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Curriculum Vitae

Jeffrey Morgan Moore
Space Sciences Division (MS 245-3)
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035

Education

B.A. History: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
Awarded in May, 1975.
B.S. General Geophysics: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
Awarded in May, 1983.
M.S. Geology: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Awarded in May, 1986.
Ph. D. Geology: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Awarded in December, 1990.

Current Position

Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

Professional Experience

1999-Present Research Scientist
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA. 94035
1992-1999 Research Scientist
SETI Institute
Mountain View, CA. 94043
1991-1992 NRC Research Associate
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
1983-1990 Graduate Research Associate
Department of Geology
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
1983 Summer Intern
National Severe Storms Laboratory (NOAA)
Norman, OK 73069
1980-1983 Research Assistant
School of Geology and Geophysics
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
1978-1980 Emergency Room Extern
Moore Municipal Hospital
Moore, OK 73153
1975-1978 Lieutenant: Tank Platoon Leader and Battalion Staff Officer
United States Army

Background

Dr. Jeffrey M. Moore is a Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. Dr. Moore is Imaging Node Leader for NASA's New Horizons Mission to the Jupiter system, the Pluto system, and the Kuiper Belt. He is a Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Science Team member, specializing in the physical properties of the rocks and soil and also serves as a MER Long-Term Planning Lead. Dr. Moore also is a science advisor to the Robotic Lunar Exploration Program Office.

Dr. Moore's research has focused on a range of topics relating to the geologic evolution of planetary landscapes and crustal materials. He has published a number of papers on the following features of terrestrial planets and outer-planet satellites:

  • geomorphology
  • stratigraphy
  • sedimentology
  • impact cratering
  • volcanology
  • tectonism
He has conducted extensive laboratory simulations of Martian geologic processes, including his dissertation laboratory experiment on the sublimation of ice beneath lags of dust and sand under Mars-like conditions. Dr. Moore is the Principal Investigator (PI) of two ongoing Mars-related, NASA-funded investigations:
  1. The geomorphic and sedimentological evolution of ancient Martian highlands and basins; and

  2. A laboratory investigation into the formation of evaporites and brines under Mars-like conditions.
He also heads an investigation into the nature of erosion of the moons of Jupiter under the NASA Outer Planet Research Program. Dr. Moore conducted research on the implications of impact craters on Europa for a sub-surface ocean, and surface volatile migration and landform degradation on the icy Galilean Satellites as part of his nine-year association with the Galileo SSI (Solid State Imaging) Team.

Professional Societies

  • American Geophysical Union
  • American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences
  • Geological Society of America

Scientific Publications

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