May 2014 - Geological Society of America

PLANETARY
GEOLOGY
DIVISION
NEWSLETTER
The Planetary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America
Volume 32, Number 1
May 2014
Meeting venues. However, it will be a great
occasion to see some new geology (think
pre- and post-meeting field trips) and meet
some new, international colleagues as well
as reconnect with old friends. PGD will be
increasing its student travel awards and –
while the meeting might not be feasible for
all – we encourage everyone to consider the
benefits of attending our Annual Meeting in
this unique venue. Although the schedule
won’t be available until August, the
proposed sessions look fantastic! Please see
the next page of this newsletter for a listing.
Message from the Chair
Devon Burr
University of Tennessee
Warm greetings to all!
As
the
2013-2014
Planetary Geology Division Chair, I’d like
to start this newsletter by thanking the PGD
membership – each of YOU – for your
continued support of the division. Our
purpose is to promote planetary geology
both within GSA and beyond, and your
presence is critical to that mission.
Speaking of PGD sessions, congratulations
to Bill McKinnon, our G. K. Gilbert
awardee for 2014! In Bill’s honor, the PGD
G. K. Gilbert session at the Annual Meeting
this year will focus on “Geophysics across
the Outer Solar System,” to be followed in
the evening by our annual banquet. This
banquet will represent a wonderful
opportunity to connect with our sibling
organization, the AGU Planetary Sciences
We’re gearing up for the GSA Annual
Meeting, Oct 19-22 in Vancouver, British
Columbia – the first international GSA
Annual Meeting this millennium. For most
of us, the trip to Vancouver will require
more expense than traveling to other Annual
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Section (of which Bill is the current
president).
2014 Annual Meeting
The GSA PGD has been working with the
AGU Planetary Sciences Section, along with
the AAS Division of Planetary Sciences and
The Planetary Society, to advocate for a
restoration of federal funding to planetary
science. As you all know from our
newsletters over the past couple of years,
planetary
sciences
have
suffered
disproportionate cuts in federal funding in
recent years. Hope is on the way, though!
On May 9th, a committee in the U.S. House
of Representatives approved a bill to
increase NASA's budget by nearly $435
million, including an added $170 million for
planetary exploration. We’re not quite there
yet, though – the next step for that bill is the
Senate, and we want them to continue to
increase support for planetary exploration.
Please voice your position to your Senators
– and http://www.planetary.org/ makes it
easy!
The 2014 meeting will be GSA’s first in
Vancouver
and
only
our
second
international meeting in over a generation.
Please make sure your passport is current!
You can find additional information on
documents needed to visit Canada here:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/apply-who.asp
Abstract
submission
is
now
open!
http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2014/home/
While the final scientific program will
depend on the abstracts submitted, an
exciting and diverse array of PGDsponsored topical sessions have been
proposed. Please consider submitting your
abstract(s) to one of the following:
P1/T121. Apatites I Have Known: From
Man to Mars (Pardee Keynote Symposia)
Advocates: Sarah W. Keenan, Lawrence A.
Taylor
This session is a transdisciplinary overview
of past, current, and future research on
apatite, P biogeochemical cycling, and P as
a limiting resource in terrestrial, lunar, and
martian systems.
So the federal budget is one important topic
that we’ll discuss at our annual banquet in
Vancouver. We hope to see you there!
Please also come visit us at our booth in
Vancouver and support our ability to support
our students! All proceeds from sales at the
booth of planetary goodies go towards
student travel awards. It’s the perfect way to
encourage our up-and-coming scientists and
newest members, while doing some early
holiday shopping.
T22.
Dynamic
Planetary
Geology
Revealed by Long-Term Observations
Advocates: Colin M. Dundas, Alexander G.
Hayes, James J. Wray
Our focus is time-variable geology observed
on a range of worlds beyond Earth. We
welcome abstracts on processes ranging
from impact, aeolian, mass-wasting, and
lacustrine to phase changes and volatile
transport over various timescales.
