NPP Fellows who ended their appointments in 2008

NASA Center NPP Fellow Research Proposal Title NPP Advisor
LaRC Almimi, Ashraf Statistical Engineering Peter Parker
GSFC Arendt, Anthony Combining Satellite Gravity and Airborne Altimetry Measurements to Calculate Ice Mass Changes in Alaska Waleed Abdalati
ARC Barnes, Jason Planetary Detection William Borucici
GSFC Belikov, Ruslan Hybrid External-Internal Occulter Design for Terrestrial Planet Detection Richard Lyon
ARC Blank, Jennifer (Jen) Serpentinization in the Coast Range Ophiolites of California: Mechanisms for Biosignature Preservation in Chemosynthetic Systems David Blake
GSFC Bleacher, Jacob (Jake) Geologic Mapping of the Tharsis Montes, Mars Herbert V. Frey
ARC Bonaccorsi, Rosalba Assessing Biosignatures in the Deep Rock Samples from the Rio Tinto: An Analog for the Search for Deep Subsurface Life on Mars Aaron Zent
JPL Boxe, Christopher (Chris) Microphysical Analysis of Low-Temperature Ice Films with Adsorbed HNO3 as a Means to Validate the Existence of D-Ice: Relevance to Understanding the Role of Cirrus Cloud Microphysics in the Radiative Forcing of Climate Change Ming-Taun Leu
JSC Bradley, Robert Nanoscale and Multiscale Biomechanics of Gravity: Ground Based Experiments and Models Leonard L.Yowell
ARC Brown, Adrian Hyperspectral Mapping of Ancient Hydrothermal Systems Janice Bishop
GSFC Brown, Ari-David Fabrication of Bi Thin Film X-ray Absorbers James Chervenak
GSFC Burger, Matthew (Matt) Neutrals in Planetary Magnetospheres: Understanding Icy Satellites Edward C. Sittler, Jr
MSFC Chronis, Themis Use of Lightning Information as Valuable Insight in Tropical Convective Processes Richard Blakeslee
NAI Cooper, Curtis Three-dimensional modeling of habitable zones and the paleoclimates of the terrestrial planets Alexander A. Pavlov
ARC D'Angelo, Gennaro Numerical Simulations of Disk-Planet Interactions Jack J. Lissauer
ARC Davatzes, Alexandra (Alix) Role of fault geometry on Martian channel systems Virginia Gulick
GSFC Deppe, Jill Predicting the Occurrence of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Development of a Spatially Explicit Habitat Model James A. Smith
GSFC Feofilov, Artem Non-LTE Diagnostics of Satellite and Rocket Born Observations of the Earth's Polar Mesosphere/Lower Thermosphere Richard A. Goldberg
LaRC Fogarty, David Active Twist Rotor Control for BVI-Induced Noise Reduction Mark W. Nixon
GSFC Fukumura, Keigo The Physics of Compact Objects Demosthenes Kazanas
NAI Furlan, Elise Exploring the Birthplaces of Planets High Angular Resolution in the Mid-Infrared from the Ground and from Space Andrea Ghez
MSFC Gamayunov, Konstantin Small- and Large-scale Ring Current Electrodynamic Coupling George V. Khazanov
ARC Hartlep, Thomas Convection and Acoustic Waves in the Sun Nagi Mansour
JSC Hausrath, Elisabeth Interpreting Phosphate Mobility on Mars Douglas W. Ming
GSFC Hurford, Terry Probing Europa's Interior Structure Bruce G. Bills
JPL Jin, Kyoung-Wook Error Modeling of Soil Moisture Retrieval and Relationship of Precipitation and Soil Moisture Over Land from AMSR-E Data Eni G. Njoku
GSFC Kadler, Matthias Observational Links between Mass Accretion and Jet Formation in AGN Kimberly Weaver
JPL Kahn, Brian Characterizing Cirrus Clouds and their Radiative Forcing with a Multi-sensor Approach Annmarie Eldering
JPL Khazendar, Ala Analysis & Model Interpretation of Interferometric Radar Observations of Glacier Motion Eric Rignot
GRC Lei, Shuliang Synthesis of Magnetic Suspension of High Speed Flywheel Systems Albert F. Kascak
JPL Leyrat, Cedric Physical Properties of Saturn's Rings with CIRS Linda L. Spilker
JSC Marquette, Michele Biomedical Engineering, Research, and Technology Development Diane L. Byerly
GSFC Marsh, Michael (Mike) The Structure and Dynamic Nature of the Solar Atmosphere Therese Kucera
GSFC Martoff, Charles X-ray Polarimetry with Negative Ion TPC Keith Jahoda
JPL McNary, Jason THz Imaging of Surface and Sub-surface Water, Ice and Biomarkers Peter Siegel
JPL Mitchell, Karl Cryovolcanism on the Cronian Icy Satellites: Development of Physical Models as an Aid to Cassini Image Data Analysis Rosaly Lopes-Gautier
JPL Mitri, Giuseppe Thermal Evolution of Titan and Icy Satellites of the Saturn System: Implication for the Surface Structures and Resurfacing Rosaly Lopes-Gautier
