John Terrel Clarke, Ph.D. :::
John Terrel Clarke, Ph.D.
Graduated in 1970
Inducted in 1996
John Terrel Clarke, Ph.D, a 1970 graduate, is a full research professor in the Space Physics Research Laboratory at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, specializing in the atmospheres of planets. He received a bachelor's degree in physics from Denison University, and a master's and doctoral degrees in physics from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to joining the U of M in 1987, he worked at the Space Sciences Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, and worked on the Hubble Space Telescope Project for NASA. Some of his most notable contributions include observations of the auroras on the planets Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, as well as studies of the upper atmospheres of planets. In 1994, the University of Michigan recognized his contributions with the College of Engineering Research Excellence Award, and he also received NASA's Group Achievement Award. He teaches various physics classes, developed two planetary courses, mentors students, is active on university committees, and has authored and co-authored more than 75 refereed publications and 100 articles and presented at numerous national and international conferences and symposiums on physics and astronomy.