It’s an honor to serve as your Division
Chair. I and the other PGD officers hope to
see you in Vancouver!
T43. Automated approaches to Mapping
Geological Materials and Landforms
Advocates: Jerome-Etienne Lesemann,
Steven Pawley, Hazen A.J. Russell
-Devon Burr
PGD Chair
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This session addresses the need for
increased adoption of automated mapping
approaches
(machine-based
routines,
conceptual approaches) in terrestrial,
marine, and extra-terrestrial settings.
Topical issues include theory/case studies
examining dataset quality, classification
approaches, and workflow development.
Advocates: Radu H. Iacob, Cristina E. Iacob
The session discusses scientific programs
for the young generation based on
Curiosity’s mission, training programs for
educators, and success stories of ingenuity
inspired by Curiosity’s exploration mission
on Mars. Presentations on how to process
raw data and create research opportunities
for students from the exploration results at
Gale Crater are also to be included.
T140. Magnetic Surveys for Imaging the
Geology of Earth and Other Planetary
Bodies: A Session Honoring the Legacy of
Isidore Zietz
Advocates: Michael Purucker, J. Wright
Horton Jr., Anjana K. Shah
This session explores applications of
airborne and satellite magnetic methods for
imaging surface and subsurface geology of
Earth and other planetary bodies. The
session honors and builds on the legacy of
Isidore Zietz.
T223. Experimental Investigations of
Planetary Geologic Processes
Advocates: Danielle Y. Wyrick, Paul K.
Byrne
This session solicits abstracts regarding
experimental and laboratory analyses of
geologic processes and materials under the
range of dynamic, kinematic, temperature,
pressure, and chemical parameters found
throughout the solar system.
T220. Planetary Hydrology
Advocate: Devon M. Burr, Karl L. Mitchell
We seek studies of planetary hydrogeology
and hydrology from both theoretical and
observational standpoints, including remote
sensing
analyses,
modeling,
and
experimental studies; laboratory and
theoretical investigations of hydrologically
mediated chemical reactions; and Earth
analog studies.
T224. When Water Meets Rock: Aqueous
Alteration in the Solar System
Advocate: John F. Mustard
Water-rock chemical interactions are
ubiquitous on surfaces and in shallow crusts
of planetary bodies and in chondritic
materials. This session seeks contributions
examining processes and products of
aqueous alteration including terrestrial
analog studies.
T221. Advances in Planetary Geophysical
Exploration
Advocates: M. Andy Kass, Richard Saltus,
Devon M. Burr
This session will explore challenges and
advances in geophysical methods related to
inversion and interpretation of planetary
datasets,
acquisition
in
planetary
environments, and results of recent
geophysical exploration campaigns.
T225.
MicroMars
to
MegaMars:
Integration of Surface and Orbital
Investigations
Advocates: Nathan T. Bridges, Alfred S.
McEwen, David M. Rubin
The goal of this session is the integration of
surface and orbital studies of Mars geology.
This session seeks abstracts that incorporate
data from surface (MSL, MER, etc.) and
orbital (MRO, MEX, Odyssey, etc.) missions
that have increased our understanding of
Martian geology.
T222. Curiosity on Mars—Inspiring the
Young Generation
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T226. Geophysics across the Outer Solar
System: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session
Advocates: Devon M. Burr, Debra L.
Buczkowski
This session will explore the origin,
structure, evolution, and bombardment
history of the outer solar system.
Geophysical and geological research on the
satellite systems of the outer planets and on
Kuiper Belt objects is welcome.
T230. Topics in Planetary Geology
(Posters)
Advocates: Devon M. Burr, Robert
Anderson
The wide diversity of solar system bodies
encompasses a broad range of geological
processes and histories. We seek
presentations on topics of current interest in
the field of planetary geology (posters only).
