Session 4

Dr. Paul Hayne is an associate professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he directs the Exploration of Planetary Ices and Climates (EPIC) group at CU’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Stanford University, and his Ph.D. from UCLA. Prior to joining LASP, Dr. Hayne was a postdoctoral scholar at Caltech, and then held an appointment as a research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he served in a variety of mission science roles, including as an Investigation Scientist for Europa Clipper. He is a Co-Investigator on several active NASA missions, and is Principal Investigator for the Lunar Compact Infrared Imaging System (L-CIRiS), a heat-sensing camera planned for deployment near the south pole of the Moon as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program on the CP-21/IM-4 mission anticipated to launch in late 2027.