Solar System Exploration Division
PLANETARY SCIENCE and ASTROBIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES
WINTER 2009 Schedule
All seminars are held at 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Building 2 Conference Room, unless otherwise indicated below. Refreshments will be served at 3:15 p.m. Any changes in the schedule will be indicated on this page with the minimum possible delay.
Information for visitors: Visitors (citizens) need to call in advance to arrange an escort. Visitors (noncitizens) need to call 1 month in advance.
Information for Speakers: Topics include planetary chemistry, physics, geology, and biology; spectroscopy of atmospheres, Solar System objects, and interstellar materials; chemical evolution and dynamical modeling; and relevant laboratory studies to astrochemistry and astrobiology.
Interested speakers and visitors should contact either Marla Moore (301) 286-9031 or Mike Smith (301) 286-7495.
Map and Directions| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| January 15 | "Mars South Pole Mapping: First Year of CRISM Observations" | Adrian Brown,
GSFC, Planetary Systems Laboratory |
| January 29 | "Polarimetric Methods to Search for Biological and Prebiological Organics in Space" | Ludmilla Kolokolova,
University of Maryland, Department of Astronomy |
| February 12 | "Implications of a Physical Libration of Enceladus" | Terry Hurford,
Planetary Systems Laboratory |
| February 26 | "Spinel Enrichment on Asteroid Surfaces as Evidence for Early Formation" | Jessica Sunshine,
University of Maryland, Department of Astronomy |
| March 12 | "Ice Clouds and Aerosols in Titan.s Stratosphere from Cassini/CIRS" | Carrie Anderson,
GSFC, Planetary Systems Laboratory |
| March 26 | "Search for Life on Mars: Specific Signature of Biominerals and Evolution of Organic Matter under Martian Conditions" | Fabien Stalport,
GSFC, Atmospheric Experiments Laboratory |
