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Hi, I'm Evan Bjonnes!

I am the current Graham Ryder Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, studying lunar science in Houston, TX!

Research Focus

I primarily study how the impact process shapes surfaces across the Solar System. My work shows how the geologic conditions on different planets and moons affect the development of large impact basins, helping us understand how planets evolve using existing craters that we can observe today!

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Evan Bjonnes‪Brown University‬ - ‪Cited by 56‬ - ‪Impact Cratering‬ - ‪Planetary Evolution‬ - ‪Geophysics‬

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I am one of the many postdoctoral researchers at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, TX. My research here specifically focuses on the Moon and is a natural extension of the lunar basin modeling work that I began as a PhD student at Brown University.

Getting Settled at the LPI

Lunar and Planetary InstituteThe Lunar and Planetary Institute is a research facility providing support services to NASA and the planetary science community

I was part of the GHOSST lab, a research group led by Professor Alexander Evans at Brown. Although our research interests are distinct, we all use numerical modeling to try to understand the planetary evolution.

GHOSST Lab at Brown University — Geophysics of Stellar System TargetsGeophysics of Stellar System Targets (GHOSST) Lab at Brown University. Research in planetary geophysics, planetary science for Solar System and exoplanets.

52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

One of the (few) advantages of remote academia is the chance to share our presentations with a broader audience! Please click the video to hear about my work modeling Mead Basin on Venus!

Ask A Geologist Series - Rutgers University

In May 2020 I was fortunate to be asked to participate in the Ask A Geologist series at Rutgers University! I spoke about the various types of impact craters and what they can tell us about our Solar System.