Mike Combi

Distinguished Research Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

mcombi@umich.edu

Office Information:

phone: 734.764.7226

Observation and modeling of the spatial and velocity distribution of neutral and ionized cometary gases and dust
Development of time-dependent multidimensional multispecies fully kinetic models for cometary and planetary satellite atmospheres using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo methods
Planetary satellite atmospheric structure, escape and interaction with planetary magnetospheres
Mars' exosphere and atmospheric escape
Cometary X-ray observations and study of the excitation mechanism

Observation and modeling of the spatial and velocity distribution of neutral and ionized cometary gases and dust
Development of time-dependent multidimensional multispecies fully kinetic models for cometary and planetary satellite atmospheres using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo methods
Planetary satellite atmospheric structure, escape and interaction with planetary magnetospheres
Mars' exosphere and atmospheric escape
Cometary X-ray observations and study of the excitation mechanism