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Alice Le Gall

Education
  • Ph.D. in Planetary Science and RADAR Remote Sensing, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), France (2004 - 2007)
  • Master degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France (2003 - 2004)
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, specialization in Radio-communications, Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité (SUPELEC), France (2000 - 2003)
Research Interests
  • RADAR remote sensing for Planetary Science
  • Sounding of the shallow and deep subsurface of Mars by Ground Penetrating Radar
  • Martian hydrology
  • Microwave radar reflectivity and thermal emission of Titan
  • Geology of Titan
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.

Professional Experience
  • Since 2008: NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
  • 2004-2007: Research Assistant, CETP (Centre d’Etude des Environnements Terrestre et Planétaires), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Selected Awards
  • Gabrielle Sand, Dina, Frédéric Fortuny Prize of the French Academy of Sciences (2009)
  • NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship (2008-present)
  • USRA (Universities Space Research Association) Grant for the position of Visiting Graduate Student at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX (Fall 2006)
Selected Publications
  1. Le Gall, A., M.A. Janssen, R.D. Lorenz, P. Paillou, S.D. Wall and the Cassini Radar Team, Radar-bright channels on Titan, submitted to Icarus
  2. Janssen, M.A. and A. Le Gall, Anomalous Radar Backscatter from Titan’s Surface, submitted to Icarus
  3. Radebaugh, J., R. D. Lorenz, S.D. Wall, R. L. Kirk, C. A. Wood, J. I. Lunine, E. R. Stofan, R. M. C. Lopes, P. Valora, T. G. Farr, A. G. Hayes, B. Stiles, G. Mitri, H. Zebker, M. Janssen, L. Wye, A. Le Gall, K. L. Mitchell and the Cassini Radar Team (2009), Regional geomorphology and history of Titan’s Xanadu province, submitted to Icarus
  4. Lopes, R.M.C., E.R. Stofan, R. Peckyno, J. Radebaugh, K.L. Mitchell, G. Mitri, C. A. Wood, R.L. Kirk, S.D. Wall, J.I. Lunine, A. Hayes, R.D. Lorenz, T.G. Farr, L. Wye, J. Craig, R.J. Ollerenshaw, M. Janssen, A. Le Gall, F. Paganelli, R. West, B. Stiles, S.J. Ostro, P. Callahan, Y. Anderson, P. Valora, and the Cassini RADAR Team, (2009) Distribution and interplay of geologic processes on Titan from Cassini RADAR, accepted in Icarus
  5. Janssen, M.A., R.D. Lorenz, R. West, F. Paganelli, R. M. Lopes, R.L. Kirk, C. Elachi, S.D. Wall, W.T.K. Johnson, Y. Anderson, R.A. Boehmer P. Callahan, Y. Gim, G.A. Hamilton, K.D. Kelleher, L. Roth, B. Stiles, A. Le Gall and the Cassini Radar Team (2008), Titan’s Surface at 2.2-cm Wavelength Imaged by the Cassini RADAR Radiometer: Calibration and First Results, Icarus, 200, 222–239, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.10.017
  6. Le Gall, A., V. Ciarletti, J.J. Berthelier, A. Reineix, C. Guiffaut, R. Ney, F. Dolon, S. Bonaimé, R. Clairquin, D. Nevejans (2008) An imaging HF GPR using stationary antennas: Experimental validation over the Antarctic ice sheet, IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing, Volume 46, Issue 12, p 3975-3986, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.2000718
  7. Le Gall, A., A. Reineix, V. Ciarletti, J. J Berthelier, R. Ney, F. Dolon, and C. Corbel, (2006), An estimation of the electrical characteristics of planetary shallow subsurfaces with TAPIR antennas, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, Vol. 111, E06S06, doi:10.1029/2005JE002595
  8. Berthelier J.J., S. Bonaimé, V. Ciarletti, R. Clairquin, F. Dolon, A. Le Gall, D. Nevejans, R. Ney, A. Reineix (2005), Initial results of the NETLANDER imaging ground penetrating radar operated on the Antarctic ice shelf, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L22305, 10.1029/2005GL024203

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