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Curriculum Vitae Dr. James E. Richardson Jr. 1 536 River Avenue South Bend, IN 46601 Email: [email protected] Phone: (575) 386-8695 Web: http://www.jerichardsonjr.info EDUCATION 2000-2005: University of Arizona, Ph.D. in Planetary Sciences (geosciences minor), Dissertation Advisors: H. Jay Melosh and Richard Greenberg. 1998-2000: Florida State University, B.S. in Physics, cum laude. 1995-1998: Troy State University at Dothan, Physical Sciences (transfer coursework). 1984: U.S. Navy: Advanced Electronics Technician school. 1983: U.S. Navy: Nuclear Power Training Unit qualification school. 1982: U.S. Navy: Nuclear Power School. 1981-1982: U.S. Navy: Electronics Technician school. EMPLOYMENT 2016-present: Senior Research Scientist, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ. 2014-2016: Research Scientist (USRA), Planetary Radar Group, Arecibo Observatory, National Astronomy & Ionosphere Center (NAIC), Arecibo, PR. 2010-2014: Assistant Research Professor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 2005-2010: Research Associate (Joseph Veverka, supervisor), Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 2000-2005: Graduate Research / Teaching Assistant, Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1993-2000: (gap) Visually impaired (1993), Rehabilitation (1993-1995), Retraining (1995-2005). 1991-1993: Nuclear Plant Systems Operator, Farley Nuclear Plant, Ashford, AL. 1989-1991: Junior Engineer (nuclear plant instrumentation), Eigen Engineering, San Jose, CA. 1981-1989: United States Navy, active duty enlisted: 1986-1989: USS Hawkbill (SSN-666), Pearl Harbor, HI, Nuclear plant operator & supervisor, Reactor Controls Division supervisor, 1983-1986: Nuclear Power Training Unit, Idaho Falls, ID, Nuclear plant operator, staff instructor. SPACECRAFT MISSION TEAMS 2006-2011: NASA Stardust-NeXT mission: Science Team member. 2001-2007: NASA Deep Impact mission, Associate Science Team member. AWARDED RESEARCH GRANTS 2018-2021: NASA Solar System Workings Program, Constraining Lunar Bombardment History by Modeling Impact Age Distributions, Co-Investigator with Oleg Abramov. 2017-2020: NASA Solar System Workings Program, Integrated Modeling of Early Impact Bombardments, Co-Investigator with Oleg Abramov. 2015-2018: NASA Lunar Data Analysis Program, Ejecta and Melt Interactions During Impact Ejecta Emplacement, Co-Investigator with Veronica Bray. 2015-2018: NASA Lunar Data Analysis Program, Modeling material transport in the lunar regolith, Co-Investigator with David Minton. 2011-2014: NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, Investigating the Production and Distribution of Secondary Craters as a Function of Primary Crater Production on Planetary Surfaces, Principal Investigator. Dr. James E. Richardson Jr. 2 2011-2014: NASA Mars Fundamental Research Proram, Investigating the Seismic Contribution of Meteoritic Impacts to the Current Seismicity of Mars and Its Potential for Exploration of the Martian Interior, Principal Investigator. 2011-2014: NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, Thermal, Physical, and Climatic Effects of Impact Bombardments on Rocky Worlds, Co-Investigator with Oleg Abramov. 2011-2012: NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, Geophysical Properties of Near-Earth Asteroids: Surface and Structure, Co-Investigator with Don Korycansky. 2007-2009: NASA Discovery DAP, Investigating the Regional Seismic Effects of Impacts on the Surface Morphology of Asteroid 433 Eros, Principal Investigator. 2006-2011: NASA STARDUST-Next II: A Mission to Complete the Exploration of Comet Tempel 1 with Stardust, Co-Investigator with Joseph Veverka. PUBLISHED RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 2020: Modeled the formation of the lunar Upper Megaregolith layer and the shape of the lunar Late Heavy Bombardment (LHB) impactor population. 2014, 2019: Described the erosional process whereby shape, spin, and gravity combine to minimize topographic variation on asteroid surfaces. 2013: Determined the surface properties of comet 9P Tempel 1 via measurements of the crater produced by Deep Impact. 2009: Solved the long-standing question of how crater density equilibrium is reached on heavily-cratered terrains. 2007: Determined the mass and density of comet 9P Tempel 1 via the expansion rate of the ejecta plume produced by Deep Impact. 2004, 2005, 2020: Linked the paucity of small craters on asteroids 433 Eros, 2867 Steins, and 25143 Itokawa to the effects of impact-induced seismic shaking. 2004: Extracted surface features of Saturn's moon Titan hidden within the Orange-filter images taken by Voyager 1. DEVELOPED NUMERICAL MODELING PACKAGES 2012-present: ShapeGrav, used to investigate and visualize the surface gravitational/rotational properties of small-bodies for whom shape models have been derived. 2007-present: SBCTEM (Small Body Cratered Terrain Evolution Model), used to investigate the cratering statistics and surface processes of impact crater dominated terrains. 