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ALBERTO G. FAIRÉN Department of Astronomy, Cornell University 426 Space Sciences Building, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 262-0345 [email protected] I. ACADEMIC DEGREES AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Associate. Cornell University, Department of Astronomy. Since December 2012. Senior Research Scientist (Principal Investigator). Centro de Astrobiología. Since July 2013. Non-Resident Affiliate, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Since December 2012. Research Scientist. NASA Ames Research Center, Space Science and Astrobiology Division, and Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute. December 2009- November 2012. Postdoctoral Fellow. NASA Ames Research Center, Space Science and Astrobiology Division, Advisor: Christopher McKay. December 2006 – November 2009. PhD. dissertation: “Dating possible biological processes on Mars according to the tectonic history and the hydrogeological and geochemical evolution of the planet”. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Advisor: Ricardo Amils, October 2006. Master dissertation: “Inhibition of carbonate synthesis in extreme acidic environments: a comparative study of the martian aqueous environments and Río Tinto”. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Advisor: Ricardo Amils, September 2005. “Planetary Biology Internship”. Advisor: Christopher McKay. NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California (USA), 1 July-31 August 2004. M. S. Genetics. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. September 2002. B. S. Biology. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. September 2000. II. AWARDS AND HONORS 2013 Astronomy magazine, “Astronomy raising star”. Astronomy, 41(7), 45. July 2013. 2012 Nature section “Careers”, interview. Nature, 489, 328. 2012 Harold C. Urey Prize. Awarded by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. 2010 Nature Geoscience invited “News and Views”: Fairén, A. G. Refilling the oceans of early Mars. Nat. Geos., 3, 452-453. 2010 Icarus most downloaded article, October-December 2010: Fairén, A. G. A cold and wet Mars, Icarus, 208, 165-175, published July 2010. 2006 NASA Postdoctoral Program, ranked #1 for the slot. 2004 Planetary Biology Internship, awarded by NASA. 1 III. MISSION INVOLVEMENT o Mars Science Laboratory. Science Team Collaborator on APXS and SAM. Since 2012. o Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. Collaborator on Athena. Since 2012. IV. RESEARCH GRANT HISTORY Cold and wet early Mars: Proposing and testing a new theory to understand the early Mars environments. Role: PI. Institution: European Research Council, 2012 Starting Grant.1.5 million Euro. 2013-2018. Geochemistry of anoxic oxidation processes on early Earth and Mars: the catalyzing effect of mineral surfaces. Role: Co-I. PI: Luis Gago Duport. Institution: CSIC, Spain. 2011-2012. Geochemical and astrobiological studies on Martian aqueous solutions at subzero temperatures. Role: PI. Institution: NASA. Grant number: NNX10AB76A. December 2009-June 2012. Oxidation processes and the preservation of organic biosignatures in a permafrost dominated environment – a martian analogue in the canadian arctic. Role: Co-I. PI: Gordon Osinski. Institution: Canadian Space Agency (CSA). April 2008 – March 2009. Stability against freezing of hyperloaded solutions on Mars. Role: PI. Institution: NASA. NASA Postdoctoral Program. December 2006 – December 2009. Caracterización de un hábitat ácido extremo: génesis, biodiversidad y aplicaciones biotecnológicas. Role: Co-I. PI: R. Amils. Institution: CSIC, Spain. REFA: BOS 2002-02148. November-December 2005. V. FIELD-WORK EXPERIENCE Río Tinto (Spain, 2005, 2006, 2007) El Jaroso hydrothermal system (Spain, 2007) Mojave Desert (California, 2007, 2008) Mono Lake (California, 2007) Pavilion Lake (BC, Canada, 2007) Atacama Desert (Chile, 2008) Axel Heiberg Island (Canadian High Arctic, 2008) PADI Open Water Diver, certified in 2005. VI. GUEST LECTURES o International Conference on Astronomy & Cosmology, Chicago, August 14, 2013. o 44th DPS Meeting, Urey Prize Lecture, Reno, Nevada, October 18, 2012. o Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, May 30, 2012. o Third Conference on Early Mars, invited panelist to the discussion session “Perspectives on the existence of an early martian ocean”, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, May 23, 2012. o European Research Council, Convent Garden, 16 Place Rogier, 1210 Brussels, Belgium. April 24, 2012. o School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-2812, USA. February 26, 2008. 2 VII. TUTORING - Acting Advisor for: Uceda, E. R. Life at the dry limit on Earth and the search for life on Mars. NASA Postdoctoral Program 2011-2013, NASA Ames, California. - Co-Advisor for : Raj, V. Exploration of the Red Planet. Master of Science in Exploration Geophysics. Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. May 2011. VIII. ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC MERITS/COMMUNITY SERVICE a) Associate Editor . Associate Editor for Mars, The Internacional Journal of Mars Science and Exploration (USA), since June 2005. (www.marsjournal.org). b) Reviewer for Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, 2005. NWO, Netherlands Research Council, 2005. Hydrogeology Journal, 2006. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/technology, 2006. Geology, 2007. Geophysical Research Letters, 2009 and 2012. OneWorld Publications, book review, 2009. Mars Fundamental Research Program, NASA NSPIRES, 2009. Nature Geoscience, 2010. Icarus, 2010, 2012. Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, NASA NSPIRES, 2010. Sedimentary Geology, 2011 and 2012. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 2011 and 2012. Springer, “Habitability on Other Planets and Satellites”, chapter review, 2012. FCT, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, 2012. Planetary & Space Science, 2012. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2012. Elsevier, “Encyclopedia of the Solar System”, chapter review, 2013. Astrobiology, 2013. NCN, National Science Center of Poland, 2013. Springer, “Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms”, chapter review, 2013. c) Societal memberships o “Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society”. o “American Geophysical Union”. o “IAG Planetary Geomorphology committee”, branch of the “International Association of Geomorphologists” (http://www.psi.edu/pgwg/). o “Habitability of Exoplanets Research Group”, Washington State University (http://www.sees.wsu.edu/ABcenter/habitability_exoplanets.html). o “Planetary Habitability Laboratory”, University of Puerto Rico (https://sites.google.com/a/upr.edu/planetary-habitability-laboratory-upra/home). o Mars Society (http://www.marssociety.org/). o SPMN (Spanish Meteoritic Network) (www.spmn.uji.es). 3 d) Student/Young Scientist Abstract/Travel Awards - Universidad del País Vasco (UPV-EHU). Summer course Vida en el universo. Horizontes y fronteras. San Sebastián (Spain), 13-16 July 1998. - Universidad del País Vasco (UPV-EHU). Summer course Sistemas planetarios en el Universo. San Sebastián (Spain), 18-21 July 2000. - European Space Agency (ESA), 2nd European Workshop of Astrobiology. Graz (Austria), 16-19 September 2002. - European Space Agency (ESA), International Workshop Mars atmosphere modelling and observations. Granada (Spain), 13-15 January 2003. - European Space Agency (ESA), 4th European Wokshop of Astrobiology. Milton Keynes (United Kingdom), 22-25 November, 2004. - European Space Agency (ESA), 5th European Wokshop of Astrobiology. Budapest (Hungary), 10-12 October 2005. e) Place names Named a 42 kilometer diameter crater in Syrtis Major, Mars (71.8E, 17.0N): Toro crater. (International Astronomical Union approval on November 24, 2008). IX. PUBLICATIONS a) Refereed journal articles 1. Fairén, A. G., Ruiz, J., Anguita, F. (2002). An origin for the linear magnetic anomalies in Mars through accretion of terranes: implications for dynamo timing. Icarus, 160, 220-223. 2. Fairén, A. G., Dohm, J. M., Baker, V. R., de Pablo, M. A., Ruiz, J., Ferris, J., Anderson, R. M. (2003). Episodic flood inundations of the northern plains of Mars. Icarus, 165, 53-67. 3. Fairén, A. G., Dohm, J. M. (2004). Age and origin of the lowlands of Mars. Icarus, 168, 277- 284. 4. Ormö, J., Dohm, J. M., Ferris, J., Lepinette-Malvitte, A., Fairén, A. G. (2004). Marine-target craters on Mars?: An assessment study. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 39, 333-346. 5. Fairén, A. G., Fernández-Remolar, D., Dohm, J. M., Baker, V. R., Amils, R. (2004). Inhibition of carbonate synthesis in acidic oceans on early Mars. Nature, 431, 423-426. 6. Ruiz, J., Fairén, A. G., Dohm, J. M., Tejero, R. (2004). Thermal isostasy and deformation of possible paleoshorelines on Mars. Planetary and Space Science, 52, 1297-1301. 7. De Pablo, M. A., Fairén, A. G. (2004). Atlantis Basin, Mars: Geological setting and astrobiological implications. International Journal of Astrobiology, 3, 257-263. 8. Baker, V. R., Dohm, J. M., Fairén, A. G., Ferré, T., Ferris, J., Schulze-Makuch, D. (2005). Extraterrestrial Hydrogeology. Hydrogeology Journal, 13, 51-68. 9. Rodríguez, J. A. P., Sasaki, S., Kuzmin, R., Dohm, J. M., Tanaka, K. L., Miyamoto, H., Kurita, K., Komatsu, G., Fairén, A. G., Ferris, J. (2005). Outflow channel sources, reactivation, and chaos formation, Xanthe Terra, Mars. Icarus, 175, 36-57. 10. Rodríguez, J. A. P., S. Sasaki, J. M. Dohm, K. L. Tanaka, B. Strom, J. Kargel, R. Kuzmin, Miyamoto, J. G. Spray, A. G.Fairén, G. Komatsu, K. Kurita, V. R. Baker (2005). Control of impact crater fracture systems on