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  1. David Jewitt

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    Institution University of Hawaii, Manoa
    Telephone 808-956-7862
    Fax 808-956-9580
    Address 2680 Woodlawn Drive
    Honolulu, HI 96822
    Current NAI Teams University of Hawaii, Manoa (CAN5)
    Past NAI Teams University of Hawaii, Manoa (CAN3)

    Projects

    NAI UH (2008)Origin of Irregular Satellites
    NAI UH (2008)The Size Distribution of Small KBOs
    NAI UH (2008)A search for Main Belt Comets in Pan-STARRS 1
    NAI UH (2008)Observations and Models of comet 17P/Holmes
    NAI UH (2008)Amorphization of Crystalline Water Ice in the Solar System
    NAI UH (2008)Chemistry of the NH3/H2O system
    NAI UH (2007)Origin of Irregular Satellites
    NAI UH (2006)Origin, History and Distribution of Water and its Relation to Life in Extreme Environments
    NAI UH (2006)Origin of Irregular Satellites
    NAI UH (2006)Formation of astrobiologically important molecules in water-rich environments
    NAI UH (2005)Astrobiology Winter School
    NAI UH (2005)Origin of Irregular Satellites
    NAI UH (2005)Formation of astrobiologically important molecules in water-rich environments
    NAI UH (2005)UH NAI Executive Summary
    NAI UH (2005)Searching for water and organic material in the Outer Solar System
    NAI UH (2004)Post Doc Recruitment - Water and its Relation to Life in the Universe
    NAI UH (2004)The Origin, History and Ditribution of Water and its Relation to Lifein the Universe
    NAI UH (2004)UH NAI Visiting Faculty Scholars Program

    Publications

    Zheng, W., Jewitt, D., Osamura, Y. & Kaiser, R.I.  (2008).  Formation of Nitrogen and hydrogen-Bearing Molecules in Solid Ammonia and Implications to Solar System and Interstellar Ices.  Astrophysical Journal, 674:1242.
    Zheng, W., Jewitt, D. & Kaiser, R.I.  (2007).  Formation of Hydroxylamine in Electron Irradiated Ammonia-Water Ices.  Astrophysical Journal:submitted.
    Zheng, W., Jewitt, D. & Kaiser, R.I.  (2007).  Infrared Spectra of Ammonia-Water Ices.  Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series:submitted.
    Zheng, W., Jewitt, D. & Kaiser, R.I.  (2007).  Amorphization of Crystalline Water Ice.  Chemical Physics Letters:submitted.
    Haghighipour, N. & Jewitt, D.  (2008).  A Region Void of Irregular Satellites Around Jupiter.  Astronomical Journal, 136:909-918.
    Haghighipour, N. & Jewitt, D.  (2007).  Irregular Satellites of the Planets: Products of Capture in the Early Solar System.  Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 45:261-295.
    Haghighipour, N. & Jewitt, D.  (Submitted, 2007).  On the Absence of Irregular Satellites Between Callisto and Themisto.  Astrophysical Journal.
    Haghighipour, N. & Jewitt, D.  (2006).  Stability of Jovian Irregular Satellites Between Callisto and Themisto.  Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Science of AAS.  Pasadena, California.
    Zheng, W.J., Jewitt, D. & Kaiser, R.I.  (2006).  Formation of hydrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen peroxide in electron-irradiated crystalline water ice.  Astrophysical Journal, 639(1):534-548  [Online].
    Zheng, W., Jewitt, D. & Kaiser, R.I.  (2006).  Electron irradiation of crystalline and amorphous D2O ice.  Astrophysical Journal:submitted..
    Zheng, W., Jewitt, D. & Kaiser, R.I.  (2006).  Temperature Dependence of the Formation of Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Hydrogen Peroxide in Electron Irradiated Crystalline Water Ice.  Astrophysical Journal, 648:in press.
    Zheng, W.-J., Jewitt, D. & Kaiser, R.I.  (2005).  Temperature Dependence on the Electron Irradiation of Crystalline Water Ice.  Astrophysical Journal, (in preparation).
    Zheng, W.-J., Jewitt, D. & Kaiser, R.I.  (2005).  Formation of Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Hydrogen Peroxide in Electron Irradiation Crystalline Water Ice.  Astrophysical Journal, (submitted).


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