Jean-Luc Margot

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Jean-Luc Margot is a UCLA professor with joint appointments in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He is a planetary astronomer who conducts research on the properties of planetary bodies with a variety of spacecraft and telescopes. His research interests include the dynamics and geophysics of planetary bodies, radio and radar astronomy, and SETI. Dr. Margot received a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1993 in Belgium and a Ph.D. in astronomy in 1999 from Cornell University.

Experience

  • 2009–present
    Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Honours

UCLA Excellence in Science Outreach Award, 2023. Knight of the Order of the Crown (Belgium), 2018. NASA Group Achievement Award, 2018. American Astronomical Society Urey Prize, 2004. Asteroid (9531) Jean-Luc named by International Astronomical Union, 2001.

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