T231. Ice throughout the Solar System
Advocate: Louise M. Prockter
This interdisciplinary session celebrates
research into ice in any form, in any part of
the solar system, using laboratory analyses,
terrestrial fieldwork, and planetary and
telescopic data analysis.
T227. From the Inside Out: Ceres to Pluto
and Satellites in Between
Advocates: D. Alex Patthoff, Emily S.
Martin
We encourage abstracts relating to surface,
structural, and tectonic processes; interior,
and thermal evolution of icy bodies; and
planetary
analogs.
This
includes
observational and theoretical approaches.
T232. Remote Sensing of Volcanoes in the
Solar System
Advocates: William Farrand, John C. Mars
Advances in our understanding of volcanoes
on Earth and other planets have been
enabled by advances in remote sensing
technology. This session addresses the use
of new remote sensing technology to study
volcanoes.
T228. Detection, Tracking, and Managing
Hazardous Asteroids: Critical Early Steps
in Solar System Management and
Development
Advocate: John C. Smith
This session will cover challenges in
detection,
tracking,
and
systematic
management; paleogeology; paleobiology;
species die-offs related to large asteroid
impact; and hazardous asteroid periodicity.
Proposals for international cooperation are
encouraged.
T233. Tectonics and Volcanism in the
Solar System
Advocates: Debra L. Buczkowski, Danielle
Y. Wyrick
We encourage abstract submissions related
to the description, mapping, modeling, and
subsequent analysis of tectonic and volcanic
structures on rocky bodies, including
planets, moons, and asteroids.
T229. The Holey Solar System
Advocates: Jeffrey Plescia, Christian
Koeberl, Gordon R. Osinski, Angela Stickle
This session focuses on impact processes.
Terrestrial craters provide ground-truth for
remote sensing of planetary craters. We
solicit contributions regarding shock
processes, materials, modeling, structure,
and airburst. Comparisons of craters among
different bodies are encouraged.
Notes from the 2014 LPSC
The Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference in Houston, TX (March 17-21
this year) continues to be a major annual
meeting for the PGD community.
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about planetary geology graduate programs
to interested student attendees, and
advertised for the Annual Meeting in
October. We enjoyed these interactions and
hope to see some new faces at future GSA
meetings as a result. Please share with us
any feedback you might have on this
booth!
2014 Dwornik Awards
The judging panel at the 45th LPSC saw
another crop of outstanding entries for the
2014 Dwornik Prize — many thanks to all
the students who competed and to the
volunteers who assisted with the judging!
The 2014 Dwornik winners are:
As in recent years, this year’s Monday
plenary session featured an annual update
from PGD that included award presentations
to our 2013 Dwornik student winners, and to
the winner of the 2013 Ronald Greeley
Award for Distinguished Service, James R.
Zimbelman of the Smithsonian Institution.
Best Graduate Oral: Diane T. Wetzel,
Brown University (Advisor: Malcolm J.
Rutherford), “Dissolved Carbon Content of
the Lunar Volcanic Glass Beads and Melt
Inclusions: Carbon from the Lunar Interior”
Honorable Mention, Graduate Oral:
Michelle S. Thompson, University of
Arizona (Advisor: Thomas J. Zega),
“Nanoscale Analysis of Space-Weathering
Features in Soils from Itokawa”
Best Graduate Poster: Yuyan (Sara) Zhao,
Stony Brook University (Advisor: Scott M.
McLennan), “Photochemical Influences on
Bromine and Chlorine Geochemistry on the
Martian Surface”
For the first time, GSA’s Planetary Geology
Division reserved a booth in the LPSC
Exhibition Hall this year. Staffed by PGD
officers throughout the conference poster
sessions, the booth provided an opportunity
for LPSC attendees to learn more about how
GSA and PGD serve the planetary geology
community, and the many advantages
conveyed by Society and Division
membership. We provided information
Honorable Mention, Graduate Poster:
Jinping Hu, Arizona State University
(Advisor: Thomas G. Sharp), “BackTransformation of Ringwoodite in L5-6
Chondrite Mbale: Implications for the
Preservation of Shock Effects in Highly
Shocked Meteorites”
Best Undergraduate Oral: George D.
