Mark R. Showalter
Research Associate, Department of
Electrical Engineering.
Research Areas
- Planetary Ring Dynamics and Properties
- Image Analysis Methods
Education
- B.A., Oberlin College, 1979
- M.S. in Astronomy, Cornell University, 1982
- Ph.D. in Astronomy, Cornell University, 1985
Specific Research Interests
- orbital mechanics
- light-scattering physics
- numerical methods
- image analysis
Other Information
Manager of the
Rings Node
for the Planetary Data System, responsible for the archival, cataloging
and distribution of data on planetary ring systems.
Principal Investigator, NASA PG&G Program, Observation and
Interpretation of Planetary Ring Systems.
- Office:
- 245-3 NASA Ames Research Center
- Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- Phone:
- (415) 604-3382
- (415) 604-6779 (fax)
- Email:
- showalter@ringside.arc.nasa.gov
- Administrative Associate:
- Marli Williams
- (415) 723-8121
- marli@nova.stanford.edu
Last update: January 04, 1996
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