Fire: Exploring Jupiters Moon
Natural Science/Math | Registration opens 1/5/2026 12:00 AM MST (Arizona)
Jupiter’s moon Io, slightly larger than Earth’s Moon, is the most volcanically active object in the Solar System. For the first time NASA’s Juno Jupiter orbiter has provided unique views of previously unexplored terrain. Join Professor David Williams of ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration for a discussion of new findings about this wonderous moon.
David Williams
Williams, Dr. David- Is a Research Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University. Dr. Williams is the Director of the Ronald Greeley Center for Planetary Studies, a NASA-supported planetary data center at ASU. He is also the Director of the NASA Planetary Aeolian Laboratory, which administers wind tunnels at the Ames Research Center in California. David is currently performing research in volcanology and planetary geology, with a focus on planetary mapping, geochemical, and remote sensing studies. He was involved with NASA’s Mission to Venus, Galileo Mission to Jupiter, Dawn Mission to asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres.