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Serina Diniega

Education

PhD, Applied Mathematics, minor in Planetary Science, University of Arizona (2004-2010)
MS, Space Studies, International Space University (2003-2004)
BS, with honors, Mathematics, California Institute of Technology (1999-2003)

Research Interests

Develop simple mathematical models of planetary surface feature formation and evolution
Using analysis and simulation, determine connections between environmental conditions and landform morphology
Promote the education/interest of the next generation in mathematics, engineering, and science

Professional Experience

NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2010-Present)
NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellow (2007-2010)
Served as rapporteur for Planetary Decadal Survey, Mars Panel meetings (2009-2010)
University of Arizona, Mathematics, Graduate Teaching Assistant (2008)
University of Arizona, Applied Mathematics VIGRE Fellow (2006)
NASA Space Grant/University of Arizona Graduate Fellow (2005)

Selected Awards

NASA Group Achievement Award MRO HiRISE Science Team (2011)
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, JPL ( 2010-present)
Al Scott Lecture and Prize, UA Program in Applied Math (2010)
Lunar Planet. Inst. Career Development Award (LPSC) (2010)
NASA Student Ambassador (Virtual Community COHORT II) (2009-present)
NASA Jenkins Mini Research Award (2009)
SIAM, First place award for Educational Article: Math Matters in Dune Modeling (2008)
Lunar Planet. Inst. Mars Student Travel Award (Planet. Dune Workshop) (2008)
NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellowship, Honorable Mention (2006)

Selected Publications

Bridges, N.T., M.C. Bourke, P.E. Geissler, M.E. Banks, C. Colon, S. Diniega, M.P. Golombek, C.J. Hansen, S. Mattson, A.S. McEwen, M.T. Mellon, N. Stantzos, B.J. Thomson (in revision), Planet-wide sand motion on Mars. Geology.
Hansen, C. J., M. Bourke, N.T. Bridges, S. Byrne, C. Colon, S. Diniega, C. Dundas, K. Herkenhoff, A. McEwen, M. Mellon, G. Portyankina, N. Thomas (2011), Seasonal erosion and restoration of Mars' northern polar dunes. Science 331, no. 6017, 575-578, doi: 10.1126/science.1197636
Diniega, S., S. Byrne, N.T. Bridges, C.M. Dundas, A.S. McEwen (2010), Seasonality of present-day Martian dune-gully activity. Geology 38, no. 11, 1047-1050. doi:10.1130/G31287.1
C. M. Dundas, A. S. McEwen, S. Diniega, S. Byrne, S. Martinez-Alonso (2010), New and recent gully activity on Mars as seen by HiRISE. Geophys. Res. Lett. 37, L07202. doi:10.1029/2009GL041351
Diniega, S., K. Glasner, S. Byrne (2010), Long scale evolution of aeolian sand dune fields: influences of initial conditions and dune collisions. Geomorphology (special edition: Planetary Dunes) 121, 55-68. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.02.010
Pelletier, J.D., T. Engelder, D. Comeau, A. Hudson, M. Leclerc, A. Youberg, S. Diniega (2009), Tectonic and structural control of fluvial channel morphology in metamorphic core complexes: The example of the Catalina- Rincon core complex, Arizona. Geosphere 5, 385-407. doi:10.1130/GES00221.1
Hey, R.N., F. Martinez, S. Diniega, D.F. Naar, J. Francheteau, Pito93 Scientific Team (2002), Preliminary attempt to characterize the rotation of seafloor in the Pito Deep area of the Easter Microplate using a submersible magnetometer. Marine Geophysical Research 23, 1-12. doi:10.1023/A:1021257915420

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