Darren Williams 

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

- Academic Coordinator, Behrend Physics

- Harlow Shapley Lecturer

School of Science

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

4205 College Drive

Erie, PA 16563-0203

814-898-6008 (phone)

814-898-6213 (fax)
dmw145@psu.edu

Research Interests:

Exoplanet detection

Origin and dynamical evolution of planets and moons

Planetary climate and habitability

Impacts of comets and asteroids on the Earth

Recent Publications

2011

Williams, D.M.. 2011. The Planet Paparazzi: Earth Through the Lens of Interplanetary Spacecraft. Astrobio J., 11(5): 391-392.

Zugger, M.E., Kasting, J.F., Williams, D.M., Kane, T.J., Philbrick, C.R. 2011. Searching for Water Earths in the Near Infrared. Astrophys J., 739:12-17.

2010

Zugger, M.E., Kasting, J.F., Williams, D.M., Kane, T.J., Philbrick, C.R. 2010. Light Scattering from Exoplanet Oceans and Atmospheres. Astrophys J., 723:1168-1179.

2009

Williams, D.M. 2009. Space on the Plane: Encouraging Tales of a Traveling Astronomer. Sky and Telescope, April 2009.

Moskovitz, N.A., Gaidos, E., and Williams, D.M. 2009. The Effect of Lunar-like Satellites on the Orbital Infrared Light Curves of Earth-Analog Planets. Astrobiology. 9(3): 269-277.

2008

Williams, D.M., and Gaidos, E. 2008. Detecting the Glint of Starlight on the Oceans of Distant Planets. Icarus. 195(2): 927-937.