• Rafael "Rafa" Stavros Cottom
  • Position: PhD Student
  • Office: WL 340
  • Research Interests: icy moons, planetary geophysics, glaciology, astrobiology
  • CV as of September 2026

Research Interest Statement

I use geophysical modeling to study cryovolcanic processes, such as fracture-mediated exchange between the deep ocean and the shallow subsurface of Europa's ice shell. I am also interested in a range of other surface and interior processes on other solid bodies in the solar system and beyond.