and Travis, L.D. Mapping of Io's Thermal Radiation by the Galileo Photopolarimeter- Radiometer (PPR) Instrument. Icarus, 169, 127-139, 2004.
• Rathbun, J.A. and Squyres, S.W. Hydrothermal systems associtated with Martian impact craters. Icarus, 157, 362-372, 2002.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J. R., Davies, A.G., Howell, R. R., and Wilson, L. Loki, Io: A periodic volcano. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(10), 10.1029/2002GL014747, 2002.
• Figueredo, P., Chuang, F.C., Rathbun, J.A., Kirk, R.L., and Greeley, R. Geology and Origin of Europa's "Mitten" Feature. J. Geophys. Res., 107(E5), 10.1029/2001JE001591, 2002.
• Howell, R.R., Spencer, J.R., Goguen, J.D., Marchis, F., Prange, R., Fusco, T., Blaney, D.L., Veeder, G.J., Rathbun, J.A., Orton, G.S., Grocholski, A.J., Stansberry, J.A., Kanner, G.S., and Hege, E.K. Ground-based observations of Volcanism on Io in 1999 and early 2000. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 33,129-33,140, 2001.
• Spencer, J.R., Rathbun, J.A., Travis, L.D., Tamppari, L.K., Barnard, L., Martin, T.Z., McEwen, A.S., Io's thermal emission from the Galileo Photopolarimeter-Radiometer. Science, 288, 1193-1198, 2000.
  The previous paper can be linked to from John Spencer's publications website.
• Rathbun, J.A., Janes D.M., and Squyres, S.W. Formation of Beta Regio, Venus: Results from measuring strain. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 1917-1927, 1999.
• Rathbun, J.A., Musser, G.S. and Squyres, S.W., Ice diapirs on Europa: Implications for liquid water. (pdf) Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 4157-4160, 1998.

Abstracts (first author only):

• Rathbun, J.A., and Spencer, J.R., Ground-based observations of Io in support of the New Horizons flyby. LPSC XXXX, 2009.
• Rathbun, J.A., and Spencer, J.R., Io from ground-based eclipse observations: Implications for the eruptive history of Loki. AGU, 2008.
• Rathbun, J.A., and Spencer, J.R., Io Eclipse Observations: Determining the history of Loki's flux at multiple wavelengths. DPS, 2008.
• Rathbun, J.A., and Spencer, J.R., Ground-based observations of Io in support of the New Horizons flyby, DPS, 2007.
• Rathbun, J.A., and Spencer, J.R., Groundbased observations of Io in support of the New Horizons flyby. Workshop on Ices, Oceans, and Fire: Satellites of the Outer Solar System, 2007.
• Rathbun, J.A., and Spencer, J.R., Ground-based observations of Io in support of the New Horizons flyby. LPSC XXXVIII, 2007.
• Rathbun, J.A., and Barrett, S.E., Combining Galileo SSI, NIMS, and PPR data into GIS to study volcanic centers on Io. LPSC XXXVIII, 2007.
• Rathbun, J.A., and Spencer, J.R., Loki, Io - Lava Lake Model and Ground-based Observations on the Eve of the New Horizons Encounter. DPS, 2006.
• Rathbun, J.A., and Spencer, J.R., Loki, Io: Groundbased observations and a model for periodic overturn. LPSC XXXVII, 2006.
• Rathbun, J A, Turtle, E P, Helfenstein, P , Squyres, S W, Thomas, P , Veverka, J , Denk, T , Neukum, G , Roatsch, T , Wagner, R , Perry, J , Smith, D , Johnson, T V, Porco, C C, Enceladus' global geology as seen by Cassini ISS. Fall AGU, 2005.
• Rathbun, J.A., and Spencer, J.R., Loki, Io: A model for the change in periodic behavior. DPS, 2005.
• Rathbun, J. A., Block, M.G., Spencer, J. R., Io from high-resolution Galileo PPR data taken simultaneously with SSI or NIMS observations. LPSC XXXVI, 2005.
• Rathbun, J. A., Ellis, C. T., Johnson, S. T., Spencer, J. R., Io and Loki in 2003 as seen from the Infrared Telescope Facility using mutual satellite and Jupiter occultations. LPSC XXXV, 2004.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J.R., Tamppari, L.K., Martin, T.Z., Barnard, L., and Travis, L.D. Galileo PPR at Io: High resolution scans taken in conjunction with SSI and NIMS data. LPSC XXXIV, 2003.
• Rathbun, J.A., Johnson, S.T., and Spencer, J.R. Loki, Io: An update on activity from groundbased data. LPSC XXXIV, 2003.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J.R., Tamppari, L.K., Martin, T.Z., Barnard, L., and Travis, L.D. Recent results from Galileo PPR at Io: Orbits I31 and I32. LPSC XXXIII, 2002.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J.R., Tamppari, L.K., Martin, T.Z., Barnard, L., and Travis, L.D. Recent Results from Galileo PPR at Io. Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract P11A-11, 2001.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J.R., Davies, A.G., and Howell, R.R. Eruption Mechanisms for Loki, Io: Inferences based on Galileo and Groundbased data. LPSC XXXII, 2001.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J.R. Loki: History of eruptions from groundbased and Galileo data. Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract P72A-19, 2000.
• Rathbun, J.A., Spencer, J.R., Tamppari, L.K., Modeling Io's heat flow: Constraints from Galileo PPR. LPSC XXXI, 2000.
• Rathbun, J.A., Squyres, S.W., Interaction of groundwater with impacts on Mars: Possible hydrothermal systems. LPSC XXXI, 2000.
• Rathbun, J.A., Musser, G.S. and Squyres, S.W., Ice Diapirs on Europa and their Implications. Eos Trans. AGU, 79(17), Spring Meet. Suppl., S203, 1998.
• Rathbun, J.A., Musser, G.S. and Squyres, S.W., Thermal-mechanical properties of ice diapirs on Europa. LPSC XXIX, 1998.
• Rathbun, J.A., Janes, D.M. and Squyres, S.W., Gradients in extension and strain at Beta Regio, Venus. LPSC XXVIII, 1997.

References:

• Available on request