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EmmaVellard/README.md

Hello, I'm Emma πŸͺ

Planetary geophysics β€’ Scientific software β€’ Moon & planetary interiors

I study planetary interiors and build computational tools to connect thermodynamics, geophysics, and spacecraft observations.

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πŸŒ™ About Me

πŸš€ I am currently a Visiting Student Researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), working on numerical models of planetary interiors, with a current focus on the Moon.

πŸŒ™ My research combines thermodynamics, mineral physics, and geophysical modelling to investigate lunar interior structure, composition, and its connection to geophysical observations.

πŸŽ“ My background spans Planetary Sciences & Space Exploration at Paris Observatory and Paris-Saclay University, followed by an Advanced Master's in Space Systems Engineering at ISAE-SUPAERO.

πŸ›°οΈ Before JPL, I worked at the European Space Agency (ESA), contributing to JUICE and developing tools supporting coordinated observations for BepiColombo.

πŸ’» Somewhere along the way, I also became very interested in scientific software, automation, and turning research workflows into reusable open-source tools.

πŸ”­ Projects & contributions

Alongside my research software, this GitHub also hosts personal projects, side experiments, and tools I build for fun or everyday use.

πŸ›°οΈ SolarConflux

Multi-spacecraft alignment tool developed during my time at ESA to identify opportunities for coordinated observations.

Built to support BepiColombo and explore scientifically interesting spacecraft geometries across multiple missions.


My professional portfolio bringing together my research, education, space mission experience, projects, publications, and conference contributions.


Toolkit for building, testing, and analysing planetary equations of state with Perple_X.

Designed to automate thermodynamic modelling workflows and improve their reproducibility and validation.


πŸͺ PlanetProfile

Open-source framework for modelling planetary interiors, to which I contribute as a collaborator.

My work includes thermal, rheological, and convection modelling for planetary interior applications.


🌌 Find me elsewhere

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  1. SolarConflux SolarConflux Public

    Python research tool for screening heliocentric spacecraft and planetary ephemerides for approximate geometric and Parker-spiral alignments.

    Python 1

  2. japan-by-emma japan-by-emma Public

    My personal guide to travelling in Japan, featuring practical tips, favourite places, interactive maps and itinerary ideas.

    Astro

  3. emmavellard-site emmavellard-site Public

    Personal portfolio presenting planetary science research, scientific software development, and space mission contributions.

    Astro

  4. MovieCompanion MovieCompanion Public

    Personal movie recommendations from your Letterboxd taste and watchlist, enriched with TMDB.

    TypeScript