Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Aerospace Engineering
Research interest
Research focused on Mars Exploration Program and Martian, with related work in Impact crater, Methane, Astrobiology. Notable publications include 'Mars methane detection and variability at Gale crater', 'Background levels of methane in Mars’ atmosphere show strong seasonal variations', and 'Soil Diversity and Hydration as Observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars'.
Signal characteristics of potential airbursts in Titan’s atmosphere
A Microbial Survival Model for the Permanently Shadowed Regions of the Moon Shows Long-Term Survival of Terrestrial Microbial Contamination
Variability of Methane Plumes at an Arctic Analogue Site with Implications for Martian Exploration
Using imagery from the Mars Science Laboratory mission to understand wind properties of aerosols aloft
Simulating optical depth studies on a Martian helicopter via a drone-based field study in the Alvord Desert, Oregon
Examining Cloud Properties at Gale Crater with MSL and TGO/CaSSIS
Experimental Simulation of Intimate Water Ice and Regolith Mixtures at Lyman-Alpha Wavelengths for Lunar Permanently Shadowed Region (PSR) Prospecting
Diffusion of Martian Methane in Concert with Destruction Via Adsorption Onto UV-Activated Perchlorate in Martian Dust
Numerical Modelling of Surface/Subsurface Methanogen Bioburden at Gale Crater Using Methane Production and Destruction Processes
Characterization of Terrestrial Exoplanet Atmospheres through Lyman-alpha Transit Observations
Characterizing the Importance of Desorption Activation Energies on Delivery Rates of Volatiles to the Lunar Cold Traps
Estimating the Forward Contamination of Mars with a Microbial Survival Model by Calculating Bioburden Reductions on Past Mars Spacecraft
Laboratory Evaluation of a Methane Spectrometer for the Martian Atmosphere
Surface Dust Coverages on Rock Targets in Gale Crater: Influence of Elevation, Proximity to Aeolian Sand Fields and Seasonality
Bioburden Reductions on the Europa Clipper Spacecraft During its MEGA-trajectory Cruise to Jupiter
A Martian analog for spatially varying methane microseepage - polygons at Expedition Strip, Axel Heiberg Island
NIR-NUV Observations of Ice Deposition on Planetary Regolith Simulants
Seasonal Ice Cover Could Allow Liquid Lakes to Persist in a Cold Mars Paleoclimate
The COSPAR planetary protection policy for missions to Icy Worlds: A review of history, current scientific knowledge, and future directions
Five Mars Years of Cloud Observations at Gale Crater: Opacities, Variability, and Ice Crystal Habits
Results from the InSight atmospheric imaging campaign
Water vapor condensation in optical instruments on Mars
Topography‐Enhanced Ultra‐Cold Trapping at the LCROSS Impact Site
Three Years of ACB Phase Function Observations from the Mars Science Laboratory: Interannual and Diurnal Variability and Constraints on Ice Crystal Habit
Dust Dynamics in Gale Crater Observed Using the Line‐Of‐Sight Extinction Through 3,663 Sols of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission
Isotopic fractionation of methane on Mars via diffusive separation in the subsurface
Four Mars Years of ACB Phase Function Observations from the Mars Science Laboratory Show Low Interannual and Diurnal Variability and Suggest Irregular Water–ice Crystal Geometry
Lake Modeling on Mars for Atmospheric Reconstructions and Simulations (LakeM 2 ARS): An intermediate-complexity model for simulating Martian lacustrine environments
Iridescence Reveals the Formation and Growth of Ice Aerosols in Martian Noctilucent Clouds
An improved model for available solar energy on Mars: Optimizing solar panel orientation to assess potential spacecraft landing sites