John F. Mustard, Ph.D.
Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Professor of Environmental Studies
Brown University
The central themes that run through my research are the processes that modify solid surfaces and the spatial and temporal scales that control environmental processes on the Earth. Because surfaces lie at the interface between the solid interior of a planet (from the shallow subsurface to the deep interior) and the fluid exterior (atmosphere, hydrosphere, etc.), their composition and morphology record the interesting interplay between interior and exterior processes.
- John F. Mustard, Ph.D.
Planetary Surfaces and Environments
Using aqueous alteration minerals to understand ancient martian environments
Evaluating the mineralogic evolution of martian volcanic products through time
Remote sensing of the lunar surface to investigate impact and volcanic processes
Hyperspectral imaging spectroscopy of planetary materials from lab to rover to orbital scales
Land Use and Land Cover Change
Remote sensing-based characterization and validation of land cover change processes
Drivers and ecosystem impacts of landscape changes
Climate, ecological and land use drivers of vegetation phenology
Interactions between human decision-making, land use and climate change
