Dr. Hyder is an expert in atmospheric hydrodynamics and specializes in computational modeling of gas giant envelopes. He works in theory and modeling of Jupiter’s atmosphere in support of the NASA Juno mission, while also analyzing ground-based and spacecraft observations of the planet’s upper atmosphere. At JPL, Dr. Hyder is extending his work on coupling disequilibrium thermochemistry to hydrodynamic modeling, which will enable an interdisciplinary approach to constraining the bulk composition of giant planets. Understanding the planetary composition in this manner helps parameterize the conditions that lead to planetary formation in the infant Solar System. He is also developing new data analysis techniques that enable infrared wind field generation using ground-based imaging, supplementing Juno and Hubble Space Telescope observations.

• New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM): August 2018 - August 2024
  • Ph.D. & M.S., Astronomy
• Hofstra University (Hemptstead, NY): September 2014 - May 2018
  • B.S., Physics & Mathematics

• Planetary atmospheres
• Fluid dynamics - theory and modeling
• Atmospheric thermochemistry
• Computational physics
• Mission planning and design

• Planetary Science  | Planetary Exospheres And Atmospheres
• Planetary Science  | Solar System Origin, Structure And Evolution

• Computational Fluid Dynamics  
• Data Visualization  
• Dynamics  

• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Postdoctoral Fellow; 2024 - present
• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Fellow (NFA); 2020 - 2024
• NASA JPL Planetary Science Summer School, Capture Lead, 2022.
• New Mexico State University, Research Assistant; 2018-2024
• Cornell Space Sciences, NSF REU; 2017

• Hyder, A., Orton, G., Sinclair, J., Simon, A. & Morales-Juberías, R. (in prep.). Jupiter’s Zonal Winds as seen in the Thermal Infrared using the NASA IRTF.
• Hyder, A., Ge, H., Li, C., Orton, G. & Lyra, W. (in prep.). 3D Hydrodynamic and Thermochemical Modeling of Jupiter’s Atmosphere using the Meridional and Zonal Transport of Disequilibrium Carbon Monoxide.
• Yang, J. Hyder, A., Hu, R., Lunine, J. 2025. Coupled 1D Chemical Kinetic-Transport and 2D Hydrodynamic Modeling Supports a modest 1-1.5x Supersolar Oxygen Abundance in Jupiter’s Atmosphere (in review).
• Hyder, A., Li, C., Chanover, N. et al. A supersolar oxygen abundance supported by hydrodynamic modelling of Jupiter’s atmosphere. Nat Astron 9, 211–220 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02420-7.
• Hyder, A., The Interplay of Moist Convective and Diffusive Transport in the Jovian Atmosphere, New Mexico State University, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024. 31336120.
• Stritzinger, M. D. and 8 colleagues (including A. Hyder) 2022. Hubble Space Telescope Reveals Spectacular Light Echoes Associated with the Stripped-envelope Supernova 2016adj in the Iconic Dust Lane of Centaurus A. The Astrophysical Journal 939. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ac93f8.
• Hyder, A., Lyra, W., Chanover, N., Morales-Juberías, R., Jackiewicz, J. 2022. Exploring Jupiter's Polar Deformation Lengths with High-resolution Shallow Water Modeling. The Planetary Science Journal 3. doi:10.3847/PSJ/ac7952.
• Dahl, E. K., Brueshaber, S. R., Cosentino, R., Palotai, C., Rowe-Gurney, N., Sankar, R., Sayanagi, K., et al. (including A. Hyder) 2020, White Paper in support of NASA's 2023-2032 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey; arXiv e-prints, arXiv:2010.08617. (https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.08617).