Joshua Lothringer Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Md

I support the operation of the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope, while researching exoplanet, brown dwarf, and stellar atmospheres.

Orem, Utah, United States

Researching sub-stellar atmospheres, mentoring undergraduate researchers, and teaching courses in astronomy and the physical sciences.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Modeling, retrieving, and observing planetary, exoplanetary, brown dwarf, and stellar atmospheres.

I used space- and ground-based observations and atmosphere models to study two different exoplanet population: sub-Jovian exoplanets and ultra-hot Jupiters.

TA for PTYS 170B2- Universe and Humanity: Origin and Destiny.

I performed data simulation, visualization, and analysis for the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph on the MAVEN mission to Mars.

I operated and maintained 6 NASA spacecraft: SORCE, AIM, QuikSCAT, MMS, the Kepler Space Telescope, and the Student Dust Counter on New Horizons. I led the Kepler Photometer and Thermal subsystem command controller teams.

I graded for the upper division class Extraterrestrial Life.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Planetary Science

Master Of Science - Ms, Planetary Science

Astronomy - Astrophysics Track ; Philosophy Minor

Activities and Societies: Amnesty International, Collegiate Social Impact Initiatives, Research at LASP

Education record