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Paul N. Romani Planetary Systems Laboratory NASA/GSFC, Code 693.0 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 286-1525 Email: Paul Romani

Current Position

Space Scientist, Planetary Systems Laboratory

Education

1986 Ph.D Atmospheric Science, The University of Michigan,
Thesis Title: Clouds and Methane Photochemical Hazes on the Outer Planets
1982 M.S. Atmospheric Science, The University of Michigan
1981 B.S. Astronomy, With High Honors and Distinction, The University of Michigan

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

1983 Outstanding Graduate Student in Atmospheric Sciences
1982-85 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow
1980 NASA Planetary Geology Intern at Jet Propulsion Laboratories

Professional Societies

American Geophysical Union

Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society

Tau Beta Pi

Professional Experience

Research Experience:Atmospheric photochemistry, Photochemical production of hazes, Cloud physics, Origin and evolution of the outer planets, Science education, Science and culture in history.

APPOINTMENTS:
2003-06 Co.Investigator Planetary Atmospheres: Chemical Kinetics of Free Radicals
2002-05 Co.Investigator Planetary Astronomy: Infrared Spectroscopy of Jupiter and Saturn
2002-05 Co.Investigator Planetary Astronomy: Saturn and Titan Stratospheres
2000-02 Co.Investigator Planetary Atmospheres: Meteorology of the Outer Planets
1998- Principal Investigator, IDEAS Grant: Eratosthenes Made Easy
1997-99 Operations Team Leader for the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer
1997-99 Co.Investigator Planetary Atmospheres: Laboratory Studies of Nitriles in Titan.s Atmosphere: Cyanoacetylenes and C3N
1997-99 Co.Investigator Planetary Atmospheres: Chemical Kinetics of Planetary Molecules
1995- Principal Investigator, Shoemaker-Levy 9/Jupiter Data Analysis and Interpretation Program
1995- Planetary Astronomy Review Panel
1990- Co.Investigator for the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer
1990- Instrument operations team for the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer
1991- Space Scientist in the Planetary Systems Branch of the Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics at NASA.Goddard Space Flight Center
1990- Astronome.Adjoint at The Observatoire de Paris et Meudon, France
1988-91 Senior Member of Technical Staff for Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
1986-88 National Research Council Associate at NASA.Goddard Space Flight Center

Selected Publications

2005  Titan's Atmospheric Temperatures, Winds, and Composition. Science 308, 975-978 DOI: 10.1126/science.1111150. F. M. Flasar, R. K. Achterberg, B. J. Conrath, P. J. Gierasch, V. G. Kunde, C. A. Nixon, G. L. Bjoraker, D. E. Jennings, P. N. Romani, A. A. Simon-Miller, B. Bézard, A. Coustenis, P. G. J. Irwin, N. A. Teanby, J. Brasunas, J. C. Pearl, M. E. Segura, R. C. Carlson, A. Mamoutkine, P. J. Schinder, A. Barucci, R. Courtin, T. Fouchet, D. Gautier, E. Lellouch, A. Marten, R. Prangé, S. Vinatier, D. F. Strobel,. S. B. Calcutt, P. L. Read, F. W. Taylor, N. Bowles, R. E. Samuelson, G. S. Orton9 L. J. Spilker, T. C. Owen, J. R. Spencer, M. R. Showalter, C. Ferrari, M. M. Abbas, F. Raulin, S. Edgington, P. Ade, E. H. Wishnow.

2005   Observations of C2H6 and C2H2 in the stratosphere of Saturn Icarus 173, 499-507. P. V. Sada , G. L. Bjoraker, D. E. Jennings, P. N. Romani, and G. H. McCabe.

2005  Temperatures, winds, and composition in the Saturn system. (2005) Science 307, 1247-1251 DOI: 10.1126/science.1105806. F. M. Flasar, R. K. Achterberg, B. J. Conrath, G. L. Bjoraker, D. E. Jennings, J. C. Pearl, P. N. Romani, A. A. Simon-Miller, V. G. Kunde, C. N. Nixon, B. Bézard, G. S. Orton, L. J. Spilker, P. G. J. Irwin, N. A. Teanby, J. A. Spencer, T. C. Owen, J. Brasunas, M. E. Segura, R. Carlson, A. Mamoutkine, P. J. Gierasch, P. J. Schinder, C. Ferrari, M. R. Showalter, A. Barucci, R. Courtin, A. Coustenis, T. Fouchet, D. Gautier, E. Lellouch, A. Marten, R.Prangé, D. F. Strobel, S. B. Calcutt, P. L. Read, F. W. Taylor, N. Bowles, R. E. Samuelson, M. M. Abbas, F. Raulin, P. Ade, S. Edgington, S. Pilorz, B. Wallis, and E. Wishnow.