MSFC Mizuno, Yosuke General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations for Gamma-Ray Bursts Gerald J. Fishman
LaRC Obland, Michael Airborne High Spectral Resolution LIDAR Chris Hostetler
GSFC O'Donovan, Francis Probing the Atmospheres of New Transiting Exoplanets Drake Deming
GSFC Ott, Lesley Evaluating the Impact of Meteorological Fields on the Representation of Convection in the GMI COMBO CTM Steven Pawson
JSC Park, Jisun Study of Ar-Ar Dating on Martian Meteorites; Shock Effects of K-Ar Clock in Minerals Donald D. Bogard
NAI Pasek, Matt University of Arizona: An Astronomical Search for the Essential Ingredients for Life: Placing our Habitable System in Context Jonathan Lunine
MSFC Pittman, Jasna Convective & Radiative Characteristics of the Tropopause Layer over the Tropical Americas Pete Robertson
JPL Rambaux, Nicolas Lunar Laser Ranging and the interior structure of the Moon James Williams
NAI Raymond, Sean Comet Clouds, Terrestrial Impacts, & the Habitability of Planets in the Galaxy John Bally
GSFC Roberge, Aki The Evolution of Gas in Protoplanetary Disks Marc Kuchner
ARC Roser, Joseph Maxtrix-Isolation Spectroscopy of Large PAH Molecules and PAH Nanocluster Ions Utilizing Pulsed Laser Louis J. Allamandola
JPL Saiz-Lopez, Alfonso Ultraviolet-Visible Remote Sensing of Earth's Atmosphere Stanley Sander
GSFC Satheesh, S. Retrieval of Dust and Sea-Salt Aerosols over Afro-Asian Regions using Multiple Satellite Data: Implications to Radiative Forcing Lorraine Remer
JSC Schroeder, Christian Aqueous minerals on Mars: Fractionation of non-traditional stable isotopes investigated in analogue materials Douglas W. Ming
LaRC Schuecker, Clara Progressive damage analysis for predicting the durability of composite structures Carlos Davila
GSFC Sergienko, Olga Polar Oceanography and Glaciology Robert Bindschadler
NAI Shkolnik, Evgenya Hot Jupiters, Hot Spots and the Characterization of Extrasolar Planets Eric Gaidos
JPL Simcic, Jurij Proposal for cross section measurements for electron impact excitations of some multiply charged ions Ara Chutjian
LaRC Simpson, Steven LIDAR Atmospheric Measurements of Water Vapor Edward Browell
GSFC Singh, Kumar (goes by Hemant) Planetary Geology and Geophysics Herbert V. Frey
MSFC Solakiewicz, Richard Determination of Electric Field Enhancement Factors for Aircraft William Koshak
GSFC Son, Seunghee The Development of Silicon Detectors for the Cons Experiment and Future Experiment Stanley Hunter
ARC Srikanthan, Ramachandran Mixing State of Aerosols; Implications to Radiative Forcing Phillip Russell
GSFC Stamatikos, Michael Correlative Leptonic Observations from Individual Swift GRBs with AMANDA II and IceCube Neil Gehrels
GSFC Stern, Jennifer (Jen) Detecting Abiotically Produced Organics on Prebiotic Earth: Establishing a Benchmark for Life Jamie Elsila
GSFC Taktakishvili, Aleksandre (Sandro) The Multi-Scale Plasma Processes in the Magnetosheath and Inner Magnetosphere Maria M. Kuznetsova
LaRC Tejada Ruiz, Arturo A Hybrid Systems Methodology for the Analysis and Formal Verification of Fault Diagnostic Systems Benedetto L. Di Vito
JPL Thomson, Bradley Eolian Modification of Rock Surface Texture: Applications to Earth & Mars Nathan Bridges
NAI Tian, Feng Hydrodynamic Escape from Planetary Atmospheres Jim Kasting
NAI Trainer, Melissa The Evaluation of CO2 Clathrate Hydrates as a Possible Sink for CH4 in the Martian Atmosphere: Fusing Laboratory Results with a Developing Mars General Circulation Model Owen B. Toon
GSFC Valencic, Lynne Extragalactic and Nonstellar X-Ray Astrophysics Richard F. Mushotzky
ARC Van Wyngarden, Annalise Changes in the Organic Fraction of Aerosols during Cloud Cycling and the Effects on Aerosol Properties Laura Iraci
GSFC Villanueva, Geronimo Methane on Mars: The Search for Atmospheric Biomarkers of Subsurface Life Michael J. Mumma
ARC Vogel, Marilyn Biomarker Analysis of Microbial Mats and Sediments in Mineral-Precipitating Evaporation on Ponds, Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico David J. Des Marais
GSFC Wisniewski, John Instrumentation for High-Contrast Imaging Mark Clampin
JPL Woods, Paul Organic Chemistry in Protoplanetary Disks Karen Willacy