Jamie Molaro

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Jamie Molaro
Born1986 [1]
Alma mater
Awards
Scientific career
Fields Planetary science
Institutions
Thesis Stress, on the Rocks: Thermally Induced Stresses in Rocks and Microstructures on Airless Bodies, Implications for Breakdown  (2015)
Doctoral advisor Shane Byrne
Website https://www.jmolaro.com/

Jamie Molaro (born 1986) is an American planetary scientist and artist. The asteroid 30379 Molaro is named for her.

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Education

Molaro grew up in Grass Valley, California. [2] She graduated from Bear River High School in 2004. [3] She attended San Francisco State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics in 2008. [4] [5] She was awarded the Eden Academic Excellence Award in 2007 and was a Presidential Scholar. [6] [7] She was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Arizona (UA) in 2015, where she also completed a Master of Science. [8] She also earned a Certificate in College Teaching. [9]

Research

In 2015, Molaro joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a NASA Post Doctoral Program fellow, where she was a scientist working on the OSIRIS-REx mission under Paul Hayne. [8] [10]

As of 2025, she is a research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. [11]

Awards

Selected publications

Molaro, J. L.; Walsh, K. J.; Jawin, E. R.; Ballouz, R.-L.; Bennett, C. A.; DellaGiustina, D. N.; Golish, D. R.; Drouet d’Aubigny, C.; Rizk, B.; Schwartz, S. R.; Hanna, R. D.; Martel, S. J.; Pajola, M.; Campins, H.; Ryan, A. J. (2020-06-09). "In situ evidence of thermally induced rock breakdown widespread on Bennu's surface". Nature Communications. 11 (1). doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16528-7. ISSN   2041-1723. PMC   7283247 . PMID   32518333.

Molaro, J.L.; Byrne, S.; Le, J.-L. (2017). "Thermally induced stresses in boulders on airless body surfaces, and implications for rock breakdown". Icarus. 294: 247–261. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2017.03.008.

Molaro, Jamie L.; Byrne, Shane; Langer, Stephen A. (2015). "Grain‐scale thermoelastic stresses and spatiotemporal temperature gradients on airless bodies, implications for rock breakdown". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 120 (2): 255–277. doi:10.1002/2014JE004729. ISSN   2169-9097.

Molaro, Jamie; Byrne, Shane (2012). "Rates of temperature change of airless landscapes and implications for thermal stress weathering". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 117 (E10). doi:10.1029/2012JE004138. ISSN   0148-0227.

Outreach and science art

Molaro founded The Art of Planetary Science, an annual art exhibition, at UA in 2013. [9] In 2015, an art piece inspired by her dissertation won the People's Choice prize. [13] Her work was also exhibited at Michigan State University. [14]

She was the co-leader of Mission: AstroAccess, which promotes access to disabled and chronically ill people in the space sciences. [4] She also founded DAIS (Disabled for Accessibility In Space). [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "IAU Minor Planet Center". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Arizona Geological Society – Jamie Molaro presents Thermal Stress Weathering in the Inner Solar System". arizonageologicalsoc.org. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Learning briefs". The Union. 2004-08-23. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  4. 1 2 "Jamie Molaro, PhD – STEM Community of Practice for Education" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  5. ↑ "Jamie Molaro". LinkedIn.
  6. ↑ "Awards and Prizes | Physics & Astronomy {College of Science and Engineering}". physics.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  7. ↑ "Jamie Molaro – Planetary Science Institute" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Institute, Planetary Science (2024-09-09). "LPL alum Jamie Molaro named 2024 Sagan Medal winner for outstanding public communication | College of Science". science.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jamie Molaro Receives 2016 Kuiper Award | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory & Department of Planetary Sciences | The University of Arizona". www.lpl.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  10. ↑ "Recent PTYS/LPL Graduates | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory & Department of Planetary Sciences | The University of Arizona". www.lpl.arizona.edu. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  11. ↑ "Jamie Molaro – Planetary Science Institute" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  12. 1 2 "PSI's Jamie Molaro Receives Susan Mahan Niebur Early Career Award – Planetary Science Institute". 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  13. ↑ "TAPS 2015 | The Art of Planetary Science". www.lpl.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  14. ↑ "PSI's Jamie Molaro Turns Science Into Art – Planetary Science Institute". 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  15. ↑ "Jamie L. Molaro". www.jmolaro.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
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