Professor, Planetary Sciences | Chief Scientist | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Associate Director, Community Engagement S4 Space Center | Professor, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Dr. Harris' research is focused on the structure of thin atmospheres and their transition to and interactions with the space environment. He is particularly interested the information that comet atmospheres provide about basic photochemical processes, the formation of the solar system, and the characteristics of the solar wind. He is also engaged in an ongoing study of the plasma interface between the solar wind and interstellar medium via remote sensing of interstellar neutral material as it passes through the solar system.