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Karen Willacy

Education

B.Sc. (Hons) Physics, University of Durham (1988)
M.Sc. Radioastronomy, University of Manchester (1990)
Ph.D. Astrophysics, Universtiy of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (1993)

Research Interests

Chemistry of the interstellar medium, including prestellar cores, protoplanetary disks and circumstellar envelopes around late-type stars
Formation and evolution of pre-biotic molecules
Gas/grain interactions in the interstellar medium
Deuterium chemistry

Professional Experience

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1998-Present)

Research Scientist(2000-Present)
National Research Council Resident Research Associate (1998-1999)

UMIST, Postdoctoral research associate (1995-1998)
University of Edinburgh, Postdoctoral research associate, (1993-1995)
Logica Energy and Industry Systems Ltd, Computer programmer (1988-1989)

Selected Awards

National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (1998-1999)
Fellow of Royal Astronomical Society
Member of American Astronomical Society

Selected Publications

Dodson-Robinson, Sarah E.; Willacy, Karen; Bodenheimer, Peter; Turner, Neal J.; Beichman, C. A. (2009) Ice lines, planetesimal composition and solid surface density in the solar nebula, Icarus (in press) ( 2008arXiv0806.3788D)
Woods, Paul M., Willacy, Karen (2009) Carbon isotope fractionation in protoplanetary disks, ApJ (in press) (2008arXiv0812.0269W)
Dodson-Robinson, Sarah E.; Bodenheimer, Peter; Laughlin, Gregory; Willacy, Karen; Turner, Neal J.; Beichman, C. A., (2008) Saturn forms by core accretion in 3.4 Myr, ApJ, 688, L99
Woods, Paul M.; Willacy, Karen, (2007) Benzene formation in the inner regions of protostellar disks, ApJ, 655 L49
Willacy, K. (2007) The chemistry of multiply deuterated molecules in protoplanetary disks. I. The outer disk, ApJ 660, 441
Turner, N., Willacy, K., Bryden, G., Yorke, H. (2006) Turbulent mixing in the outer solar nebula, ApJ 639 1218
Willacy, K., Langer, W. D., Allen, M., and Bryden, G. (2006) Turbulence driven diffusion in protoplanetary disks: Chemical effects in the outer regions, ApJ, 644 1202
Padoan, P., Willacy, K., Langer, W. D. & Juvela, M. (2004) Electron abundance in protostellar cores, ApJ, 614 203
Willacy, K. (2004) A chemical route to the formation of water in carbon-rich AGB stars Fischer-Tropsch catalysis, ApJ, 600, L87
Willacy, K., Langer, W. D. & Allen, M. A. (2002) HI: A chemical tracer of turbulent diffusion in molecular clouds
Langer, W. D. & Willacy, K. (2001) Protostellar core properties from far-infrared observations, ApJ, 577, 714
Willacy, K. & Langer, W. D. (2000) The importance of photoprocessing protoplanetary disks, ApJ, 544, 903

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