Astrochemistry Laboratory
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Tomoko Adachi
Astrochemistry Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 691 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 286-3497 Email: Tomoko Adachi |
Current Position
- Research Assistant/Graduate Student, Astrochemistry Laboratory/Catholic University of America
Education
2006 - Ph.D candidate, Physics, Catholic University of America
2005 - M.S. Geological Science, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
2000 - B.S. Natural and Physical Sciences, Evergreen State College, Olympia WA
1993 - International & Environmental Issues, Asian Rural Institute, Nasu, Japan
1992 - Teaching Japanese As A Second Language, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
1991 - Translating English to Japanese: Babel Institute of Language, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
The Evergreen State College Cultural Diversity Scholarship, 1998 and 1999
Professional Experience
2002-2005 Graduate Research Assistant, Astrobiology Lab, Arizona State University
2001-2002 Trading Consultant, International Financial Services, New York
1996-2000 Research Assistant, Astrophysics Research Group, Evergreen State College
1989-1995 English Language Instructor, Adachi English School, Japan
1986-1989 Freelance Translator
Research Interests and Experience
- Magneto-mechanical actuation of microshutter arrays (JWST), Magnetism of terrestrial and extraterrestrial materials, shock magnetism, magnetocaloric effects, low temperature magnetic behaviors of materials, geochemisty and magnetic analysis of hematite-goethite concretions, oxygen isotope temperature scale, astrobiology, carbonate petrographic analysis.
Special Skills and Experiences:
Petrographic Microscopy, Material and Thin Section Staining Technique, Micro-photography, Epi-fluorescent Microscopy,
- Basic Microbiology Technique: Culturing, Identification, Staining, Microscopy
- Preparation and Fixing organic and biological materials for SEM
- Calculating magnetosonic frequencies using hydrostatic equilibrium state data for various mass stars obtained by zero age main sequence star, ZAMS computer program.
Published Magazine Articles (Japanese-MSN Internet Science Journal)
The Total Solar Eclipse in Africa, T. Adachi, May 2001
Symmetry, manifested in Nature, T. Adachi, May 2001
Martian Meteorite, ALH84001, T. Adachi, April 2001
Equilibrium, from Our Mind to the Universe, T. Adachi, April 2001
Nature, Thermodynamic favored, T. Adachi, March 2001
The Passage to Astrobiology, T. Adachi, February 2001 (also published in NASDA w
eb site)
Translations (English to Japanese)
- Articles for the magazine HIRAGANA-TIMES, 1994-1995
- "Women & Appropriate Technology" report of International NGO Symposium, 1993>
- "Production of Hydrogen from Industrial waste fluid", 1993
FUND RAISING
Amway Corporation Japan funded at 3,000,000 Yen (~$30K) to protect and preserve
the natural pasture "Kofukahori", Tochigi, Japan 1994
Community Service
Natural Environment Protection Group, "Kofukahori", Coordinator and Fund-
raiser, 1993-1995
Environment Protection Organization, "Nasuno-Shizen ni Manabu-Kai," Activ
ist 1992-1995
Selected Publications
Papers in Review
2005 Plio-Pleistocene Hydrothermal Systems of The Furnace Creek Area, Death Valley CA, Arizona State University.
Abstracts2006 "High Field Remagnetization Of Hematite Cconcretions From Utah, USA and Czech Republic", Adachi, T et al., 38th LPSC.
2006 "Magnetic record of Bjurbole meteorite", Adachi, T. et al., 37th LPSC,.
2006 "NRM Measurements of Shatter Cones and Rim Deposits from the Sierra Madera Impact Crater in Texas, USA". Adachi, T et al,.
2006 "Laser Induced Fluorescence Detection of Organic Matters in Comets, Asteroids, and Icy Moons", Adachi, T., Kletetschka, G., and Mikula, V., Asteroids and Comets Interiors.
2006 "Bjurbole meteorite: An inefficient recorder of paleofields less than one micro Tesla", Adachi, T., Kletetschka, G., and Wasilewski, P. J., AGU, Abstract GP41A-04.
2006 "Estimate of the magnetic paleofields during the formation of our solar system-preliminary report", Adachi, T., Wasilewski, P.J., Kohout, T., Kletetschka, G., JPGU (Poster)
2005 "Microbial fabrics, oxygen isotopes and paleotemperature framework of Plio-Pleistocene hot-spring deposits, Death Valley", T. Adachi and J.D. Farmer GSA Annual Meeting, (Poster)
2005 "Reconstruction of paleotemperature framework of Plio-Pleistocene hot-spring deposit using petrofabrics and oxygen isotopes", T. Adachi and J.D. Farmer, ISOLAB, Japan.
2005 "Using petrofabrics and oxygen isotopes to reconstruct the paleotemperature framework of ancient hot-spring deposits: An example from Death Valley, CA", T. Adachi and J.D. Farmer, ISSOL, China, (Poster)
1999 "Calculating the Magnetosonic Frequency using the ZAMS.s Model", T. Adachi and E.J. Zita, NW-APS, (Poster)
