Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
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Terry A. Hurford, Jr
Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 698 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 614-6455 FAX: (301) 614-6522 Email: hurfordt@core2.gsfc.nasa.gov |
CURRENT POSITION
- NRC Research Associate, Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
RESEARCH AREAS
- Geophysics, tidal deformations and stress, planetary tectonics
EDUCATION
- 1998 - Bs (Astronomy and Physics) University of Arizona
- 2005 - PhD (Planetary Science) University of Arizona
- [Thesis: Tides and Tidal Stress: Applications to Europa]
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
| 1998-2005 | Graduate Research Associate, Department of Planetary Science, University of Arizona |
| 2005-present | NRC Research Associate, Solar System Exploitation Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2005. Hurford, T.A. Tides and Tidal Stress: Applications to Europa. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Arizona.
2005. Hurford, T.A., R.A. Beyer, B. Schmidt, B. Preblich, A.R. Sarid, R. Greenberg. Flexure of Europas lithosphere due to ridge-loading. Accepted to Icarus. 2004. Greenberg, Richard, G.V. Hoppa, G. Bart and T.A. Hurford. Tidal Stress Patterns on Europas Crust. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy 87, Issue 1. 2002. Alyssa, S.R., R. Greenberg, G.V. Hoppa, T.A. Hurford, B.R. Tufts and P. Geissler. Polar Wander and Surface Convergence of Europa's Ice Shell: Evidence from a Survey of Strike-Slip Displacement. Icarus 158, 24-41. 2001. Hoppa, Gregory V., B. Randall Tufts, Richard Greenberg, T. A. Hurford, D. P. O'Brien, and Paul E. Geissler. Europa's Rate of Rotation Derived from the Tectonic Sequence in the Astypalaea Region. Icarus 153, 208-213. 2000. Hurford, T.A. and R. Greenberg. Tidal Evolution of Elongated Primaries: Implications for the Ida/Dactyl System. GRL 27, 1595-1598. 1997. Petit, J.-M., D. D. Durda, R. Greenberg, T. A. Hurford, and P. E. Geissler. The long-term dynamics of Dactyl's orbit. Icarus 130 , 177-197.
