Goddard Space Flight Center
Planetary Systems Laboratory

Planetary Systems Laboratory


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Dr. Carrie M. Anderson

Planetary Systems Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 693.0
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Phone: (301) 286-6925

Email: Carrie Anderson


Current Position


    Space Scientist, Planetary Systems Laboratory

EDUCATION


2000 - B.S., Physics, Arizon State University
2003 - M.S., Astronomy, New Mexico State University
2006 - Ph.D., Astronomy, New Mexico State University

Professional Experience


05/2001-06/2004    NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship recipient
05/2002                    NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Minigrant recipient
05/2003                    NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Minigrant recipient
12/2004                    Scientific Research Society (Sigma Xi) research grant recipient
04/2004                    New Mexico Space Grant recipient
06/2004-09/2006    NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) recipient
10/2006-01/2009    NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) recipient
02/2009-present     Space Scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center


EXPERIENCE/ACHIEVEMENTS


1994-1998                Undergraduate Scholastic Scholarship
Summer 1999          Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) internship
08/2000-09/2006    Graduate Assistant, New Mexico State University
06/2001-05/2003    Vice President of the Astronomy Graduate Student Organization/Public outreach coordinator
Summer 2001         Participant in the NASA/JPL Planetary Science Summer School
Summer 2002         Participant in 6-week NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Predoctoral
                                   Fellowship (JPFP) mini-grant research experience at NASA/ARC
11/2002                    NASA Pair Summit Review Panelist
Summer 2003         Participant in 6-week NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Predoctoral
                                   Fellowship mini-grant research experience at NASA/ARC


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS


08/2001-present    The American Astronomical Society (AAS)
08/2001-present    Division for Planetary Sciences of the the American Astronomical Society


Selected Publications


2008  "Particle Size and Abundances of HC3N ice in Titan's stratosphere at northern high latitudes from Cassini/CIRS.",Anderson, C.M., R.E. Samuelson, R.K. Achterberg, and G.L. Bjoraker, Icarus, Submitted.

2008  "HST spectral imaging of Titan's haze and methane profile between 0.6 and 1 μm during the 2000 opposition." Anderson, C.M., E.F. Young, N.J. Chanover, and C.P. McKay, Icarus, 194, 721-745.

2004  "Titan's haze structure in 1999 from spatially-resolved narrowband imaging surrounding the 0.94 μm methane window." Anderson, C.M., N.J. Chanover, C.P. McKay, P. Rannou, D.A. Glenar, and J.J. Hillman, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L17S06.

2003  "Probing Titan's Lower Atmosphere with Acousto-Optic Tuning." Chanover, N.J., C.M. Anderson, C.P. McKay, R. Rannou, D.A. Glenar, J.J. Hillman, and W.E. Blass, Icarus, 163, 150-163.

2002  "Ratio of sodium to potassium in the Mercury exosphere." Potter, A.E., C.M. Anderson, R.M. Killen, and T.H. Morgan, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, NO.E6,10.29.