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Curriculum Vitae:

Dr. Kevin Peter Hand

Education
  • B.A. Physics, B.A. Psychology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire (1998).
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2002).
  • Ph.D., Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2007).
Research Interests
  • Oceans of the outer solar system
  • Electromagnetic field interactions at icy worlds
  • Radiolytic chemistry and implications for astrobiology
  • Spectroscopic biosignatures
  • Terrestrial cryosphere and climate change record
Professional Experience
  • Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Inst. Tech. (2007-Present).
  • Europa Flagship Mission Science Definition Team (2008).
  • Visiting Research Fellow, Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University (2006-2007).
  • Research Assistant, SETI Institute, (2000).
  • Research Assistant, Center for Mars Exploration, NASA Ames Res. Ctr. (1998-1999).
Selected Publications
  1. Hand, K. P., Chyba, C.F., J.C. Priscu, Carlson, R.W. & K.H. Nealson (in press) Astrobiology and the Potential for Life on Europa. To appear in Europa. Eds. R. Pappalardo, W. McKinnon, & K. Khurana. Univ. of AZ Press.
  2. Hand, K. P. (in press) The ocean of Europa and implications for habitability and the origin of life. Astrobiology: from simple molecules to primitive life. Eds. V.A. Basiuk and R. Navarro-Gonzalez.
  3. Khurana, K.K., Kivelson, M.G., Hand, K. P., and Russell, C.T. (in press) Electromagnetic induction from Europa’s ocean and the deep interior. To appear in Europa. Eds. R. Pappalardo, W. McKinnon, & K. Khurana. Univ. of AZ Press.
  4. Cohen, P.A., Bradley, A., Knoll, A.H., Grotzinger, J.P., Jensen, S., Abelson, J., Hand, K., Love, G., Metz, McLoughlin, N., Meister, P., Shepherd, R., Tice, M., Wilson, J.P. (2008) Tubular Compression Fossils from the Ediacaran Nama Group, Namibia. Journal of Paleontology.
  5. Hand, K. P., Carlson, R. W., & Chyba, C. F. (2007) Energy, chemical disequilibrium, and geological constraints on Europa. Astrobiology. 7:6, 1-18.
  6. Hand, K. P., & Chyba, C.F. (2007) Empirical constraints on the salinity of the europan ocean and implications for a thin ice shell. Icarus. 189:2, 424-438.
  7. Hand, K. P., Carlson, R. W., Cooper, J., & Chyba, C. F. (2006) Clathrate hydrates of oxidants in the ice shell of Europa. Astrobiology. 6:3, 463-482.
  8. Chyba, C. F. & Hand, K. P. Astrobiology: The Study of the Living Universe (2005) Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 43:2.1-2.44.
  9. Hand, K. P., Carlson, R.W., Sun, H., Anderson, M., Wadsworth, W., Levy, R. (2005) Utilizing active mid-infrared microspectrometry for in-situ analysis of cryptoendolithic microbial communities of Battleship Promontory, Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Proceedings of SPIE Vol. #5906. Optical Engineering and Instrumentation Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology IX, 31 July- 2 August, 2005.
  10. Anderson, M.S., Andringa, J.M., Carlson, R.W., Conrad, P., Hartford, W., Shafer, M., Soto, A., Tsapin, A.I., Dybwad, J.P., Wadsworth, W., Hand, K. P. (2005) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for Mars science. Review of Scientific Instruments. 76: 034101.
  11. McKay, C. P., Hand, K. P., Doran, P. T., Andersen, D. T. & Priscu, J. C. (2003) Clathrate formation and the fate of noble and biologically useful gases in Lake Vostok, Antarctica. Geophys. Res. Lett. Vol. 30, No. 13, 1702.
  12. Zaitseva, L., and Hand, K. P. (2003) Nuclear Smuggling Chains: Suppliers, Intermediaries, and End-Users. American Behavioral Scientist 46:6, 822-844.
  13. Chyba, C.F. and Hand, K. P. (2001) Life without Photosynthesis. Science 292, 2026-2027.
  14. Hand, K. P. and Chyba, C.F. (2001) Prospects for Life on Europa. In "Frontiers of Life" (L.Celnikier, Ed.) Proceedings of the Frontiers of Life Conference, Blois, France, 25th June - 1st July 2000.
  15. Colgate, S.A., Fryer, C.L., and Hand, K. P. (1997) Low Mass SN Ia and the Late Light Curve. In “Thermonuclear Supernovae” (P.Ruiz-Lapuente, R. Canal, J. Isern, Eds.) NATO Science Series C. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA. p273-302.

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