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Candice Hansen

Education
  • B.A., Physics, California State University, Fullerton (1976)
  • M.S., Geophysics and Space Physics, University of California, Los Angeles (1989)
  • Ph.D., Geophysics and Space Physics, University of California, Los Angeles (1994)
Research Interests
  • Frosts and seasonal processes
  • Ultraviolet icy satellite science
  • Tenuous atmospheres
Projects

Cassini-Huygens Icon Cassini-Huygens
The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is currently exploring the ringed planet, its mysterious moons, the stunning rings and its complex magnetic environment.

MRO - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Icon MRO - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) launched in 2005 and is on a search for evidence that water persisted on the surface of Mars for a long period of time.

Juno Icon Juno
Juno will fly to Jupiter and orbit its polar regions in order to understand the planet's gross size and structural properties, as well as measure Jupiter's atmospheric composition, temperature and deep wind profiles.

Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
    • Deputy PI Principal Investigator for the HiResolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on the '05 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (2001-Present)
    • Cassini Ultra Violet Imaging Spectrograph Investigation Scientist; (1990-Present)
    • Cassini UVIS Co-Investigator (1990-Present)
    • Cassini Titan Discipline Scientist (1990-2008)
    • Mission Management Office Science Operations Team Chief (2000-2005)
    • Principal Investigator for "RockSys: A Rock Crusher and Sample Sorting and Distribution System designed for a Mars Rover" instrument development, in the Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program (PIDDP) (2000-2005)
    • Deputy Principal Investigator for Mars Surveyor Program '98 Lander Integrated Payload (Mars Volatiles and Climate Surveyor) (1995-2000)
    • Principal Investigator in Neptune Data Analysis Program (1990-1995)
    • Mars Surface Exploration Pre-Project Payload Engineer (1994-1995)
    • Cassini Imaging Science Investigation Scientist (1990-1994)
    • Voyager Imaging Team Experiment Representative (1984-1990)
  • German Space Operations Center, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (1981-1984)
    • Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorer(AMPTE), Ion Release Module, Payload Requirements Coordinator
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California (1977-1981)
    • Voyager Imaging Team Assistant Experiment Representative
Selected Awards
  • NASA Exceptional Service Medal (2005 - Cassini planning for Titan flybys)
  • JPL Exceptional Leadership Award - Science planning for Cassini's Jupiter flyby observations (2002)
  • JPL Technical Excellence Award - Mars Volatiles and Climate Surveyor Team (1999)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award: Mars Polar Lander Project Team (1999)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award: Cassini Investigation Scientist Team (1998)
  • NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1990)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award: Voyager Science Investigation Support Team (1986)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award: AMPTE Project Team (1984)
  • NASA Individual Achievement Award: Voyager Imaging Investigation contributions (1981)
Selected Publications
  1. Esposito, L. E., et al., "The Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Investigation," Space Science Reviews, 115: 299-361 (2004).
  2. Feldman, W. C., B. L. Barraclough, C. J. Hansen, A. L. Sprague, "The Neutron Signature of Mercury's Volatile Polar Deposits", JGR-Planets 102:25565-25574 (1997).
  3. Hammel, H., et al., "Neptune's Wind Speeds Obtained by Tracking Clouds in Voyager Images", Science 245:1367-1369 (1989).
  4. Hansen, C., A. McEwen, A. Ingersoll, R. Terrile, "Surface and Airborne Evidence for Plumes and Winds on Triton", Science 250:421-424 (1990).
  5. Hansen, C. and D. Paige, "A Triton Thermal Model", BAAS 2:1208 (1991).
  6. Hansen, C. J. and D. A. Paige, "A Thermal Model for the Seasonal Nitrogen Cycle on Triton", Icarus 99:273-288 (1992).
  7. Hansen, C. J. and D. A. Paige, "Triton Diurnal Frost Formation and Sublimation, and Winds", BAAS 24:966 (1992).
  8. Hansen, C. J. and D. A. Paige, "A Parameterized View of Pluto's Climate History", BAAS 26:1170 (1994).
  9. Hansen, C. J. and D. A. Paige, "Seasonal Nitrogen Cycles on Pluto", Icarus 120:247-265 (1996).
  10. Hansen, C. J., "Triton", in Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences, E. J. Dasch, ed., Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1996.
  11. Hansen, C. J. and S. B. Bolton, "Mysterious Titan", in Passage to a Ringed World: the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan, L. J. Spilker, ed., NASA SP-533, 1997.
  12. Hansen, C. J. and D. A. Paige, "SPADE: a rock crushing and sample handling system developed for Mars missions", LPSC 2003.
  13. Hansen, C. J., D. E. Shemansky, A. R. Hendrix, "Cassini UVIS Observations of Europa's Oxygen Atmosphere and Torus," Icarus 176:300-315 (2005).
  14. Hansen, C. J., S. J. Bolton, D. Matson, L. Spilker, J-P. Lebreton, "The Cassini-Huygens flyby of Jupiter," Icarus 172:1-8 (2004).
  15. Hansen, C. J., et al., "Ultraviolet Observations of Phoebe from Cassini", COSPAR abstract, 2004.
  16. Hansen, C. J., et al., "Enceladus' Water Vapor Plume," Science 311:1422-1425 (2006).
  17. Hansen, C. J., "SPADE: A Rock Crushing and Sample Handling System Developed for Mars Missions," sumbitted to JGR, 11 October 2005.
  18. Owen, T., G. E. Danielson, A. Cook, V. Hall, C. Hansen, and T. Duxbury, "Jupiter's Rings", Nature 281:442-446 (1979).
  19. Smith, B. A., et al., "Encounter with Saturn: Voyager 1 Imaging Science Results", Science 212:163-191 (1981).
  20. Smith, B. A., et al., "A New Look at the Saturn System: The Voyager 2 Images", Science 215:504-537 (1982).
  21. Smith, B. A., et al., "Voyager 2 in the Uranian System: Imaging Science Results", Science 233:43-64 (1986).
  22. Smith, B. A., et al., "Voyager 2 at Neptune: Imaging Science Results", Science 246:1422-1450 (1989).
  23. Soderblom, L. A., et al., "Triton's Geyser-Like Plumes: Discovery and Basic Characterization", Science 250:410-415 (1990).
  24. Strom, R. G. , R. J. Terrile, H. Masursky, and C. Hansen, "Volcanic Eruption Plumes on Io", Nature 280:733-736 (1979).
  25. Strom, R. G., N. M. Schneider, R. J. Terrile, A. F. Cook, and C. Hansen, "Volcanic Eruptions on Io", JGR 86:8593-8620 (1981).

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