LASP Research Group
LASP Team Members
Principal Scientist
Catherine Dukes
Research Scientist, Materials Science & Engineering
Director, Laboratory for Astrophysics and Surface Physics
NMCF Principal Scientist XPS/XRF/FTIR
Catherine Dukes directs the Laboratory for Astrophysics and Surface Physics (LASP) and provides expertise in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for the University of Virginia's Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility (NMCF). Her NSF and NASA funded research focuses on the interaction of radiation with surfaces.
Research Staff
![Adam Woodson](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2024-02/woodson.png?itok=oBjWMjhx)
Adam Woodson
Research Scientist
Research Scientist, Department of Material Science and Engineering
Ph.D. Engineering Physics, University of Virginia, 2014;
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri;
Interests: Planetary Science, Instrument Design, and Shiba Inus.
![Noah Jaeggi](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2024-02/jaeggi.jpg?itok=JI4dhoFS)
Noah Jaeggi
Visiting Scholar
Visiting Scholar, Department of Material Science and Engineering; Ph.D. Physics, University of Bern, 2023; Hometown: Bern, Switzerland; Interests: Planetary Science, Ion Interaction with Materials