Joe O'Rourke | ASU Search

Joe O'Rourke | ASU Search
Joe O'Rourke
Associate Professor
School of Earth and Space Exploration
[email protected]
Mail code:
6004
Campus:
Tempe
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
CV
Curriculum Vitae
Research Website URL
Research Website
Google Scholar URL
Google Scholar Profile
ORCID Profile ID
Courses
2026 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
2026 Spring
Course Number
Course Title
SES 799
Dissertation
SES 692
Research
SES 792
Research
SES 495
Undergraduate Thesis
GLG 419
Geodynamics
GLG 598
Special Topics
SES 494
Special Topics
SES 799
Dissertation
2025 Fall
Course Number
Course Title
SES 492
Honors Directed Study
SES 494
Special Topics
IPI 499
Individualized Instruction
IPI 499
Individualized Instruction
SES 421
Foundations Planetary Science
SES 421
Foundations Planetary Science
SES 792
Research
2025 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
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