Paul Byrne
Associate Professor of Planetary Science
Bio
As a planetary geologist, I am interested in how and why planets look the way they do.
With remotely sensed data, laboratory and numerical modeling, and fieldwork in analog sites around the world, I seek to understand how volcanic, tectonic, and impact processes have shaped planetary surfaces.
At NC State, I have established the Planetary Research Group to explore what our world can tell us of other planetary bodies—and vice versa.
Education
Ph.D. Planetary Geology Trinity College Dublin 2010
B.A. (Mod.) Hons. Geology Trinity College Dublin 2005