Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences

Sam Birch

Assistant Professor
Lincoln Field
Room 301
Research Interests Planetary Geoscience

Biography

Starting July 1, 2023

My research explores the rich diversity of physical processes that shape planetary surfaces and climates across the Solar System. With spacecraft observations, mathematical and computational models, and laboratory experiments, I seek to understand how these many surfaces came to be, and what that implies for their ever-changing planetary climates.

Recent News

The Planetary Society

Comparing the rivers of Earth, Mars, and Titan

Get ready for a journey across the rivers of our Solar System in this week's Planetary Radio. Sam Birch, an assistant professor at Brown University, explores what we know about the alluvial rivers of Earth, Mars, and Saturn’s moon Titan.
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