McDonald, Cornell University (Advisor:
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Alexander G. Hayes), “Examining Effects of
Orbital
Forcing
on
Titan's
Dune
Orientations”
importance, and for the perseverance to see
it published.
The paper was: Beitz, E., Güttler, C.,
Nakamura, A. M., Tsuchiyama, A., Blum, J.
(2013): Experiments on the consolidation of
chondrites and the formation of dense rims
around chondrules. Icarus 225, 558-569.
The Dwornik Award was established in
1991 with a generous endowment by Dr.
Stephen E. Dwornik, who wished to
encourage students who are U.S. citizens to
become involved with NASA and planetary
science. Beginning in 2012, the award was
open to any student currently enrolled at a
U.S. institution. The award consists of a
plaque and a $500 check (graduate) / $250
check (undergraduate), and is given for
those student presentations (poster and oral)
at the annual Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference (LPSC) hosted by the Lunar and
Planetary Institute and NASA Johnson
Space Center in Houston, Texas that are
judged to be of the highest caliber.
Call for Applications & Nominations
Ronald Greeley Award: All members are
encouraged to submit nominations for the
Ronald Greeley Award for Distinguished
Service. This award was established in 2011
as the PGD Distinguished Service Award,
and in 2012 the PGD membership voted to
change the name to commemorate Ronald
Greeley and his contributions to the
Planetary Geology Division. This award
may be given to those members of the PGD,
or those outside of the Division and GSA,
who have rendered exceptional service to
the PGD over a multi-year period. The
award is not open to currently serving
Division officers, but may be awarded to
past officers who have provided exceptional
service to the PGD after their term on the
Management Board has ended. Nominations
for the award, which should include a
description of what the nominee has given to
the PGD community, may be made by any
PGD member to 1st Vice-Chair Debra
Buczkowski ([email protected])
prior to June 30, 2014. Approval of the
award will be by majority vote of the
Management Board. The award consists of a
certificate signed by the Chair, and will be
presented at the Division's Business
Meeting/Awards Reception at the Annual
Meeting.
Special Thanks to Dwornik Judges
PGD officers would like to thank all of our
members who attended the 45th LPSC and
assisted in judging for the 2014 Dwornik
awards. With the large number of applicants
each year, it would not be possible to judge
the student awards without the help of our
volunteers.
2014 Pellas-Ryder Award
The Pellas-Ryder award is given to the
Planetary Science Best Student Paper
published during the preceding year. The
award is jointly given by the Meteoritical
Society and the Planetary Geology Division
of GSA and consists of a check for $500
from the Meteoritical Society and a plaque
awarded by the PGD.
For 2014, the Pellas-Ryder award winner is
Eike Beitz of Technische Universität
Braunschweig (Advisor: Jürgen Blum) for
an outstanding publication in a major peerreviewed journal on a topic of significant
Eugene M. Shoemaker Award: Dr.
Carolyn Shoemaker established the Eugene
M. Shoemaker Memorial Fund for Crater
Studies in memory of her husband in 1998.
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She established this endowment so that
students will have an opportunity to pursue
studies of impact craters, which were the
focus of her husband’s graduate studies and
a large part of his professional career.
Friends,
scientific
colleagues,
and
companies have contributed to the fund (and
continue to do so) to ensure its success.
3. Be registered for the meeting before
applying for a travel grant.
4. Submit a completed Travel Grant
Application, current CV, and a short
justification (~300-500 words) for
why travel funding is needed.
