Robert Lillis

Rob Lillis is the Associate Director for Planetary Science at the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and the Principal Investigator of the ESCAPADE twin spacecraft NASA Mars orbiter mission. He is a planetary space physicist and geophysicist specializing in three main areas: 1) planetary aeronomy, including auroral processes, atmospheric escape, and ionospheric electrodynamics, 2) the nature and geophysical implications of crustal remanent magnetism, including meteorite impacts, volcanism, and interiors, and 3) solar energetic particles and their effects on planetary environments. His research targets have included Mercury, Venus, the Moon, and Europa, with Mars as his primary focus. His research approach is broad, encompassing data analysis, theoretical modeling, instrumentation development and mission formulation and planning.