- Icy Moons
- Planetary Geophysics
- Tidal Heating
- +۳ مورد دیگر
Marie Běhounková serves as Associate Professor at Charles University's Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Geophysics since October 2022, following a 12-year tenure as researcher at the same institution. Her academic career includes a postdoctoral fellowship at France's Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique (2008-2009) and extensive research on planetary geodynamics. Her educational background features a Ph.D. in Geophysics from Charles University (2004-2007) with thesis Global and regional scale modeling of dynamic processes in the Earth’s mantle under Hana Čížková's supervision, preceded by MSc. studies at the same faculty. Dr. Běhounková's research centers on icy moon dynamics , specializing in tidal heating mechanisms and numerical modeling of planetary interiors . Her work investigates thermomechanical processes in ocean worlds like Enceladus and Europa, exoplanet evolution, and ice shell deformation. She employs advanced computational methods to analyze tidal dissipation, plume activity, and seafloor processes, with significant contributions to understanding habitability conditions in extraterrestrial environments. Analysis of her 2019-2025 publications reveals consistent focus on Saturn's moon Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa, particularly examining how tidal forces drive geological activity through ice shell fracturing, heat production, and ocean dynamics. Her research increasingly integrates multi-instrument approaches for ocean world exploration while maintaining strong emphasis on exoplanet geodynamics and tidal evolution modeling. She actively secures competitive research funding through multiple Czech Science Foundation grants and Czech-French Barrande program collaborations, demonstrating sustained leadership in planetary science research initiatives. Dr. Běhounková maintains active international collaborations with researchers across Europe and contributes to scientific outreach through popular science publications on planetary geophysics in Czech academic journals.

