Astrochemistry Laboratory
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Dr. Steve Charnley
Physical Scientist
NASA/GSFC, Code 691 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 286-9706 Email: Dr. Steve Charnley |
Current Position
- Physical Scientist, Astrochemistry Laboratory
Education
1988 - Ph.D., Theoretical Physics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
1980 - M.Sc. Operational Research, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
1978 - B.Sc. (Hons.) Natural Philosophy, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Research Areas
Theoretical astrochemistry and molecular astrophysics; interstellar medium; comets; astrobiology; star formation; protoplanetary disks; isotopic fractionation; primitive materials; radio astronomy.
Professional Experience
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; University of California, Berkeley; SETI Institute; NASA Ames Research Center; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (since 9/2/08).
Selected Publications
2008 Charnley S.B. & Rodgers, S.D., "Interstellar Reservoirs of Cometary Matter.", Space Sci. Rev., 138, 59.
2008 Rodgers, S.D. & Charnley S.B., "Nitrogen Isotopic Fractionation of Interstellar Nitriles.", Astrophys. J., 689, 1448.
2008 Rodgers, S.D. & Charnley S.B., "Nitrogen Superfractionation in Dense Cloud Cores.", Mon. Not. R. astr. Soc., 385, L48.
2007 Butner, H.M., Charnley S.B., Ceccarelli, C. et al., "Discovery of Interstellar Heavy Water.", Astrophys. J. Letters, 659, L137.
2006 Ciesla, F.J. & Charnley S., "The Physics and Chemistry of Nebular Evolution,." In Meteorites and the Early Solar System II Eds. D. Lauretta and H. McSween, University of Arizona Press, 209.
2005 Charnley, S., Kuan, Y.-J., Huang, H.-C., et al., "Astronomical Searches for Nitrogen Heterocycles.", Adv. Space Res., 36, 137.
2004 Rodgers, S.D., Charnley S.B., Boice, D.C. & Huebner, W.F., "Physical Processes and Chemical Reactions in Cometary Comae.", In COMETS II, Eds. Festou, M., Keller, H.U. & Weaver, H.A., University of Arizona Press, 505.
2003 Kuan, Y.-J., Charnley S.B., Huang, H.-C., Tseng, W.-L., Kisiel, Z., "Interstellar Glycine.", Astrophys. J., 593, 848.
2002 Charnley S.B. & Rodgers, S.D., "The End of Interstellar Chemistry as the Origin of Nitrogen in Comets and Meteorites.", Astrophys. J. Letters, 569, L133.
2001 Charnley S.B., "Stochastic Theory of Molecule Formation on Dust.", Astrophys. J. Letters, 562, L99.
2001 Rodgers, S.D. & Charnley S.B., "Chemical Differentiation in Regions of Massive Star Formation.", Astrophys. J., 546, 324.
2000 Ehrenfreund, P. and Charnley S.B., "Organic molecules in the interstellar medium, comets and meteorites: A voyage from dark clouds to the early Earth.", Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 38, 427.
