Outreach
Welcome to the outreach section! Here, you'll find videos of my invited talks, news articles, and updates on my latest research and discoveries. Stay tuned!
Plates, spinning, fixed crater origins on Vesta
“The best fit to Vesta’s gravitational field corresponds to a spin axis reorientation of 3° that, when coupled with despinning, induces a stress state that predicts Divalia Fossae’s established location, fracture type, and orientation. These insights underline the importance of tectonic processes in the early evolution of protoplanets.”
UGA Geology News Article by Alan Flurry
June 25, 2025
Dr. Klimczak co-authors paper with alumni Dr. Jupiter Cheng and Jay Mrazek.
Christian, Jay, and Jupiter at the field site in Hawaii.
April 18, 2025
March 24, 2024
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech Astrobiology Distinguished Lecture
“Origin and Growth of Fractures on Low-Gravity Bodies: Insight from Earth to Asteroid 4 Vesta”
Asteroid (32027) Jupitercheng = 2000 HO100
Discovery: 2000-04-24 / LONEOS / Anderson Mesa / 699
“Hiu Ching Jupiter Cheng (b. 1995) is a Hongkongese planetary scientist with a Ph.D. in planetary geology from the University of Georgia. Her work on the structural geology and impact basins of 4 Vesta contributes toward understanding the tectonic evolution of the asteroid and its response to large impacts.”
June 23, 2023
2023 Pellas-Ryder Award
Co-winner of the 2023 Pellas-Ryder Award for the paper titled “Structural relationships in and around the Rheasilvia basin on Vesta” published in the Journal of Structural Geology in 2022
Photo: MetSoc2023, UCLA
April 25, 2023
January 24, 2023
Caltech
Pasadena, CA
Early Career Talk at 28th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG)
“Structure and tectonics forming the Divalia Fossae on Vesta”
Geologists propose theory about a famous asteroid
UGA Today News Article by Alan Flurry
