{"693954":{"#nid":"693954","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by Korbin Hansen","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudent Name: Korbin Hansen\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdvisor: Dr. Masatoshi Hirabayashi\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMilestone: MS Thesis Proposal\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDegree Program: Aerospace Engineering\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETitle: Computing the Internal Temperature Distribution of Asteroids Using Finite Element Methods\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAbstract: A method to survey the water content of asteroids with established shape models is proposed. The extent to which asteroids are hydrated strongly depends on their respective internal temperature distributions. These distributions are computed using a thermophysical finite element model. To account for uncertainties in ground observations and to identify general trends, thermophysical simulations include variations across five parameters---equivalent diameter, thermal conductivity, Bond albedo, specific heat capacity, and spin pole ecliptic latitude and longitude. Variable heat capacity and conductivity are proposed as a modification to improve simulation accuracy. The proposed methodology has been applied to assess the water content of the asteroid 1998 KY26, concluding that across all thermophysical parameter variations, water outgassing rates are too high for it to presently host water.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDate and time: 2026-11-30, 2:00 PM\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ELocation: ESM 108\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECommittee:\u003Cbr\u003EDr. Masatoshi Hirabayashi (advisor), School of Aerospace Engineering\u003Cbr\u003EDr. Masatoshi Hirabayashi, School of Aerospace Engineering\u003Cbr\u003EDr. Christopher Carr, School of Aerospace Engineering\u003Cbr\u003EDr. James Wray, School of Earth \u0026amp; Atmospheric Sciences\u003Cbr\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EComputing the Internal Temperature Distribution of Asteroids Using Finite Element Methods\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Computing the Internal Temperature Distribution of Asteroids Using Finite Element Methods"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2026-11-10 16:36:17","changed_gmt":"2026-11-10 16:36:50","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-11-30T14:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-11-30T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-11-30T16:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-11-30 19:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-11-30 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-11-30 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"ESM 108","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166866","name":"MS Proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}