Dr. Julie Brisset holds two MSc. in Aerospace Engineering from Universities in Toulouse, France, and Munich, Germany. After working as a payload operations engineer for the German aerospace agency (DLR) for several years, she earned her PhD in Physics at the University of Braunschweig, Germany.
Dr. Brisset’s research interests are focused around the behavior of dust and ice grains in microgravity conditions with applications to the early stages of planet formation and the structure and surfaces of small bodies in the Solar System. She is currently the interim director of the Florida Space Institute of the University of Central Florida. Her goal is to grow the institute’s research and technology development portfolio, while providing exceptional training opportunities for students.
Julie Brisset
Planetary Scientist & Interim Director, Florida Space Institute