| Faculty News |
| New SPAC Faculty Members |
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Adam Huang, a faculty member in the department of Mechanical Engineering, has become a member of the Space Center. He received his Ph.D. from UCLA in 2006 in Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Huang’s research focuses on unsteady aerodymanics, pico/nano-satellites, and miniaturization sciences and technologies (MEMS/NEMS sensors and actuators). |
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Glen Mattioli, a faculty member in the department of Geosciences, has joined the Space Center. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1987 in Geological Sciences. His research concerns the CALIPSO borehole observatory, microplate tectonics of the Northeastern Caribbean, the UArk Geodesy Lab, Dominica field trips, the World Organization of Volcano Observatories, and the New Madrid Seismic Zone. |
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Jason Tullis, a faculty member in the department of Geosciences, has joined the Space Center. He received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in 2003 in Geography. His research interests focus on remote sensing-assisted decision support in North and Central American biogeography and functional landscape health. Within this domain, his research focuses on management of spatial scale, integration of multi-source remote sensor, in situ, and ancillary data, and forest biophysical remote sensing. |
| Alumni News |
| Melissa Jones at Loras College |
Melissa (Franzen) Jones (Ph.D., Space and Planetary Sciences, 2006) was invited by her undergraduate institution, Loras College, to give the keynote commencement address at the May graduation ceremonies. She is one of the youngest Loras Commencement speakers in the history of the institution.
Jones was specifically selected by the Loras Class of 2008 as someone that was inspirational in terms of success in graduate school and early career accomplishment but still able to connect to the graduating class, only having graduated six years ago with a B.S. in Chemistry.
In her speech, she highlighted being responsible for one’s own career path, the advantages of being multidisciplinary, the importance of a contact network, and learning from failure through examples from her undergraduate and graduate school experiences. Jones also spoke about her experiences at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is where she is currently employed.
| Faculty News |
| Fang-Zhen Teng |
Fang-Zhen Teng, a member of the Space Center and a faculty member in the department of Geosciences, recently held a workshop during the 7th International SF-ICP-MS meeting at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
The title of his workshop was “MC-ICP-MS: Theory and practical implications.” He also delivered a plenary talk titled, “Iron isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation.”
| NASA Roses |
| 2008 Proposal Due Dates |
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APPENDIX |
PROGRAM |
NOI/ Step-1 DUE DATE [2] |
PROPOSAL DUE DATE | |
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C.8 |
Lunar Advanced Science and Exploration Research[3][4] |
8/9/2008 |
10/3/2008 | |
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D.3 |
Astronomy and Physics Research and Analysis |
2/13/2009 |
3/27/2009 | |
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C.23 |
Planetary Major Equipment |
See Program Element of Interest [4] | ||
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E.5 |
Opportunities in SMD Education and Public Outreach |
5/15/2008 |
7/15/2008 | |
| Meetings |
| Upcoming Meetings |
Arkansas NSF EPSCoR Annual Meeting
October 5-6, 2008
Little Rock, AR
DPS Meeting
October 10-15, 2008
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Lunar and Planetary Science Meeting
March 23-27, 2009
The Woodlands, TX