1. THE EFFECTS OF CIRCUMSTELLAR GAS ON TERRESTRIAL PLANET FORMATION: THEORY AND OBSERVATION Open Access Author: Mandell, Avram M. Title: THE EFFECTS OF CIRCUMSTELLAR GAS ON TERRESTRIAL PLANET FORMATION: THEORY AND OBSERVATION Graduate Program: Astronomy and Astrophysics Keywords: planet formationhabitable planetsastrobiologycircumstellar disks File: Download Mandell_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Chair/Co-ChairMichael J Mumma, Committee MemberEric D Feigelson, Committee MemberJohn Andrew Nousek, Committee MemberRichard Alan Wade, Committee MemberChristopher Howard House, Committee Member