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Stephanie Werner is a Professor at the University of Oslo's Department of Geosciences and serves as Co-Centre Leader of the Centre for Planetary Habitability since 2023. She has held various significant positions including Director of the Norwegian Research School for Dynamics and Evolution of Earth and Planets (2016-2024) and Team Leader of Earth and Beyond/Comparative Planetology at the Center for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (2013-2023).
Her educational background includes:
- Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) from Free University of Berlin, Germany (2005) with thesis: "Major Aspects of the Chronostratigraphy and Geologic Evolutionary History of Mars"
- Diplom in Geophysics from the University of Kiel, Germany (1999)
Professor Werner's research focuses on comparative planetology, planetary dynamics, exoplanet systems, and planetary geophysics. Her work spans the formation and evolution of planets and planetary systems, cratering chronology and processes, remote sensing of Earth and planets, and potential field data interpretation. She has made significant contributions to understanding the geological evolution of Mars, lunar cratering chronology, and the dynamics of planetary systems.
Her recent publication trends reveal a strong focus on cratering chronology across solar system bodies, with particular attention to the Moon, Mars, and outer solar system satellites. She has led important revisions to lunar cratering chronology models and has investigated impact rates on Jupiter's, Saturn's, and Uranus' moons. Another major theme is the study of exoplanets around K-dwarf stars, examining their composition and formation processes. Her work also includes significant contributions to Mars exploration, particularly through the Planetary Terrestrial Analogues Library project supporting the ExoMars mission.
Professor Werner holds several prestigious appointments:
- Co-Lead, ESA - Ariel Science Team
- Norwegian representative and Co-I, ESA - PLATO Consortium
- Member of the European Space Agency's ExoMars Rover Science Operations Working Group
- Member of the ESA - NASA Mars Sample Return Science Planning Group
- EGU Division President of Planetary and Solar System Sciences (2017-2021)
She has supervised numerous students through the Norwegian Research School for Dynamics and Evolution of Earth and Planets, which she directed from 2016-2024. Her research has been supported by multiple grants from the European Space Agency and Norwegian research councils, enabling participation in major space missions including ExoMars, PLATO, and Ariel.
Professor Werner leads the Planetary Terrestrial Analogues Library (PTAL) project, which provides crucial support for Mars missions by creating a comprehensive database of terrestrial analogues for Martian environments. She also contributes to the Mars Missions Analogue Sample Library (MM ASL) and the CRATER CLOCK project focused on calibrating cratering chronometers for planetary evolution studies.
