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Keith Grogan
Science Division Joint Appointment

Education
  • B.Sc.(Hons) in Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland (1992)
  • M.S. in Astronomy, University of Florida (1995)
  • Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Florida (1997)
Research Interests
  • Dynamics of small bodies (asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust) in the Solar System
  • Spatial structure of the zodiacal cloud and its relation to small bodies in the Solar System
  • Exozodiacal disks - interpreting their structure as a consequence of embedded planets
    Professional Experience
    • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2002-Present)
      • Group Supervisor, Planetary and Lunar Mission Concepts (2006-present)
      • Research Scientist, Space and Astrophysical Plasmas Group (2002-2006) Current Position: Research Scientist
    • Caltech, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, Lecturer, Phys1a (2005)
    • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) Research Associate (2000-2002)
    • University of Florida, Dept. of Astronomy, Postdoctoral Research Associate (1997-2000)
    • University of Florida, Dept. of Astronomy, Graduate Research Assistant (1994-1997)
    • University of Florida, Dept. of Astronomy, Graduate Teaching Assistant, AST 1002L, AST3018L, AST3019L (1992-1994)
    Selected Awards
    • Gibson Dissertation Fellowship, University of Florida, 1997 (Awarded to support outstanding dissertation research)
    • Grinter Fellowship, University of Florida, 1992-1997 (Awarded to support outstanding graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    • Margaret Stewart Prize for Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, 1989 (Awarded to the student top of the freshman astronomy class)
    Selected Publications
    1. Marsh, K.A., Velusamy, T., Dowell, C.D., Grogan, K. and Beichman, C.A. 2005. Image of Fomalhaut Dust Ring at 350 Microns: The Relative Column Density Map Shows Pericenter-Apocenter Asymmetry. Astrophysical Journal 620:L47-L50.
    2. Grogan, K., Dermott, S.F. and Kehoe, T.J.J. 2004. The Distribution of Asteroidal Dust in the Inner Solar System, in Planetary Systems in the Universe: Observation, Formation and Evolution, Proceedings of IAU Symposium 202, eds. A.J. Penny, P. Artymowicz, A.-M. Lagrange and S.S. Russell, Brigham Young University Press, Provo, Utah, 184-186.
    3. Holmes, E.K., Dermott, S.F., Gustafson, B.A.S. and Grogan, K. 2003. Resonant Structure in the Kuiper Disk: An Asymmetric Plutino Disk, Astrophysical Journal 597, 1211-1236
    4. Dermott, S.F., Durda, D.D., Grogan, K. and Kehoe, T.J.J. 2002. Asteroidal Dust, in Asteroids III, eds. W. Bottke, A. Cellino, P.Paolicchi and R.P. Binzel, University of Arizona Press:Tuscon, 423-442
    5. Grogan, K. and Dermott, S.F. 2002. The Size-Frequency Distribution of Zodiacal Dust Band Material, in Dust in the Solar System and Other Planetary Systems, Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 181, eds. J.A.M. McDonnell and S.F. Green, 136-139, Pergamon:Amsterdam
    6. Kehoe, T.J.J., Dermott, S.F. and Grogan, K. 2002. A dissipative mapping technique for integrating interplanetary dust particle orbits, in Dust in the Solar System and Other Planetary Systems, COSPAR Colloquia Ser. Vol. 15 (S.F. Green, I.P Williams, J.A.M. McDonnell and N. McBride, eds.), 136-139. Pergamon:Amsterdam.
    7. Kehoe, T.J.J., Dermott, S.F. and Grogan, K. 2002. Evolution of asteroidal dust particles through resonance. Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, 73, 684-687
    8. Grogan, K., Dermott, S.F and Durda, D.D. 2001. Size-Frequency Distribution of the Zodiacal Cloud: Evidence from the Solar System Dust Bands, Icarus, 152, 251-267
    9. Dermott, S.F., Grogan, K., Durda, D.D., Jayaraman, S., Kehoe, T.J.J., Kortenkamp, S.J. and Wyatt, M.C. 2001. Orbital Evolution of Interplanetary Dust, in Interplanetary Dust, eds. E. Grun, B.A.S. Gustsfson, S.F. Dermott and H. Fechtig, 569-639, Springer-Verlag:Berlin
    10. Kortenkamp, S.J., Dermott, S.F., Fogle, D. and Grogan, K. 2001. Sources and Orbital Evolution of Interplanetary Dust Accreted by Earth, in Accretion of Extraterrestrial Matter Throughout Earth's History, eds. B. Peucker-Ehrenbrink and B. Schmitz, 13-30, Kluwer:Dordrecht
    11. Telesco, C.M., Fisher, R.S., Pina, R.K., Knacke, R.F., Dermott, S.F., Wyatt, M.C., Grogan, K., Holmes, E.K., Ghez, A.M., Prato, L., Hartmann, L.W. and Jayawardhana, R. 2000. Deep 10 and 18 Micron Imaging of the HR 4796A Circumstellar Disk: Transient Dust Particles and Tentative Evidence for a Brightness Asymmetry, Astrophysical Journal, 530, 329-341
    12. Wyatt, M.C., Dermott, S.F., Telesco, C.M., Fisher, R.S., Grogan, K., Holmes, E.K. and Pina, R.K. 1999. How Observations of Circumstellar Disk Asymmetries Can Reveal Hidden Planets: Pericenter Glow and its Application to the HR 4796 Disk, Astrophysical Journal, 527, 918-944
    13. Grogan, K. and Dermott, S.F. 1999. Observing the Solar System Dust Bands with SIRTF, in Astrophysics with Infrared Surveys: A Prelude to SIRTF, eds. M.D. Bicay, R.M. Cutri and B.F. Madore, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 177, 385-388
    14. Dermott, S.F., Grogan, K., Holmes, E.K. and Wyatt, M.C. 1998. Signatures of Planets, Exozodiacal Dust Workshop Conference Proceedings, eds. D.E. Backman, L.J. Caroff, S.A. Sanford and D.H. Woodford, NASA/CP-1998-10155, 59-84
    15. Grogan, K., Dermott, S.F., Jayaraman, S. and Xu, Y.L. 1997. Origin of the Ten Degree Dust Bands, Planetary and Space Science, 45(12), 1657-1665
    16. Grogan, K. 1997. Dynamical and Observational Constraints on the Origin and Evolution of the Solar System Dust Bands, Ph.D Dissertation, University of Florida
    17. Grogan, K., Dermott, S.F. and Gustafson, B.A.S. 1996. An Estimation of the Interstellar Contribution to the Zodiacal Thermal Emission, Astrophysical Journal, 472, 812-817

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