Dr. David Minton
 Dr. David Minton

Assistant Professor

E-mail: daminton@purdue.edu

 

Education

Ph.D. Planetary Sciences, The University of Arizona, 2009

B.S. Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2003

Research Interests

Orbital dynamics, Planet formation, Planet migration, the Late Heavy Bombardment, Dynamics and structure of small bodies.

Professional Experience

  • 2011 - Present Purdue University, Assistant Professor

  • 2009-2011 Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO - Research Scientist

Selected Publications

  • Minton, D.A. and R. Malhotra (2011) Secular resonance sweeping of the main asteroid belt during planet migration. ApJ, 732:53.

  • Minton, D.A. and R. Malhotra (2010) Dynamical erosion of the asteroid belt. Icarus, 207:744--757

  • Minton, D.A. and R. Malhotra (2009) A record of planet migration in the main asteroid belt. Nature, 457:1109--1111.

  • Malhotra, R. and D.A. Minton (2008) Prospects for the Habitability of OGLE-2006-BLG-109L. ApJ, 683:L67--L70.

  • Minton, D.A. (2008) The topographic limits of gravitationally bound, rotating sand piles. Icarus, 195:698--704.

  • Minton, D.A. and R. Malhotra. (2007) Assessing the massive young Sun hypothesis to solve the warm young Earth puzzle. ApJ, 660:1700--1706.

 

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