Checks will be presented at the meeting,
following the student’s talk or poster. The
Application Form is available at:
The Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award is
for undergraduate or graduate students, of
any nationality, working in any country, in
the disciplines of geology, geophysics,
geochemistry, astronomy, or biology. The
award, which will include $2500, is to be
applied for the study of impact craters, either
on Earth or on the other solid bodies in the
solar system. Areas of study may include but
shall not necessarily be limited to impact
cratering processes; the bodies (asteroidal or
cometary) that make the impacts; or the
geological, chemical, or biological results of
impact cratering. Applications are due
August 29, 2014, and must include a CV,
research proposal, timeline and budget, and
two letters of recommendation (also due
August 29th). For more details and to access
the online application forms, go to:
http://rock.geosociety.org/pgd/Student_Travel_
Grant_app.docx
Completed application materials should be
submitted as a single PDF file, due
September 20, 2014, to PGD 2nd ViceChair
Danielle
Wyrick
([email protected]).
Dwornik Awards: This award is now open
to all students enrolled at a U.S. university.
Due to the advent of the undergraduate
awards, the Dwornik fund is no longer selfsustaining. We hope the fund will continue
to grow and provide new opportunities, and
thus encourage your donations. You can
donate at:
http://www.gsafweb.org/makeadonation.html
In addition, anyone interested in serving as a
judge for the Dwornik competition at next
year’s LPSC, please note that there is now a
place on your LPSC abstract submission
form where you can indicate your
willingness. Thanks in advance!
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kring/Awards/S
hoemaker_Award/
The Planetary Geology Division officers
strongly encourage all of our Division
members to actively recruit promising
students to apply for this prestigious award.
PGD Management Openings
Student Travel Grants: As in recent years,
the PGD is offering two travel grants to help
defray costs for PGD student members who
are traveling to the GSA Annual Meeting to
present first-authored papers. Applicants for
student travel awards must:
1. Be first author and presenter of a
paper that has been submitted to (and
accepted for presentation at) the
GSA Annual Meeting.
2. Be a Student Member of both GSA
and the Planetary Geology Division.
The PGD management board, a small but
energetic group of scientists, seeks the same
to fill our Secretary-Treasurer position in
2014-15! Self-nominations to run for this
position are welcome. It is a great
opportunity to work with like-minded
individuals to support our community and
benefit planetary geology. Please feel free to
email any of the current officers (listed at
the end of this newsletter) with any
questions.
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ANNOUNCING THE 2014 G.K. GILBERT AWARD WINNER
Dr. William B. McKinnon, Washington University in St. Louis
Previous Gilbert Award Recipients: E. Shoemaker (1983); G. Wetherill (1984); W. Alvarez (1985); R. Baldwin (1986); D. Gault (1987); D.
Wilhelms (1988); H. Schmitt (1989); H. Masursky (1990); J. Guest (1991); J. Wood (1992); M. Carr (1993); S. R. Taylor (1994); B. Lucchitta,
1995); R. Sharp (1996); R. Greeley (1997); J. Adams (1998); S. Solomon (1999); L. Soderblom (2000); H. J. Melosh (2001); J. Head (2002); R.
Phillips (2003), W. Hartmann (2004), L. Wilson (2005), M. Gaffey (2006), M. Zuber (2007), P. Christensen (2008), R. Strom (2009), C. Pieters
(2010), S. Squyres (2011), P. Schultz (2012), A. Howard (2013).
The 2014 G. K. Gilbert awardee is Dr. William B. McKinnon, Professor, Washington
University in St. Louis.
Professor McKinnon (Bill) has made contributions to planetary science that span the Solar
System from Mercury to Pluto and beyond. His body of work on the icy satellites through his
own lengthy record of contributions and by further contributions through the work of his students
has played a huge role in bringing the icy worlds to the forefront of our scientific curiosity and
exploration interest. In addition, his activities in service to the research and educational
endeavors demonstrate a deep and sustained commitment to the advancement of planetary and
solar system science.
