Dr. Anezina Solomonidou

Dr. Anezina Solomonidou Contact California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Citizenship: Greek Tel: +1 (626)-491-6752 Caltech Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences anezina.solomonidou@jpl.nasa.gov Professional experience

2021 to present Caltech Research Fellow California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Division of Geology and Planetary Sciences, Pasadena, California, USA Advisor: Dr. Charles Elachi

2018 to 2020 European Space Agency (ESA) Research Fellow European Space Astronomy Center (ESAC), Madrid, Spain Advisor: Dr. Nicolas Altobelli, Mission: Jupiter ICy moons Explorer – JUICE

2014 to 2017 NASA Postdoctoral Fellow NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Planetary Science Section, Pasadena, California, USA Advisor: Dr. Rosaly Lopes, Mission: Cassini

Education

2009 to 2013 PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics, PhD in Geology and Geoenvironment “Comparative study of the diachronic evolution of the Geological and Volcanological environments of Earth with the Saturnian satellites, Titan and Enceladus” Observatoire de Paris-Lab. Etudes Spatiales Instr. Astroph. (LESIA), Paris, France and University of Athens–Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, Athens, Greece (co- tutelle) Advisors: Dr. Athena Coustenis & Dr. Xenophon Moussas, Mission: Cassini 2007 to 2008 Master in Geosciences (MSc) - Planetary Geology “Modeling of Volcanic eruptions on Titan” University College London - Faculty of Physics and Mathematic - Department of Earth Sciences, London, UK Advisor: Dr. Andrew Dominic Fortes 2001 to 2007 Diploma in Science - Field of Geology "Sedimentary and tectonic research of the North portion of Milos island based on the discovery of a caldera and the study of the volcanic activity" University of Patras–School of Natural Sciences–Department of Geology, Patras, Greece Advisor: Dr. Karen Seymour

Current Functions and responsibilities

Ø JUICE mission member of Working Group 2 (WG2) Ø Member of JUICE’s science database developing team Ø ESAC Science Faculty (RF representative) Ø Vice-Chair of the Southeast Europe Hub (SEE) of the Europlanet Society Ø Associate Team member of the Cassini/RADAR Team Ø NASA ROSES panelist reviewer at Solar System Workings (SSW) and Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP) Ø NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) panel reviewer Ø Review editor in frontiers Astronomy and Space Sciences: Space Physics Ø Member of the review board for the “Study for the Italian scientific community INAF’ Ø Affiliated with NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech, in USA Ø Affiliated with the Paris Observatory – LESIA, in France Ø Session convener at AOGS (2017- present) for Volcanism and Tectonism across the Solar System Ø Session co-convener at EPSC 2019 and 2020 ‘Ocean Worlds and Icy Moons’ Ø Member of the ‘Space Physics Group’ of the University of Athens (Section of Astronomy and Astrophysics) Ø Full member of the Geotechnical Chambers of Greece (GEOTEE) Ø Organizer of the ESA ’Titan after Cassini-Huygens’ Workshop 2019

Honors – Awards - Grants 2019 ESA Faculty Research Proposal Grant (2019-2020) (PI) 2019 Czech Science Foundation Grant (2019-2021) (Collaborator) 2018 NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) Award (CAN-8) (Co-I) 2018 ESA Faculty Research Proposal Grant (2018-2019) (PI) 2017 ESA Fellowship Award in Space Sciences 2017 NASA ROSES CDAP Award (2017-2020) (Science-PI) 2016 NASA Early Career Fellowship (ECF) 2016 NASA ROSES CDAP Award (2016-2019) (Collaborator) 2016 CNES Postdoctoral Travel Award –Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales 2014 NASA Postdoctoral Award –National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2013 Best Student Poster Award –International Planetary Probe Workshop 2012 Europlanet flatrate contribution for students –Europlanet RI 2012 Hartmann Student Travel Award –Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) 2012 IAU Student Grant –International Astronomical Union (IAU) 2011 Young Scientist’s Travel Award –European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2010 Operational Program ‘Education and Lifelong Learning’ National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) –Research Funding Program: Heracleitus II. -European Union (European Social Fund –ESF) 2009 Bourses d'études en France 'VRIka' -Ambassade de France en Grèce

Publications Referred Journal Articles White Papers Invited talks/Seminars (ESA Voyage 2050) (in the past 5 years) st (1 authorship) Sulaiman et al. 2019 - Evgenides Foundation 2019 Solomonidou et al. 2020, A&A Rodriguez et al. 2019 - TEDx talk 2017 Solomonidou et al. 2020, Icarus - UCLA 2016 Solomonidou et al. 2018, JGR-Planets (L2-L3 Missions ESA Science Program) - IEEE section California 2015 Solomonidou et al. 2016, Icarus Tobie et al. 2014 - University of Athens 2015 Solomonidou et al. 2014, JGR-Planets (Planetary Science Decadal Survey) - Stony Brook University 2015 Solomonidou et al. 2013, PSS Coustenis et al. 2009 - AGU 2014 Solomonidou et al. 2011, J of Cosmo Beauchamp et al. 2009 - EPSC 2014 Solomonidou et al. 2010, H. J of Geosc. Nixon et al. 2009 (co-authorship)

