Joshua P. Emery is the Lawrence A. Taylor Associate Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He received a B.S. from Boston University and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. His research focuses on investigating the formation and evolution of the Solar System and the distribution of organic material. As an observational planetary astronomer, he applies the techniques of reflection and emission spectroscopy of primitive and icy bodies in the near- (0.8 to 5.0 micron) and mid-infrared (5 to 50 micron). Current projects include The Jupiter Trojan asteroids, Kuiper Belt objects, icy satellites, and other asteroids. He is leader of the Thermal Analysis Working Group on the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission and the Surface Composition Working Group on the Lucy Trojan asteroid flyby mission.