Bill received his Ph.D. in Planetary Sciences and Geophysics in 1981 at the California Institute
of Technology. After working briefly at SUNY Stony Brook and University of Arizona, he
became an Assistant Professor at Washington University in St Louis. He was promoted to full
Professor in 1997.
We need your help! This would be a great time to make a contribution to the Dwornik,
Shoemaker, G. K. Gilbert or student travel grant funds! Unlike many other charitable donations,
your donation to these funds will produce positive results you can see for yourself as you
encourage and support planetary scientists, both current and future. Donations can either be
made online (http://www.gsafweb.org/makeadonation.html) or by mail. If by mail, please
include a check or money order, made payable to Planetary Geology Division, GSA.
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YES I have enclosed a check as a donation to:
The Dwornik Fund
amount $(________)
The Shoemaker Fund
amount $(________)
The G. K. Gilbert Fund
amount $(________)
Student Travel Grants
amount $(________)
WHEN MAKING A DONATION, PLEASE PUT THE BALLOT AND CHECK IN AN ENVELOPE AND
MAIL IT TO:
The Geological Society of America, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140.
Need more information about PGD?
http://rock.geosociety.org/pgd/index.htm
Check
out
our
website:
GSA 2013-2014 Planetary Geology Division Officers
Chair: Devon M. Burr, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN 37996; [email protected]
First Vice-Chair: Debra L. Buczkowski, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory,
Laurel, MD 20723; [email protected]
Second Vice-Chair: Danielle Y. Wyrick, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 20723;
[email protected]
Secretary-Treasurer: James J. Wray, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332; [email protected]
Past Chair: Robert C. Anderson, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive,
Pasadena, CA 91109; [email protected]
Current Planetary Geology Division Officers’ Biographies
(Chair) Burr, Devon M.,
Planetary
Geomorphology,
Remote Sensing. Education:
United States Naval Academy,
U.S., B.S. in Naval Science
(with Honors); St John’s
College, Santa Fe, New Mexico,
M.A. in Liberal Arts; University
of Iowa, M.S. in Geology;
University of Arizona, Ph.D. in Geoscience, minor in
Planetary Sciences, 2003. Professional Experience:
Eugene M. Shoemaker Fellow, USGS Astrogeology
Branch, Flagstaff, New Mexico, 2003-2005;
Principal Investigator, Center for the Study of Life in
the Universe, SETI Institute, 2005-2008; Assistant
Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department,
University of Tennessee Knoxville. Member: GSA,
AGU, DPS/AAS. Recent Service: Member, Titan
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Science Definition Team, spring-summer 2007; GSA
Dwornik Award judge, 2009-2011; NASA Review
panels for MDAP, MFRP, PGG, MRO-PS, OPR,
external reviewer for MDAP, MFRP, PGG, OPR,
NSF-EAR, UK Science and Technology Facilities
Council; Mentor for USGS undergraduate student
volunteers (2004-5), for REU summer students
(2006, 2007, 2008–2 students), and for Minorities
Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in
Earth System Science Professional Development
Program (MS PHD’S PDP) during AGU 2006, 2007;
Conference session proposer/convener/chair (AGU
Fall Meetings 2002, 2006, 2010; Lunar and Planetary
Science Conferences 2004, 2006); Reviewer for
Nature Geoscience, Journal of Geophysical
Research-Planets, Geophysical Research Letters,
Icarus, Remote Sensing of the Environment,
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing,
Planetary and Space Sciences, Cambridge University
Press, and Elsevier book publishers. Selected Honors
and Awards: United States Naval Academy
Distinguished Graduate (1989); Outstanding Student
Paper, Planetary Sciences Division (May, 2000);
Iowa Fellow (1996-1998); Institute for the Study of
Planet Earth award recipient (2000); Fulbright
Fellowship (Dec. 2000-Aug 2001); NASA Graduate
Student Researcher Program Fellowship (20002003); Kavli Fellow (2007); Research: Planetary
Geomorphology, specifically flood, fluvial, aeolian,
and periglacial processes. Contact information: Earth
and Planetary Sciences, Department, University of
Tennessee Knoxville, 37996-1410, 865-974-6010,
[email protected]
ACM session chair 2008; reviewer multiple articles
2005-present. Honors/ Awards: JHU/APL special
achievement 2009, 2011; JHU/APL postdoctoral
fellowship 2005-08; NASA GSRP fellow 2003-05.
