Richard Jerousek

Richard Jerousek is an Associate Lecturer and Observatory Director at the University of Central Florida's Department of Physics. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from UCF in 2018 and maintains office PSB 132.

His research focuses on planetary ring dynamics, particularly analyzing Cassini mission data to study particle characteristics and unresolved ring structures at Saturn. Current investigations include ring seismology, occultation statistics, and particle size distributions.

Publications consistently address Saturn's ring phenomena through advanced data analysis techniques. Recent works focus on UVIS occultation statistics, Monte Carlo simulations of ring structures, and resonance effects in Saturn's rings, with emerging interest in Uranus ring systems.