International Conferences, Schoenfeld et al. submitted, Icarus Book Chapters Meetings, Workshops Malaska et al. 2020, Icarus Kalousova, Solomonidou, Soderlund, in >200 oral and poster Lopes et al. 2020, Nature Astronomy prep. Cambridge University Press presentations since 2009 Pantazidis, et al. 2019, Icarus Lopes & Solomonidou, 2014 American (details in publication list) Lopes et al. 2019, SSR Institue of Physics

Brossier et al. 2018, JGR-Planets Coustenis et al. 2012, Springer Outreach/Public talks Nixon et al. 2018, PSS >50 since 2009 Bonnefoy et al. 2016, Icarus Published Proceedings (details in publication list) Malaska et al. 2016, Icarus Solomonidou et al. 2013, IPPW-10 Lopes et al. 2016, Icarus Bampasidis et al. 2011a, ICST-IEEE Janssen et al. 2016, Icarus Bampasidis et al. 2011b, ICST-IEEE Tobie et al. 2014, PSS Coustenis et al. 2011, ICST-IEEE Sohl et al. 2014, JGR-Planets Solomonidou et al. 2010, ICGG Bratsolis et al. 2012, PSS

Press Releases (selectively) 2021 All About Space ‘Weird discovery on Titan’

2020 NASA/JPL ‘IMPACT CRATERS REVEAL DETAILS OF TITAN'S DYNAMIC SURFACE WEATHERING’ 2019 ESA Image of the Week ‘Global geologic map of Titan’ 2019 NASA/JPL ‘The First Global Geologic Map of Titan Completed’ 2019 ESA ‘Rampart and rim features around a lake on Titan’ 2019 Reuters 'Possibility of life': scientists map Saturn's exotic moon Titan’ 2019 SiNC ‘Santorini volcano, a new terrestrial analogue of Mars’ 2019 Science Alert ‘The First Map of Saturn's Moon Titan Just Revealed Some Tantalising Features’ 2018 Quanta Magazine ‘To Understand Volcanoes on Other Worlds, Stand On Our Own’ 2015 Greek Reporter USA ‘Greek NASA Scientist Explains New Earth-Like Planet Kepler 452-b Discovery’ 2013 Science Daily ‘Changes in Saturn's moon Titan’s surface brightness point to cryovolcanism’ 2013 Universe Today ‘Ice Volcanoes likely alter Titan’s Surface brightness: study’

Outreach (selectively) Ø Greek coordinator of the ‘Cassini Scientist for a Day’ outreach competition organized by NASA and ESA Ø Speaker at ESA’s Open day 2019 ‘Spacetalks’ Ø Speaker at the Planetarium of Athens "The 50th Anniversary of the first human moon landing " Ø TEDx Fellow (guest lecturer of TEDxNTUA) Ø Organizer of conferences/seminars at the School of Sciences of the University of Athens Ø Organizer of Outreach activities at schools and cultural centers all over Greece Ø Official Translator of Universe Awareness (UNAWE) astronomy outreach webpage

Ongoing Collaborations

Ø Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – Caltech Rosaly M. Lopes Charles Elachi Stephen D. Wall Michael Janssen Michael Malaska Christophe Sotin Kenneth Lawrence Karl Mitchel Florian Schwandner Steve Vance Ø European space Agency (ESA) Nicolas Altobelli Olivier Witasse Claire Vallat Rosario Lorente Ø Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB/CSIC-INTA) Guillermo M.Munoz Caro Olga Prieto Ballesteros Victoria Munoz Iglesias Ø Observatory of Paris (LESIA) Athena Coustenis Pierre Drossart Bruno Bezard Mathieu Hirtzig Ø Paris Diderot University / University of Nantes / University of Grenoble Sebastien Rodriguez Alice Le Gall Stephane Le Mouelic Gabriel Tobie Bernard Schmitt Ø University of Nantes / University of Grenoble Stephane Le Mouelic Gabriel Tobie Bernard Schmitt Ø German Aerospace Center (DLR) Ralf Jaumann Katrin Stephan Frank Sohl Jeremy Brossier Ø University of Athens (UoA) Xenophon Moussas Christos Matsoukas Emmanuel Bratsolis Ioannis Daglis Ioannis Baziotis

Memberships in Societies AGU DPS Hel.A.S EGU IAU AOGS

Languages Greek (native) English (fluent, TOEFL, IELTS) French (basic, DELF A1) Spanish (basic, A1)