Published multiple research articles and conference
presentations; External research funding from NASA.
Research Interests: structural geology and geologic
mapping of Mars, Venus, Mercury, Eros and Vesta;
spectral analysis of Mars. Address: JHU Applied
Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, 20723, ph. 443778-2684, email: [email protected]
(Second Vice-Chair) Wyrick,
Danielle Y., Planetary geology,
structural geology, tectonics.
Education: University of Texas at
San
Antonio,
BS
(Multidisciplinary
Science)
2002; University of Texas at San
Antonio, MS (Geology) 2005;
University of Texas at San
Antonio, PhD (Environmental
Engineering). Professional Experience: Southwest
Research Institute, Senior Research Scientist, 2002 present. Professional Affiliations: AGU, GSA.
Service: PGD officer 2012-present; GSA session
chair 2013; LPSC program committee 2014; NASA
panel reviews (PGG, MDAP, DAVPS, LASER).
Honors/Awards: 2004 Pellas Ryder Best Student
Paper. Published 16 research articles, 54 conference
presentations and 28 technical reports; External
research funding from NASA. Research Interests:
structural geology, tectonic/volcanic interaction,
analog
field
investigations
of
Mars.
[email protected]
(First
Vice-Chair)
Buczkowski,
Debra
L.,
Planetary Geology, Structural
Geology, geologic mapping.
Education: Boston University
BA
(Astronomy)
1992;
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MS (Geology) 2002,
PhD
Geosciences)
2005.
Professional
Experience:
JHU/APL profess-ional staff 2008-present; JHU/APL
postdoctoral research associate 2005-2008; MRO
CRISM team member 2007-present; Dawn mission
to Vesta, participating scientist 2010-present.
Professional Affiliations: GSA member since 2004;
AGU, AWG. GSA Service: Dwornik Award judge
2006-12; PGD officer 2010-future. Additional
Service: PG&G panel 2005-06; MDAP panel 2007;
MFRP external review 2007; LPSC program
committee 2009-12; LPSC session chair 2008-12;
GSA session chair 2011; AGU session chair 2009;
(Secretary-Treasurer) Wray,
James J., Planetary Geology,
Remote Sensing, Mineralogy,
Sedimentary
Geology.
Education: Princeton University
AB
summa
cum
laude
(Astrophysics & Engineering
Physics)
2006;
Cornell
University PhD (Astronomy & Geology) 2010.
Professional Experience: Assistant Professor,
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth &
Atmospheric Sciences, 2011-present; Postdoctoral
Associate, Cornell/JPL, 2010-2011; MRO/CRISM &
HiRISE co-investigator 2013-present, collaborator
2006-2013; MSL/SAM collaborator 2008-present;
MER
collaborator
2006-present;
ExoMars
TGO/CaSSIS
co-investigator
2010-present.
Professional Affiliations: GSA, AGU, AAS/DPS.
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GSA Service: PGD officer 2013-present, GSA
session chair 2012. Additional Service: MEPAG SRSAG2 member; NASA review panels (MFRP) and
external reviews (MDAP, MFRP, MMAMA, OPR,
CDAPS); AbSciCon science organizing committee
2012, 2015; DPS local organizing committee 2008;
LPSC session chair 2011; AGU session chair 2011;
DPS session chair 2008, 2010; AbSciCon session
chair 2012; reviewer of 29 articles (Geology, GRL,
JGR, EPSL, Icarus, PSS, IJA, MNRAS) 2006present. Honors/Awards: NASA Group Achievement
Awards
(MSL/SAM
science
team
2013,
MRO/HiRISE science team 2011, MER 3rd and 4th
extended mission 2008); Shelley Award for Cornell
Astronomy Graduate Research 2010; NSF Graduate
Research Fellow 2006-10; Hertz Foundation Fellow
2006-10; GSFC NASA Academy Soffen Leadership
Award 2006. Published 35 research articles and >130
conference abstracts; External research funding from
NASA. Research Interests: chemical/mineralogical
composition, morphology, and stratigraphy of solid
surface planetary bodies, focusing on Mars and icy
satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. Address: Georgia
Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA
30332-0340,
ph.
