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RESEARCH PROJECTS
Astrophysics

• SIRTF Galactic Plane Survey (PI Barbara Whitney)
• MIPS / SIRTF Mission (PI Dean Hines)
• Extragalactic Interstellar Dust (PI Michael Wolff)
• The Geometry and Evolution of Low-Mass Star Format (PI Barbara Whitney)
• Moving Beyond the Standard Paradigm: The Importance of Interstellar Dust (PI Michael Wolff)
• Star Formation: From Low-Mass to High-Mass LTSA98 (PI Barbara Whitney)
• The Geometry and Evolution of Low-Mass Star Formation (PI Barbara Whitney)
• Rotational and Orbital Angular Momentum Evolution: From Self-Embedded Protostars to T-Tauri Stars (PI Mary Barsony)
• Further Insights into Interstellar Dust Grains Using Ultraviolet Polarimetry and Spectroscopy (PI Michael Wolff)
• Enabling Coronagraphic Polarimetry with NICMOS (PI Dean Hines)
• Outflows Associated with X-Ray Protostars in RHO OPH: Observational Constraints to the X-Ray/Outflow (PI Barbara Whitney)

Planetary Science

• Mars Global Surveyor Operations Phase (PI Todd Clancy)
• Dust and Cloud Aerosol Studies with the TES Solar Band Channel (PI Todd Clancy)
• Major and Minor Components of the Surface Layer of Mars: An Investigation Using the MER Pancam (PI Bill Farrand)
• Aerosol Studies and the Boundry Layer: Things Are Looking Up (PI Michael Wolff)
• Insights into the Physical Characteristics of Martian Aerosol Particles (PI Michael Wolff)
• Observations of the Pre-Equinox Atmosphere of Uranus (PI Heidi Hammel)
• Using a Pan-Spectral Approach to Identify Hydrovolcanic Landforms and Tephras on Mars (PI Bill Farrand)
• Seasonal and Interannual Variability of the Mars Atmosphere: Temperatures, Water Vapor, and Aerosols (PI Todd Clancy)
• Mars Water Profile Retrievals: Detailed RT Analyses of EPF and Limb Spectral IR Observations from TES (PI Todd Clancy)
• Coordinated Analyses of Uranus in the Pre-Equinox Era (PI Heidi Hammel)
• Solar System Science with Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST): Interdisciplinary Scientist Proposal (PI Heidi Hammel)
• Mapping and Analysis of Spectrally Unique Soils, Rocks and Rock Coatings on Mars at Local and Regional (PI Bill Farrand)
• Studies of Asteroids and Satellites (PI Alan Harris)
• Diurnal and Secular Variability of the Venus Mesosphere (PI Todd Clancy)
• AEOS Observations of Uranus and Neptune in 2002 (PI Heidi Hammel)
• The Asymmetric Atmosphere of Uranus (PI Heidi Hammel)
• A Global Search for Alteration Minerals on Mars (PI Michael Wolff)
• Ozone, Condensates, and Dust in the Martian Atmosphere (PI Todd Clancy)
• Mineralogy and Weathering History of the Martian Surface (PI Bill Farrand)
• Mineralogy and Weathering History of the Martian Surface (PI Michael Wolff)
• The Distribution and Evolution of Martian Dust Phenomena (PI Michael Wolff)
• CRISM Instrument Program (PI Todd Clancy)
• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MARCI/CTX Science Investigator Team (PI Todd Clancy)
• Mars Surface Properties Derived from THEMIS VIS Analysis (PI Michael Wolff)

Space Physics

• Current Sheet Equilibria and Disruptions (PI James Harold)