Paul Hardersen
Senior Scientist
Department of planetary Sciences
Planetary Science Institute
New Zealand
Biography
Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute, March 2017 - Present. Assistant/Associate Professor, University of North Dakota, August 2003 - May 2017, Visiting Astronomer, NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, 2001 - Present. Fellow, ASEE, Summer Faculty Fellowship, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, June - August 2014. Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute, March 2017 - Present. Assistant/Associate Professor, University of North Dakota, August 2003 - May 2017, Visiting Astronomer, NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, 2001 - Present. Fellow, ASEE, Summer Faculty Fellowship, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, June - August 2014.
Research Interest
Asteroid near-infrared (NIR) reflectance spectroscopy. Asteroid - meteorite connections. Asteroid surface mineralogical characterizations. Asteroid astrometry and light-curve photometry. Intrinsic sunspot rotations and potential associations with solar flares. Lunar swirls.