404-894-1992,
email:
[email protected]
Technology, 2008 (Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrography), Adjunct Faculty, Pasadena City
College (Planetary Geology), 1999-2002, Mission
Planner and Investigation Scientist for the 2001 Mars
Mission, 1999-2001, Deputy Education and Outreach
Coordinator: Mars Exploration Office, 1998-1999,
California Institute of Technology Postdoctoral
Scholar 1996-1998 (Mars Pathfinder project under
M. Golombek). Professional Organizations: Member
of GSA and AGU. Honors and Awards: JPL Mariner
Award (Mars Science Laboratory, 2007), JPL Spot
Award (Mars Science Laboratory, 2006), JPL Team
Award (OASIS Team, 2005), JPL Spot Award (Mars
Exploration
Rover,
2004).
NASA
Group
Achievement Award (MER Operations, 2004),
NASA Group Achievement Award (MER Operations
Planning, 2003), NASA Group Achievement Award
(MER Science Operations, 2003), NASA Group
Achievement Award (Mars Pathfinder Science
Operations, 1997), NASA Group Achievement
Award (Mars Pathfinder Science Team, 1997).
Invited Talks: India Space Agency, Bangalore India,
2005, Keynote address speaker, Oklahoma
Geological Survey Annual Meeting, 2003, 2004,
Keynote address speaker, AAPG Midwest Regional
Meeting, 2003, Invited Talk, International Fuel Cell
Conference, 2005, Invited Talk, United Nations
Office of Space Science, Beijing China, 2004,
Keynote address speaker, Pittsburgh Spectroscopy
Society, Pittsburgh PA, 2004, Invited Talk, IBM
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2003, JPL Labwide Section Seminar, Topic: Rover Traverse
Science, 2002, Invited Talk, U.S. and Russian
Manned Space Program, Costa Rica, 2001, Keynote
address speaker, IEEE Aerospace Meeting, 1999,
2000, Keynote address speaker, University of
Virginia Teacher Association Annual Meeting, 1999,
Meeting, St. Louis MO, 1998. Address: Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 91381, ph.
818-393-1253, email:
[email protected]
(Past Chair) Anderson, Robert
C., Planetary Geology, Structural
Geology, Planetary regoliths, Old
Dominion University, B. S.
(Geology) 1979, Old Dominion
University,
M.S.
(Geology/
Planetary
Tectonics)
1985,
University of Pittsburgh, PhD.
(Geology/Remote Sensing) 1995.
Professional Experience: Research Scientist at the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory and is currently the Mars
Science Laboratory (MSL) Investigation scientist for
the Sample Acquisition/Sample Processing and
Handling (SA/SPaH), Science Lead on the Solid
Sample Library, Science lead on the characterization
of dry powder flow, and physical properties
experiments for MSL, 2006-present; Mars
Exploration
Rovers
Mission
Planner
and
Investigation Scientist for the Rock Abrasion Tool
and member of the physical properties theme group,
2000-2007. Science Collaborator Mars Exploration
Rover, 2002-present, Science Lead for the
OASIS/AEGIS project (onboard science analysis
software), 1999 - present. Adjunct Research Faculty
at the Department Geology and Planetary Science,
University
of
Pittsburgh
(19982003).
Lecturer/Instructor at the California Institute of
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