James solano, Postdoctoral Fellow
Area of Research/Engineering
Geological Fluid Dynamics
Contact Information
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow (NPP)
james.m.solano@nasa.gov
281-244-7442
Research/Engineering Interests
A geophysicist at JSC with an interest in modelling the physical processes associated with heat and melt transport in geological systems. Currently an NPP fellow, working with David Mittlefehldt and Walter Kiefer on geophysical modelling of the differentiation of Vesta. Also interested in partial melting in the continental crust as well as the formation, segregation and chemical evolution of magmas.
Education / Experience
PhD, Imperial College London, 2011
MSci,University of Bristol, 2007
PhD work focussed on the formation and segregation of melt in the continental crust.