Planetary Systems Laboratory
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David Glenar
Planetary Systems Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 693.0 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 286-3354 Email: David Glenar |
Current Position
- Space Scientist, Planetary Systems Laboratory
Education
Ph.D. Astronomy, Penn State University, 1981.
M.S. Physics, Penn State University, 1977.
B.A. Physics, Magna Cum Laude, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1975.
Past and Present Societies:
Recent Professional Duties
- Frequent referee for planetary science journals (Icarus and J. Geophys. Res.) NASA Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Astronomy review panels, 2002, 2004 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter .05, Technical, Management, Cost and Outreach (TMCO) downselect review team, Sept. '01.
- NASA PIDDP review panel, Oct. 2000.
- Session Co-Chair, Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration, LPI, July 2000.
- Mars .03 Science Orbiter non-advocacy review team, June 2000.
- Mars .03 Orbiter and Scout landers : Science Instrument Definition Team (SIDT), April 2000.
- P.I., "AImS: Acousto-Optic Imaging Spectrometer for a Mars Lander", Mars Instrument Definition and Development Program (MIDP), 1998-2000.
Scientific and Academic Experience
1997-Present: Scientist, GSFC Planetary Systems Branch, Lab for Extraterrestrial Physics
Extend AOTF camera development to thermal IR wavelengths; Initiate programs to study the Mars surface & atmosphere using tunable cameras and adaptive optics, concurrent with Mars Global Surveyor and follow-on missions.
1995-1997: Senior Engineer, GSFC Optics Branch
Lead engineer for science calibration of the Cassini/CIRS instrument. Developed on-board calibration system for SIRTF/Infrared Array Camera. Successful field demonstrations of a cooled, infrared acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) camera.
1991-1995: Head-Remote Sensing Section, GSFC Photonics Branch
Managed a 6-member section to develop electro-optic instruments from concept to flight. Reference interferometer and ground calibration activities for the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS); Received multi-year PIDDP funds to validate acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) cameras for future flight mission opportunities.
1987-1990: Astrophysicist at GSFC, Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics, Planetary Systems Branch
Instrument scientist for PIDDP funded miniature IR heterodyne spectrometer; Observations of Mg I absorption features in the solar spectrum near 8.5 and 12 microns, using Fourier Transform Spectrometer data from Kitt Peak National Solar Observatory. Frequency stabilized Pb-salt tunable diode lasers using electro-optic phase modulation; Instrument scientist for development of a fiber-coupled, high resolution IR array spectrometer for the Kuiper Airborne Observatory and SOFIA.
1981-1987: Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY.
Taught introductory and advanced courses in physics and astronomy; Managed the Colgate, 3:2 cooperative pre-engineering program. Developed TDL spectrometer system at Colgate; detected and quantified deuterated cyclobutanes and ethenes in shock tube products; Fourier transform spectrometer measurements of the 8-12 micron sunspot spectrum at Kitt Peak National Solar Observatory. Measurements of solar Si isotopic abundances, SiO molecular constants and the sunspot temperature structure; NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (1983 & 1984); NASA Astronomy Program Grant for solar oscillation measurements using IR heterodyne spectroscopy.
1978-1981: Penn State PhD dissertation work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC);
PhD Thesis: "Development of a Diode Laser Heterodyne Spectrometer and Observations of Silicon Monoxide in Sunspots"
1975-1977: Research assistant at Penn State Ionosphere Research Laboratory;
MS Thesis: "The Energy Balance of the Nighttime Thermosphere"
Professional Experience
- RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Planetary astronomy, Mars surface, atmosphere and volatiles, Laboratory IR spectroscopy, Infrared optics, sensors and radiometry, Acousto-optic applications.
Appointments: Scientist, GSFC Planetary Systems Branch, Lab for Extraterrestrial Physics-Extend AOTF camera development to thermal IR wavelengths; Initiate programs to study the Mars surface & atmosphere using tunable cameras and adaptive optics, concurrent with Mars Global Surveyor and follow-on missions.
Senior Engineer, GSFC Optics Branch- Lead engineer for science calibration of the Cassini/CIRS instrument. Developed on-board calibration system for SIRTF/Infrared Array Camera. Successful field demonstrations of a cooled, infrared acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) camera.
