Albion College

Who it subcontracts to

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Who it works for

1. University of New Mexico$269K

   SUMMARY: NICOLLE ZELLNER (PHYSICS) HAS BEEN INVITED BY DR. CHARLES SHEARER (UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO) TO BE A CO-INVESTIGATOR ON THE CASA MOON SSERVI (SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH VIRTUAL INSTITUTE) TEAM. THIS SSERVI NODE WILL FILL CRITICAL GAPS IN THE PREVIOUS SSERVI SCIENCE-EXPLORATION PORTFOLIO, COMPLEMENT CURRENT NASA ACTIVITIES, AND FULFILL RECENT NATIONAL ACADEMY ANALYSES OF NASA'S FUTURE ANALYTICAL NEEDS. IT WILL PROVIDE ADVANCED AND FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSES OF ASTROMATERIALS THAT WILL BE UTILIZED BY OTHER SELECTED SSERVI NODES. SCIENCE THEMES TO BE ADDRESSED INCLUDE: 1) RECONSTRUCTING THE CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR LUNAR AND SOLAR SYSTEM EVENTS AND PROCESSES (E.G. ACCRETION, CRUST FORMATION, MANTLE EVOLUTION, BASIN FORMATION); 2) ESTABLISHING A STABLE ISOTOPE PERSPECTIVE OF VOLATILE ELEMENT BEHAVIOR DURING THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LUNAR VOLATILE RESERVOIRS; AND 3) EXAMINING THE ROLE OF VOLATILES IN ACCRETION, PLANETARY DIFFERENTIATION AND EVOLUTION. THIS NODE WILL ALSO PERFORM TASKS THAT ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO RETIRING THE MOST RECENT STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR THE MOON AS IDENTIFIED BY THE LUNAR EXPLORATION AND ANALYSIS GROUP. THIS INCLUDES THE COLLECTION, HANDLING, AND PRESERVATION OF VOLATILE-RICH SAMPLES DURING ROBOTIC AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND EXPLORING POTENTIAL VOLATILE RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH PYROCLASTIC AND IMPACT DEPOSITS. FINALLY, THE NODE WILL SUPPORT AND COORDINATE NEW LUNAR SCIENCE INITIATIVES THAT INVOLVE ALL SSERVI NODES, INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFY NEW LUNAR SAMPLES FROM LUNAR BRECCIAS AND METEORITE THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PLANETARY COMMUNITY. ZELLNER"S WORK: AS CO-LEADER AND COORDINATOR OF THE STUDIES RELATED TO UNDERSTANDING THE MOON"S IMPACT HISTORY (SCIENCE THEME 1), ZELLNER WILL SELECT AND ANALYZE LUNAR IMPACT GLASSES (HER SPECIALTY), IN SUPPORT OF TASKS 1, 2 AND 5. SHE WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTION AND ANALYSES OF LUNAR VOLCANIC GLASSES (IN SUPPORT OF TASKS 3, 4 AND 5). IN BOTH CASES, SHE WILL BE INVOLVED IN INTERPRETING ANALYTICAL RESULTS IN THE CONTEXTS OF THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE MOON. ZELLNER WILL ALSO LEAD AND COORDINATE EFFORTS RELATED TO AND IN SUPPORT OF THE INCLUSION PLAN, THE COMMUNITY IDEA PLAN, AND THE SCIENCE ACTIVATION / CITIZEN SCIENCE / PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN TIME AND EFFORT: ZELLNER IS BUDGETED FOR TWO SUMMER MONTHS FOR SAMPLE SELECTION AND ANALYSES IN YEARS 1 AND 2 AND FOR DATA ANALYSES AND INTERPRETATION AND WRITING MANUSCRIPTS IN YEARS 3-5. SHE IS ALSO BUDGETED FOR 10 HOURS PER MONTH IN SUPPORT OF THE INCLUSION PLAN, THE COMMUNITY IDEA PLAN, AND THE SCIENCE ACTIVATION / CITIZEN SCIENCE / PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN (FOR A TOTAL OF 0.75 MONTHS PER YEAR). THE TOTAL OF THE BUDGETED HOURS ALSO INCLUDE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SSERVI TEAM MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.

2. Purdue University$129K

   COLLABORATION ON MODELING REGOLITH EVOLUTION DURING THE POST-BASIN EPOCH OF LUNAR HISTORY