2004  Temporally Varying Ethylene Emission on Jupiter. Submitted to Icarus. P. N. Romani, D. E. Jennings, G. L. Bjoraker, P. V. Sada, G. H. McCabe, and R. J. Boyle.

2004   Exploring the Saturn System in the Thermal Infrared: The Composite Infrared Spectrometer, Space Science Reviews 115, 169-297. F. M. Flasar, V. G. Kunde, M. M. Abbas, R. K. Achterberg, P. Ade, A. Barucci, B. Bézard G. L. Bjoraker, J. C. Brasunas, S. Calcutt, R. Carlson, C. J. Césarsky, B.J. Conrath, A. Coradini, R. Courtin, A. Coustenis, S. Edberg, S. Edgington, C. Ferrari, T.Fouchet, D. Gautier, P. J. Gierasch, K. Grossman, P. Irwin, D. E. Jennings, E. Lellouch, A. A. Mamoutkine, A. Marten, J. P. Meyer, C. A. Nixon, G. S. Orton, T. C. Owen, J. C. Pearl, R. Prangé, F. Raulin, P. L. Read, P. N. Romani, R. E. Samuelson, M. E. Segura, M. R. Showalter, A. A. Simon-Miller, M. D. Smith, J. R. Spencer, L. J. Spilker and F. W. Taylor.

2004   Jupiter's Atmospheric Composition from the Cassini Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy Experiment Science 305, 1582-1586 DOI:10.1126/science.1100240. V. G. Kunde, F. M. Flasar, D. E. Jennings, B. Bézard, D. F. Strobel, B. J. Conrath, C. A. Nixon, G. L. Bjoraker, P. N. Romani, R. K. Achterberg, A. A. Simon-Miller, P. Irwin, J. C. Brasunas, J. C. Pearl, M. D. Smith, G. S. Orton, P. J. Gierasch, L. J. Spilker, R. C. Carlson, A. A. Mamoutkine, S. B. Calcutt, P. L. Read, F. W. Taylor, T. Fouchet, P. Parrish, A. Barucci, R. Courtin, A. Coustenis, D. Gautier, E. Lellouch, A. Marten, R. Prangé, Y. Biraud, C. Ferrari, T. C. Owen, M. M. Abbas, R. E. Samuelson, F. Raulin, P. Ade, C. J. Césarsky, K. U. Grossman, and A. Coradini.

2004   An Intense Stratospheric Jet on Jupiter Nature 427, 132-135 DOI:10.1038/nature02142. F. M. Flasar, V. G. Kunde, R. K. Achterberg, B. J. Conrath, A. A. Simon-Miller, C. A. Nixon, P. J. Gierasch, P. N. Romani, B. Bézard, P. Irwin, G. L. Bjoraker, J. C. Brasunas, D. E. Jennings, J. C. Pearl, M. D. Smith, G. S. Orton, L. J. Spilker, R. Carlson, S. B. Calcutt, P. L. Read, F. W. Taylor, P. Parrish, A. Barucci, R. Courtin, A. Coustenis, D. Gautier, E. Lellouch, A. Marten, R. Prangé, Y. Biraud, T. Fouchet, C. Ferrari, T. C. Owen, M. M. Abbas, R. E. Samuelson, F. Raulin, P. Ade, C. J. Césarsky, K. U. Grossman and A. Coradini.

2004   The Nitrogen Isotopic Ratio in Jupiter's Atmosphere from Observations by the Composite Infrared Spectrometer on the Cassini Spacecraft Astrophysical Journal 602, 1063-1074. M. M. Abbas, A. LeClair, T. Owen, B. J. Conrath, F. M. Flasar, V. G. Kunde, C. A. Nixon, R. K. Achterberg, G. Bjoraker, D. J. Jennings, G. Orton, and P. N. Romani.

2003   Rate Constant for the Reaction CH3 + CH3 C2H6 at T = 155 K and Model Calculation of the CH3 Abundance in the Atmospheres of Saturn and Neptune. J. Geophys. Res., 108, No. E11, 5119, DOI 10.1029/2002JE002037, R. J. Cody, P. N. Romani, F. L. Nesbitt, M. A. Iannone, D. C. Tardy and L. J. Stief.

2002   Temporal Behavior of Stratospheric Ammonia Abundance and Temperature Following the SL9 Impacts Icarus 156, 485-497, K. Fast, T. Kostiuk, P. Romani, F. Espenak, T. Hewagama, A. Betz, R. Boreiko, and T. Livengood.

2001   Reconciling Galileo Probe Data and Ground-Based Radio Observations of Ammonia on Jupiter. Icarus 149, 66-78, I. de Pater, D. Dunn, P. Romani and K. Zahnle.