R. Aileen Yingst
R. Aileen Yingst
Planetary Science InstitutePhone:(920) 465-2327
1700 E. Fort Lowell, Suite 106Fax(920) 465-2376
Tucson, AZ 85719Email:
EDUCATION
1998Ph.D., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University
Thesis: Characteristics of lunar lava ponds as indicators of magma transport mechanisms and local-scale geology of Ganymede bright terrain as shown by Galileo very high-resolution images.
1995Sc.M., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University
1991A.B., Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College
(Major modified w/Earth Sciences; off-campus at Kitt Peak National Observatory)
MISSION EXPERIENCE
Co-Investigator, MAHLI, Mars Science Laboratory, 2005-present
Planetary Science Institute — Tucson, AZ, offsite in Green Bay, WI
Participating Scientist, Mars Exploration Rover, 2005-present
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Green Bay, WI
Education/Public Outreach Partner, Mars Phoenix, 2003-present
Space Explorers, Inc., De Pere, WI
Post-doctoral Research Assoc., Imager for Mars Pathfinder/Mars Polar Lander, 1998-2001
Lunar and Planetary Lab, University of Arizona
RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Senior Scientist, 2008-present
Planetary Science Institute — Tucson, AZ, offsite in Green Bay, WI
Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2000-present
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Green Bay, WI
Director, Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, 2000-present
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Green Bay, WI
Research Assistant, 1993-1998
Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Mars Instrument Development Program Review Panel (2007)
Lunar Exploration Analysis Group-Specific Action Team (2006)
Mars Fundamental Research Review Panel (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
Planetary Geology and Geophysics Review Panel (2002)
National Space Grant Alliance, Board of Directors, NASA Space Grant (2001-2004)
Member, AGU, GSA, AAS (DPS), AAAS, AIAA
AWARDS AND HONORS
2008Chair, Gilbert Award Committee
2007Voted Regional Chair, Great Midwestern Regional Space Grant Consortium
2005-2008Appointed member of Pellas-Ryder Award Committee
2006Elected Chair, Planetary Division, Geological Society of America
2005-2002Elected Sec/Treas (2 yrs); 2nd V. Chair; 1st V. Chair, Planetary Division, GSA
1998Nominated to full membership in Sigma Xi Honor Society
1993-1998Brown University Research Assistantship
1996NASA Space Grant Fellow
1993Dartmouth College Research Assistantship for Independent Study
1991General Electric Fellowship
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Yingst, R.A., M.E. Schmidt, R.C.F. Lentz and B.A. Cohen (2008), Using Remote Rover-Driven Methodology to Conduct Fieldwork on the Moon: Lessons Learned from Mars,GSA Abstracts & Programs, 38, Abs. 237-11.
Yingst, R.A., M.E. Schmidt, and R.C.F. Lentz (2008), Observations of a potential Mars analog at the microscale using rover-inspired methods: A 10-sol observation of Fort Rock tuff ring (2008), J. Geophys. Res., in press.
Yingst, R.A., L. Crumpler, W.H. Farrand, R. Li, N.A. Cabrol, L.D. Neakrase (2008), Morphology and texture of particles along the Spirit rover traverse from sol 450 to sol 745, J. Geophys. Res.,113, E12S41, doi:10.1029/2008JE003179.
Yingst, R.A., M.E. Schmidt, and R.C.F. Lentz (2007), Microscale observations of a potential Mars analog using rover-inspired methods, GSA Abstracts & Programs, 38.
Yingst, R. A., A. F. C. Haldemann, K. L. Biedermann, and A. M. Monhead (2007), Quantitative morphology of rocks at the Mars Pathfinder landing site, J. Geophys. Res., 112, E06002, doi:10.1029/2005JE002582.
Yingst, R.A., Smith, P.H., Lemmon, M.T., Marcialis, R.L., Rice, J.W., Jr., and Weinberg, J.D., DIRTCam in the desert: The Silver Lake field test of the Robotic Arm Camera, Jour. Geophys. Res., 106, 7721-7732, 2001.
Yingst, R.A. and Haley, C., Study Guide for Essentials of Geology, 203 pp., Brooks/Cole, CA, 2001.
Yingst, R.A., and Head, J.W., Geology of mare deposits in South Pole-Aitken basin as seen by Clementine UVVIS data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 18,957-19,979, 1999.
Head, J.W., Wilson, L., Robinson, M., Hiesinger, H., Weitz, C., Yingst, A., Moon and Mercury: Determining the environment of volcanism in early planetary history, in Environmental Effects on Volcanic Eruptions: From Deep Oceans to Deep Space, ed. by T.K.P. Gregg and J. Zimbelman, Plenum Publishers, 1999.
Yingst, R.A. and Head, J.W., Characteristics of lunar mare deposits in Smythii and Marginis basins: Implications for magma transport mechanisms, Jour. Geophys. Res, 103, 11,135-11,158, 1998.
Yingst, R.A. and Head, J.W., Volumes of individual eruptive episodes on the Moon: Implications for eruption conditions, crustal transport mechanisms, and magma source regions, Jour. Geophys. Res, 102, 10,909-10,931, 1997.