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Andrew Youdin

Member of the Graduate Faculty | Associate Professor, Planetary Sciences | Astronomer, Steward Observatory | Professor, Astronomy | Associate Professor, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

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Grants(6)

Alien Earths: Which Nearby Planetary Systems Are Likely to Host Habitable Planets and Life?
Active·2021·$44.1K / $4.4M·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
exoplanets, habitable, planetary systems, life, astrobiology
Dynamical Instabilities In The Aid of Planet Formation In Circumstellar Disks
Active·2021·$394.3K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
planet formation, circumstellar disks, dynamical instabilities, aid of planet, dynamical systems
Origin of the Giant Planet Dichotomy: Multi-scale Modeling of Planetary Envelope Accretion
Active·2019·$0 / $505.7K·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
planet formation, accretion, planetary dynamics, giant planets, multiscale modeling
Hydrodynamic Processes in Planet-Forming Accretion Disks
2017·$255.8K / $300.9K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
planetary formation, hydrodynamics, accretion disks, planet formation, astrophysics
Collaborative Proposal: Pebbles and Gas -The Supply Chain for Compact Planetary Systems
2016·$203K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
space exploration, planetary systems, supply chain, collaborative research, compact systems

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Publications(98)

Recent

A Solution for the Density Dichotomy Problem of Kuiper Belt Objects with Multispecies Streaming Instability and Pebble Accretion

2024

kuiper belt objects, multispecies streaming instability, pebble accretion, density dichotomy problem, astrophysics

Dust Dynamics in Hall-effected Protoplanetary Disks. I. Background Drift Hall Instability

2024

protoplanetary disks, dust dynamics, hall effect, drift instability, dust dynamics

On the Origin of Dust Structures in Protoplanetary Disks: Constraints from the Rossby Wave Instability

2023

protoplanetary disks, dust structures, rossby wave instability, origin of dust, constraints

Hydro- Magnetohydro- and Dust-Gas Dynamics of Protoplanetary Disks

2022

protoplanetary disks, magnetohydrodynamics, dust-gas dynamics, hydrodynamics, astrophysical fluid dynamics

The 3D Dust and Opacity Distribution of Protoplanets in Multifluid Global Simulations

2022

protoplanet dust, global simulations, opacity distribution, multifluid, 3d distribution

Thresholds for Particle Clumping by the Streaming Instability

2021

particle clumping, streaming instability, thresholds, particle dynamics, granular flows

Binary Planetesimal Formation from Gravitationally Collapsing Pebble Clouds

2021

planetesimal formation, gravitational collapse, pebble clouds, binary formation, binary planetesimal

Planetesimal formation around the snow line. I. Monte Carlo simulations of silicate dust pile-uin a turbulent disk

2021

planetesimal formation, snow line, monte carlo simulations, silicate dust, turbulent disk

Dynamical stability of giant planets: the critical adiabatic index in the presence of a solid core

2021

planetary dynamics, giant planets, adiabatic index, solid cores, planetary stability

Evolution of MU69 from a binary planetesimal into contact by Kozai-Lidov oscillations and nebular drag

2021

celestial objects, formation mechanisms, orbital dynamics, cosmic evolution, astrophysical processes

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Andrew Youdin

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Daniel Apai

Ilaria Pascucci

Kaitlin Kratter

Grants(6)

Alien Earths: Which Nearby Planetary Systems Are Likely to Host Habitable Planets and Life?

Dynamical Instabilities In The Aid of Planet Formation In Circumstellar Disks

Origin of the Giant Planet Dichotomy: Multi-scale Modeling of Planetary Envelope Accretion

Hydrodynamic Processes in Planet-Forming Accretion Disks

Collaborative Proposal: Pebbles and Gas -The Supply Chain for Compact Planetary Systems

Publications(98)

A Solution for the Density Dichotomy Problem of Kuiper Belt Objects with Multispecies Streaming Instability and Pebble Accretion

Dust Dynamics in Hall-effected Protoplanetary Disks. I. Background Drift Hall Instability

On the Origin of Dust Structures in Protoplanetary Disks: Constraints from the Rossby Wave Instability

Hydro- Magnetohydro- and Dust-Gas Dynamics of Protoplanetary Disks

The 3D Dust and Opacity Distribution of Protoplanets in Multifluid Global Simulations

Thresholds for Particle Clumping by the Streaming Instability

Binary Planetesimal Formation from Gravitationally Collapsing Pebble Clouds

Planetesimal formation around the snow line. I. Monte Carlo simulations of silicate dust pile-uin a turbulent disk

Dynamical stability of giant planets: the critical adiabatic index in the presence of a solid core

Evolution of MU69 from a binary planetesimal into contact by Kozai-Lidov oscillations and nebular drag