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Kate Su is a Research Professor at Steward Observatory within the College of Science at the University of Arizona. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Calgary in 2000.
Her research centers on planetary debris disks and planetary system formation/evolution, specializing in dust distribution and grain property modeling in circumstellar disks. She utilizes data from Spitzer, Herschel, WISE, SOFIA, and ALMA observatories to investigate Solar System origins and debris disks as planet formation tracers.
Dr. Su leads an active Spitzer large program analyzing time-series photometry of collisions during terrestrial planet formation. She serves on NASA's Origins Space Telescope Science and Technology Definition Team and the JWST/MIRI Instrument/Science Team as a key contributor to major astrophysics initiatives.
Professional recognition includes membership in the American Astronomical Society, reflecting her standing in the astrophysics community.
Her advising activities and grant portfolio demonstrate leadership in observational astrophysics, with ongoing projects leveraging cutting-edge space and ground-based facilities to advance planetary system evolution theories.
