Postdoctoral Fellow
Leopold Desage is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on radar data interpretation with simulations.
During his PhD at the University of Grenoble Alpes, he used the SHAllow RADar to study the shallow subsurface of the Martian southern midlatitudes, highlighting the impact of DEM quality on the detectability of shallow interfaces. He also used MARSIS data on Phobos to refine its orbitography and study its physical properties.
At UTIG, Leopold is applying his experience in radar simulation within the framework of the preparation for Europa Clipper’s REASON radar for clutter discrimination. He is also studying polar airborne radar data as an analogue for the surface and subsurface of Jupiter’s icy moons.
Interests
Radar simulations, clutter discrimination, planetary subsurface characterization, Jupiter icy moons, Mars
Academics
Ph.D, Astrophysics, Grenoble Alpes University
M.Sc, Astrophysics, Grenoble Alpes University
M.Sc, Physics, Grenoble Alpes University
B.Sc, Physics, Grenoble Alpes University