Ingrid Daubar
CURRICULUM VITAE

Contact Information

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Office: 520.626.0762
1541 East University Blvd. Cell: 520.245.8608
Sonett Space Sciences Building 218 Fax: 520.626.8998
University of Arizona Email: ingrid@lpl.arizona.edu
Tucson, AZ 85721-0063 Web: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~ingrid/

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Candidate), Planetary Sciences
University of Arizona, expected May 2012

Master's of Science, Planetary Sciences
University of Arizona, August 2002. (GPA: 3.8)
Thesis: Northwest Africa 482: A Lunar Meteorite from the Highlands

Bachelor of Arts, Astronomy
Cornell University, May 1999. (GPA: 3.4)

Honors and Awards
  • College of Science Graduate Student Award for Service, 2011
  • CoSSAC Professional Development Grant, 2009
  • College of Science Staff Recognition Award of Excellence, 2008
  • LPL Career Staff Excellent Award, 2008
  • LPL Honorable Mention Award of Excellence, 2007
  • University of Arizona Graduate Registration Fellowship, 2000-2001 (GPA-based)
  • Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, Spring 2000
  • Dean's Scholar, Cornell University, 1995-1999
  • Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, 1995-99
  • Dean's List, Cornell University, 1996-1997
  • Valedictorian, East Lyme High School, 1990-1995

Professional Memberships

  • Division of Planetary Sciences, American Astronomical Society
  • American Geophysical Union
  • The Planetary Society
Work Experience
2005-present: Uplink Lead for the HiRISE experiment
Alfred McEwen, Principal Investigator
  • Target, plan, and command 3,000+ high-resolution observations of Mars.
  • Supervise uplink group consisting of seven Targeting Specialists.
  • Assist with special sequence commanding, camera calibration, and instrument engineering activities.
  • Participate in various outreach efforts on a volunteer basis.

2004-2005: Contributor and editor of Astropedia, university-level electronic astronomy textbook
Chris Impey, University of Arizona Distinguished Professor of Astronomy
  • Edited ~100,000 words of existing material.
  • Created ~40,000 words of new material.
  • Identified appropriate supplementary multimedia.

Research Experience

2009-present: Research Assistant
Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona
Alfred McEwen, Professor of Planetary Geology
  • Morphology and statistics of small recent craters on Mars and the Moon; implications for current cratering rates, planetary chronologies, target material properties, and exploration hazards.

1999-2002: Research Assistant
Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona
David Kring, Associate Professor of Planetary Geology and Cosmochemistry
  • Thermal modeling of impact-induced hydrothermal systems.
  • Petrology and mineralogy of shocked meteorites and samples from terrestrial craters.
  • Classification of new meteorites, including mesosiderites, chondrites, and a lunar meteorite.

1998-1999: Research Assistant
Department of Astronomy, Cornell University
Joseph Veverka, Professor of Astronomy
  • Catalogued instances of dark streaks in MOC images of the Martian surface.

Summer 1998: Undergraduate Summer Internship
Arecibo Observatory, National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
Dr. Michael Nolan, Planetary Radar
  • Participated in the first radar observations performed with upgraded system.
  • Observations of many types of objects, including NEAs, comets, and Mercury.
  • Analyzed observations to determine physical properties of targets.
  • Studied broadband radio continuum spectra and variability of OH/IR stars.

1997-1998: Research Assistant
Department of Astronomy, Cornell University
Joseph Burns, Professor of Astronomy and Irving Porter Church Professor of Engineering
  • Analyzed images of the Jovian ring system taken by the Galileo spacecraft.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Tamppari, L. K., et al., 2010, JGR, Phoenix and MRO Coordinated Atmospheric Measurements

McEwen, A., et al., 2010, Icarus, The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) during MRO's Primary Science Phase (PSP)

Byrne, S., et al., 2009, Science, Distribution of Mid-Latitude Ground Ice on Mars from New Impact Craters

Russell, P., et al., 2008, GRL, Seasonally active frost-dust avalanches on a north polar scarp of Mars captured by HiRISE

Daubar, I. J., et al., 2002, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Northwest Africa 482: A crystalline impact-melt breccia from the lunar highlands

Lewis, B. M., et al., 2001, Astrophysical Journal, The Approaching Death of the OH/IR star IRAS 18455+0448

Ockert-Bell, M. E., et al., 1999, Icarus, The Structure of Jupiter's Ring System as Revealed by the Galileo Imaging Experiment

Conference Abstracts

Daubar, I. J. et al., 2011, LPSC Abstracts, New Craters on Mars and the Moon (PDF)

Daubar, I. J. et al., 2010, 1st Planetary Cratering Consortium, New Martian Impact Events: Effects on Atmospheric Breakup on Statistics

Daubar, I. J. et al., 2010, LPSC Abstracts, The Current Martian Cratering Rate

Geissler, P. E., et al., 2010, LPSC Abstracts, Eolian Degradation of Young Martian Craters

Daubar, I. J. & McEwen, A. S., 2009, AAS/DPS Meeting Abstracts, Depth to Diameter Ratios of New Martian Craters from HiRISE Images

Daubar, I. J. & McEwen, A. S., 2009, LPSC Abstracts, Depth to Diameter Ratios of Recent Primary Impact Craters on Mars

Tamppari, L. K., et al., 2009, LPSC Abstracts, Phoenix and MRO Coordinated Atmospheric Science

Byrne, S., et al., 2009, LPSC Abstracts, Excavation of Subsurface Ice on Mars by New Impact Craters

Tamppari, L. K., et al., 2008, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, Phoenix and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Coordinated Atmospheric Science

Eliason, E. M., et al., 2007, LPSC Abstracts, HiRISE Data Processing and Standard Data Products

Daubar, I. J. & Kring, D. A., 2001, Bull. Amer. Astr. Soc., Impact-Induced Liquid-Water Environments on Mars

Daubar, I. J. & Kring, D. A. 2001, LPSC Abstracts, Impact-induced Hydrothermal Systems: Heat Sources and Lifetimes

Sullivan, R., et al., 1999, LPSC Abstracts Mass-Movement Considerations for Dark Slope Streaks Imaged by the Mars Orbiter Camera

Salter, C. J., et al., 1998, Bull. Amer. Astr. Soc., Single-Epoch Measurements of Broadband Radio Continuum Spectra

Daubar, I. J., et al., 1998, Bull. Amer. Astr. Soc., First Results from the Arecibo Observatory Planetary Radar

Oppenheimer, B. D. & Daubar, I. J., 1998, Bull. Amer. Astr. Soc., A Selected Survey of Main-Line OH/IR Stars with the Arecibo Dish

Nolan, M. C., et al., 1998, Bull. Amer. Astr. Soc., First Results from the Arecibo Observatory Planetary Radar

Daubar, I. J., et al., 1997, Bull. Amer. Astr. Soc., Galileo SAW Jupiter's Rings, Too

last updated: February 2011