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William Ryan Saunders
Planetary Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center
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NASA Langley Research Center
Planetary Scientist
2024 - Present
Boston University
PhD Student
2018 - 2024
Education
Boston University
Doctorate
2024
Boston University
Masters
2020
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelors
2018
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Preliminary Uranus Atmospheric Results from the 2025 Stellar Occultation Campaign
THE ICE GIANTS: INVESTIGATING THE PLANETARY SYSTEMS OF URANUS AND NEPTUNE I POSTER
planetary sciences | 18 december 2025
Clouds and Aerosols in the Solar System: Updates on an In-Progress Review Paper and Community Organization Efforts
THE SYNERGY AMONG THEORETICAL METHODS, LABORATORY STUDIES, AND ATMOSPHERIC MODELING: CHEMISTRY, PHOTOCHEMISTRY, AND CLOUD PROCESSES IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES II ORAL
planetary sciences | 18 december 2025
Stellar Occultation Observations of Uranus to Constrain the Stratosphere for Aerocapture
THE ICE GIANTS: EXPLORING THE PLANETARY SYSTEMS OF URANUS AND NEPTUNE II ORAL
planetary sciences | 13 december 2024
Shadow Chaser: a SmallSat Mission Concept to Measure the Upper Atmosphere of Uranus from Earth Orbit, and Enabling Aerocapture Orbit Insertion Benefits for Uranus Orbiter and Probe
CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE PLANETARY SCIENCE MISSIONS IV ORAL
planetary sciences | 12 december 2024
The Atmosphere of Uranus from Stellar Occultations: Revised Temperatures in the Stratosphere and Lower Thermosphere
THE ICE GIANTS: EXPLORING THE PLANETARY SYSTEMS OF URANUS AND NEPTUNE I POSTER
planetary sciences | 13 december 2023
Shadow Chaser: a SmallSat concept to determine the middle and upper atmospheric structures of Uranus and Neptune through stellar-occultation measurements from Earth orbit
CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE PLANETARY SCIENCE MISSIONS I ORAL
planetary sciences | 16 december 2022
Uranus’ Lower Thermosphere is Cooler than Previously Thought
THE ICE GIANTS: EXPLORING THE PLANETARY SYSTEMS OF URANUS AND NEPTUNE III POSTER
planetary sciences | 14 december 2022
The Feasibility of Space-Based Stellar Occultation Observations of Uranus and Neptune
THE URANUS AND NEPTUNE SYSTEMS AND THEIR RELATION TO OTHER PLANETS II POSTER
planetary sciences | 17 december 2021
Honors & Awards
Edmond M Dewan Young Scientist Scholarship
Received June 2022
Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Received December 2019

Presentation Title: Re-Analysis of the 1976 Mars Occultation of Epsilon Geminorum

Event: 2019 Fall Meeting

Awarding Section: Planetary Sciences

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