Dr. Natasha M. Johnson

Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics, Code 691
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Phone: (301) 286-1548

email: Natasha.M.Johnson.1@gsfc.nasa.gov

Present Position:

National Research Council Resident Research Associate

Research Area:

Gas-grain catalytic reactions, Geochemical interaction of planetary surfaces and/or atmospheres; surface mineralogy; planetary accretionary material; Instrument development and construction

Education:

1991 B.A. cum laude, (Math/Geology/Comp. Sci./Physics, University of Arizona

1998 M.A. Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University

2002 Ph.D. Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University

Previous Positions:

1997 - 2002: Graduate Research Assistant, Planetary Chemistry Lab, Washington University

1991 - 1996 Principal Solar Observer/Data Analyst, 60ft Solar Tower, Mt. Wilson Observatory

1990 - 1991 Undergraduate Research Assistant (NASA Space Grant), LPL, University of Arizona

1990 Research position under COOP with Space Physics and Astrophysics, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1989 Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program (PGGURP) position, JPL

1986 - 1996 Museum Guide, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA

Professional Societies:

American Astronomical Society, Division of Planetary Sciences

American Geophysical Union

Geological Society of America

Honors and Awards:

First recipient of "Best Planetary Science Student Paper Award" jointly sponsored by the Meteoritical Society and the Planetary Division of the Geological Society of America (2000)
LPSC/GSA Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Science Student Paper Honorable Mention (2000)
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Honorable Mention (1998, 1999)
Washington University Graduate Research Symposium, Second Place (1999)
NASA-Missouri Space Grant Fellowship (1996-1998)
NASA-Undergraduate Space Grant Fellowship (1990-1991)

Selected Publications:

"Tremolite decomposition on Venus, II. Products, kinetics and mechanism," N.M. Johnson, and B. Fegley, Jr., Icarus, 2003, submitted.
"Longevity of fluorine-bearing termolite on Venus" N.M. Johnson and B. Fegley, Jr.,Icarus, 2002, submitted.
"Atmosphere-surface interaction on Venus," N.M. Johnson and B. Fegley, Jr., Adv. Space Res., 29, (2), 233-241, (2002)
"Water on Venus: New insights from termolite decomposition," N. Johnson and B. Fegley, Jr.,,Icarus, 146, 301-306, (2000)

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