Joe O'Rourke
Assistant Professor,
School Of Earth and Space Exploration
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Mail code: 6004Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Joseph Ghilarducci O’Rourke joined ASU as an assistant professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration in January of 2020. He’s a planetary scientist specializing in understanding how dynamic processes deep within planets control their surface conditions over geologic time. He received a BS in Geology & Geophysics and Astronomy & Physics from Yale University in 2012. He earned his PhD in Planetary Science from the California Institute of Technology in 2017.
Education
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology
M.S. California Institute of Technology
B.S. Yale University
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Google Scholar URL
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Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 592 | Research |
| SES 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SES 494 | Special Topics |
| SES 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 592 | Research |
| SES 599 | Thesis |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 421 | Foundations Planetary Science |
| SES 421 | Foundations Planetary Science |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 592 | Research |
| SES 592 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 592 | Research |
| LIA 194 | Special Topics |
| SES 493 | Honors Thesis |
| GLG 419 | Geodynamics |
| GLG 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 592 | Research |
| SES 599 | Thesis |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 598 | Special Topics |
| SES 421 | Foundations Planetary Science |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 592 | Research |
| SES 592 | Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 592 | Research |
| SES 493 | Honors Thesis |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 100 | Introduction to Exploration |
| SES 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 592 | Research |
| SES 692 | Research |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 494 | Special Topics |
| SES 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GLG 101 | Intro to Geology I (Physical) |
| SES 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 692 | Research |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| GLG 419 | Geodynamics |
| GLG 598 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 100 | Introduction to Exploration |
| SES 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 692 | Research |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
| SES 799 | Dissertation |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SES 692 | Research |
| SES 792 | Research |
| SES 494 | Special Topics |
| SES 494 | Special Topics |
| SES 598 | Special Topics |
| SES 494 | Special Topics |