Head-Remote Sensing Section, GSFC Photonics Branch- Managed a 6-member section to develop electro-optic instruments from concept to flight. Reference interferometer and ground calibration activities for the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS); Received multi-year PIDDP funds to validate acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) cameras for future flight mission opportunities.
Astrophysicist at GSFC, Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics, Planetary Systems Branch-Instrument scientist for PIDDP funded miniature IR heterodyne spectrometer; Observations of Mg I absorption features in the solar spectrum near 8.5 and 12 microns, using Fourier Transform Spectrometer data from Kitt Peak National Solar Observatory. Frequency stabilized Pb-salt tunable diode lasers using electro-optic phase modulation; Instrument scientist for development of a fiber-coupled, high resolution IR array spectrometer for the Kuiper Airborne Observatory and SOFIA.
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY.-Taught introductory and advanced courses in physics and astronomy; Managed the Colgate, 3:2 cooperative pre-engineering program. Developed TDL spectrometer system at Colgate; detected and quantified deuterated cyclobutanes and ethenes in shock tube products; Fourier transform spectrometer measurements of the 8-12 micron sunspot spectrum at Kitt Peak National Solar Observatory. Measurements of solar Si isotopic abundances, SiO molecular constants and the sunspot temperature structure; NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (1983 & 1984); NASA Astronomy Program Grant for solar oscillation measurements using IR heterodyne spectroscopy.
Penn State PhD dissertation work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC);-PhD Thesis: "Development of a Diode Laser Heterodyne Spectrometer and Observations of Silicon Monoxide in Sunspots"
Research Assistant at Penn State Ionosphere Research Laboratory ; MS Thesis: "The Energy Balance of the Nighttime Thermosphere"
Selected Publications
2005 Glenar, D. A., G. Hansen, G. Bjoraker, D. Blaney, M. D. Smith and J. Pearl, Bright-region radiative properties within the Mars south polar cap (Ls=231) from near-infrared spectroscopic imaging, ICARUS 174, 600-603.
2004 Anderson, C. M., N. J. Chanover, C. P. McKay, P. Rannou, D. A. Glenar and J. J. Hillman, Titan's haze structure in 1999 from spatially-resolved narrowband imaging surrounding the 0.94 m methane window, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L17S06, doi:10.1029/2004GL019857.
2003 Temma, T., N. J. Chanover, A. A. Simon-Miller, D. A. Glenar, J. J. Hillman and D. Kuehn, Vertical structure modeling of Saturnian equatorial region using high spectral resolution imaging, ICARUS (accepted)
2003 Chanover, N. J., C. M. Anderson, C. P. McKay, P. Rannou, D. A. Glenar, J. J. Hillman and W. E. Blass, Probing Titan's Lower Atmosphere with Acousto-Optic Tuning, ICARUS 163, 150-163.
2003 Glenar, D. A., R. E. Samuelson, J. C. Pearl, G. L. Bjoraker and D. Blaney, Spectral imaging of Martian water ice clouds and their diurnal behavior during the 1999 aphelion season, ICARUS 161, 297-318.
2002 Glenar, D. A., D. L. Blaney and J. J. Hillman, AIMS: Acousto-optic imaging spectrometer for spectral mapping of solid surfaces, Acta Astronautica, 52, 389-396.
2002 Georgiev, G., D. A. Glenar and J. J. Hillman, Spectral Characterization of Acousto-optic Filters Used in Imaging Spectroscopy, Applied Optics, 41, 209-217.
2001 Lewis, D. K., D. A. Glenar, S. Hughes, B. L. Kalra, J. Schlier, R. Shukla and J. E. Baldwin, Stereochemistry of the Thermal Retro-Diels_Alder Reactions of cis, exo-5,6-d2-Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, cis-4,5-d2-Cyclohexene, and cis, exo-5,6-d2-Bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123, 996-997.
1998 Chanover, N.J., D.A. Glenar and J.J. Hillman, Multispectral near-IR Imaging of Venus Nightside Cloud Features, J. Geophys. Res. 103, 31,335-31,348.
1997 Glenar, D. A., J. J. Hillman, M. LeLouarn, R. Q. Fugate and J. D. Drummond, Multispectral imagery of Jupiter and Saturn using adaptive optics and acousto-optic tuning, Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 109, 1-11.
