Dr. Alexander Berne
Planetary Scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
in Tucson, Arizona, USA
About
I am a computational planetary scientist and geophysicist based in Pasadena, California. I principally use numerical methods (e.g., Finite Element Analysis) to treat problems in Geophysics and Planetary Science. My research focuses on - but is not restricted to - the interior and tectonic processes that shape terrestrial planetary bodies and icy satellites. I am currently a postdoctoral research associated, at the University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
I am further passionate about science communication and teaching. I previously served as an Earthquake Fellow Mentor through the Caltech Seismological Laboratory and am currently a Scientist on a Strategic Research and Technology Initiative at NASA/JPL investigating the deployment of modern geodetic tools (e.g., interferometric radar, sensitive gravimeters) to the outer solar system.
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Academic / Research Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate 09.2025 - Present
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
Ph.D. in Geophysics 09.2020 - 09.2025
Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
Ph.D., thesis: Exploring Different Scales of Crustal Deformation on Enceladus
M.Sc. in Physics 09.2019 - 09.2020
Department of Physics, Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
MS Thesis: Characterising the Behaviour of an Energy Monitor Device for FLASH Radiation
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering 09.2015 - 05.2019
College of Engineering, University of Miami, Miami, USA
BS thesis: An automatic control system for a thermo-electric ice coring drill to recover samples from Greenland's ice sheet.