2004-present: Plume, used to investigate the formation, expansion, and final disposition of the ejecta plume produced by an impact on a rotating small, irregular, solar-system body. 2004-present: NST (Numerical Shake-Table), used to investigate the downslope motion of loose regolith resting on a slope in a small-body surface environment. PROGRAMMING AND MARKUP LANGUAGES FORTRAN 77, FORTRAN 90/95, C++ (OpenGL), JAVA, IDL, HTML, LaTeX, Mathematica TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2010-2014: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN), guest lecturer and substitute graduate-level instructor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. 2000-2001: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), graduate teaching assistant, Department of Planetary Sciences. 1983-1986: U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Training Unit (Idaho Falls, ID), classroom and on-the-job instructor in power plant theory, operation, and maintenance. Dr. James E. Richardson Jr. 3 FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS 2006: Meteoritical Society, Pellas-Ryder Award. 2005: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Gerard P. Kuiper Award. 2005: Galileo Circle Fellowship. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Astronomical Society, Division of Planetary Sciences (AAS-DPS) PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY SERVICE 2016-present: I work for the Planetary Data System (PDS) Small Bodies Node as a part-time computer programmer and archiver, particularly with respect to the migration from PDS3 to PDS4. 2009-present: I have participated in various NASA proposal review panels: 2019: Solar System Workings program 2018: Earth and Space Science Fellowship 2017: Earth and Space Science Fellowship 2015: Solar System Workings program 2015: Discovery Program (spacecraft mission proposals) 2011: Planetary Geology & Geophysics (PG&G) program 2011: Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP) 2009: Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP) 2009: Planetary Geology & Geophysics (PG&G) program 2009: Outer Planets Research (OPR) program 2007-present: I have performed numerous peer reviews for a variety of journals: • Earth, Moon, and Planets • Icarus • Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets • Meteoritics and Planetary Science • Monthy Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society • The Moon • Planetary and Space Science • Science Dr. James E. Richardson Jr. 4 PUBLICATIONS LIST • 32 reviewed papers (12 first authored): 2004-2020 • 3 Science papers (1 first authored); 1 Nature paper • First-authored paper citations: 791 total / 12 papers = 66 average • Total citations: 2524 • h-index = 20 • i10-index = 25 REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES 2020: M. Froment, E. Rougier, C. Larmat, Z. Lei, B. Euser, S. Kedar, J.E. Richardson, T. Kawamura, P. Lognonné. Lagrangian‐based simulations of hypervelocity impact experiments on Mars regolith proxy. Geophysical Research Letters. 47-13, (In Press). [2 citations (32.12)] 2020: J.E. Richardson, J.K. Steckloff, D.A. Minton. Impact-produced seismic shaking and regolith growth on asteroids 433 Eros, 2867 Steins, and 25143 Itokawa, Icarus, 347, (In Press). [0 citations (31.12)] 2020: J.E. Richardson, O. Abramov. Modeling the formation of the lunar Upper Megaregolith layer, The Planetary Science Journal, 1, 2-19. [1 citations (30.11)] 2019: M. Brozovic, M.C. Nolan, C. Magri, W.M. Folkner, R.A. Jacobson, L.J. Harcke, J.G. McMichael, J.E. Richardson, J.K. Harmon, P.A. Taylor, L.A.M. Benner, J.D. Giorgini, S.J. Ostro, P.J. Perillat, A.A. Hine, S.P. Naidu, M.A. Slade, A. Rozek, L.A. Rodriguez- Ford, L.F. Zambrano-Marin. Arecibo radar astrometry of the Galilean satellites from 1999-2016, The Astronomical Journal, 159 (4), 149.. [1 citations (29.10)] 2019: J.E. Richardson, K.J. Graves, A.W. Harris, T.J. Bowling. Small body shapes and spins reveal a prevailing state of maximum topographic stability, Icarus, 329, 207-221. [3 citations (28.10)] 2019: D.A. Minton, C.I. Fassett, M. Hirabayashi, B.A. Howl, J.E. Richardson. The equilibrium size-frequency distribution of small craters reveals the effects of distal ejecta on lunar landscape morphology, Icarus, 326, 63-87. [10 citations (27.9)] 2018: I. Daubar, P. Lognonne, N.A. Teanby, K. Miljkovic, J. Stevanovic, J. Vaubaillon, B. Kenda, T. Kawamura}, J. Clinton, A. Lucas, M. Drilleau, C. Yana, G.S. Collins, D. Banfield, M. Golombek, S. Kedar, N. Schmerr, R. Garcia, S. Rodriguez, T. Gudkova, S. May, M. Banks, J. Maki, E. Sansom, F. Karakostas, M. Panning, N. Fuji, J. Wookey, M. van Driel, M. Lemmon, V. Ansan, M. Bose, S. Stahler, H. Kanamori, J.E. Richardson, S. Smrekar, W.B. Banerdt. Impact-Seismic Investigations of the InSight Mission, Space Science Reviews, 214, 132. Dr. James
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