Dr. Siddharth Krishnamoorthy received his PhD in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University and joined JPL as a Postdoctoral Scholar in July 2017. He works with in the Ionospheric and Atmospheric Remote Sensing Group on developing remote sensing technologies for Venus. Prior to JPL, Siddharth obtained a Master's degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India and Masters and PhD degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University. Siddharth’s main research interest lies in instrumentation, novel remote sensing techniques, and developing enabling technologies for planetary exploration. He has a diverse background in building, testing, and deploying software and hardware solutions to study complex multi-physics problems. He is also a member of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG) Steering Committee.
- PhD. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University (2017)
- MS. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University (2012)
- MSc. Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (2009)
- BSc. Physics, Delhi University, Delhi, India (2007)
- Emerging technologies for planetary exploration
- instrumentation for planetary science
- remote sensing
- balloon-based instruments
- Research Technologist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (October 2019 – Present)
- Postdoctoral Associate, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (July 2017 – October 2019)
- Research Assistant, Stanford University Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (June 2012 – April 2017)
- Summer Intern, Airbus Defence and Space, Germany (June – August 2014)
- JPL Group Award 2020
- JPL Outstanding Postdoctoral Research Award 2018
- NASA Group Achievement Award 2018
- P. K. Byrne and S. Krishnamoorthy (2021). Estimates on the frequency of volcanic eruptions on Venus, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127(1), doi: 10.1029/2021gl093013
- Q. Brissaud, S. Krishnamoorthy et al. (2021). The first detection of an earthquake from a balloon using its acoustic signature, Geophysical Research Letters, 48(12), doi: 10.1029/2021gl093013
- S. Krishnamoorthy et al. (2020). Origin and mitigation of wind noise on balloon-borne infrasound microbarometers, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 148(4), doi: 10.1121/10.0002356
- S. Krishnamoorthy et al. (2019). Aerial Seismology using Balloon-Based Barometers, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57 (12), doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2019.2931831
