PRESENT POSITION:

Astrophysicist, Planetary Systems Branch,
Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics,
Chief Scientist for Exploration Programs,
Space Sciences Directorate
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

EDUCATION:

1966 - B.S., Physics - City College of New York
1973 - Ph.D., Physics - Syracuse University

RESEARCH AREA EXPERIENCE:

Planetary atmospheres (composition, thermal structure, dynamics); Spectroscopic Studies of Solar System Objects, the Sun, Stars, and Interstellar Medium; Infrared Astronomy; Stratospheric Research; Molecular Spectroscopy, Infrared Heterodyne Spectroscopy, Diode Laser Spectroscopy; Infrared Upconversion Techniques, Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy, Infrared and Submillimeter Lasers, Experimental Solid State Physics, Electron Spin Resonance and Electronic Spin Echo investigations, Relaxation Phenomena in Solids, RF, mm, submm-wave technology; Remote Sensing Techniques.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

1994-1996 - Manager Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program (PIDDP) NASA Headquarters, Solar System Exploration Division (Research Management Division, 1996)
1992 - 1994 - NASA Solar System Exploration Subcommittee (SSES), Member.
1989-1993 - Chair, Auroral Discipline, International Jupiter Watch - International Jupiter Watch Steering Committee
10/84-12/84 - Acting Head, Infrared and Radio Astronomy Branch, Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics
8/21/83-7/24/84 - Head, Molecular Astrophysics Section (Detail), Infrared and Radio Astronomy Branch
1974-83 - Space Scientist, Infrared and Radio Astronomy Branch, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
1973-74 - National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Associate, Goddard Space Flight Center

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Astronomical Society
Division for Planetary Sciences
American Physical Society
American Geophysical Union
Optical Society of America
American Institute of Physics
American Association for the Advancement of Science

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

1. 1998 - "Variability of Ammonia in Jupiter's Stratosphere After the SL9 Impacts", T. Kostiuk, F. Espenak, K. Fast, T.A. Livengood, D. Buhl, P. Romani, A. Betz, In Preparation.
2. 1997 - "Thermal-Infrared Spectrophotometry of Selected SL9 Impact Sites", Livengood, T.A., H.U. Käufl, T. Kostiuk, G.L. Bjoraker, P.N. Romani, B. Mosser, M. Sauvage, in preparation for Icarus.
3. 1998 - "Which Way Does the Wind Blow on Titan? ", T. Kostiuk, K. Fast, T.A. Livengood, J. Goldstein, T. Hewagama, D. Buhl, F. Espenak, In Preparation.
4. 1998 -"Refraction of the Earth's Atmosphere: Astronomical Implications", Livengood, T.A., K. Fast, T. Kostiuk, D. Buhl, F. Espenak, J. Goldstein, T. Hewagama, and K.H. Ro, Astron. J., Submitted.
5. 1998 - "Infrared Observations of Dust Emission from Comet Hale Bopp", Lisse, C.M., Y. Fernandez, M. A'Hearn, Kostiuk, Livengood, H.U. Kaufl, W.F. Hoffman, A. Dayal, M. Ressler, M. Hanner, G. Fazio, J. Hora, S. Peschke, E. Grun, L. Deutsch, Earth, Moon, and Planets, In Press.
6. 1997 - "Ethane Abundance on Titan", Kostiuk, T., K. Fast, T.A. Livengood, J. Goldstein, T. Hewagama, D. Buhl F. Espenak, and K. Ho Ro, Planetary And Space Science, 45, 931-939.
7. 1996 - "Stratospheric Ammonia on Jupiter after the SL9 Collision, Icarus, T. Kostiuk, D. Buhl, F. Espenak, P. Romani, G. Bjoraker Kelly Fast, Timothy Livengood, David Zipoy, Icarus 121, 431-441.
8. 1995 - "Multi-Wavelength Thermal-Infrared Imaging of SL9 Impact Phenomena". Livengood, T.A., H.U. Käufl, T. Kostiuk, G.L. Bjoraker, P.N. Romani, G. Wiedemann, B. Mosser, M. Sauvage, , Proceedings of the European SL/9 Workshop, ed. R. West and H. Böhnhardt, 137-146.
9. 1995 - "Some Results from the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Shoemaker-Levy 9 Observing Campaign" Orton and the IRTF SL9 Science Team. Proceedings of the European SL/9 Workshop, ed. R. West and H. Böhnhardt.
10. 1995 - "The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Investigation of Comet Shoemaker- Levy 9 and its Collision with Jupiter: Preliminary Results". Orton, G.S., et al., Science 267, 1277-1282.

Last Modified: 10 July 1998

Curator: Jennifer Kalb, Raytheon STX
Email: Jennifer.Kalb@gsfc.nasa.gov

Responsible NASA Representative: Dr. Drake Deming
E-mail: Drake.Deming@gsfc.nasa.gov