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Shoemaker Fellowship

[Careers in the Astrogeology Research Program]

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About the Fellowship

Jeff Byrnes Research Geologist with the USGS Astrogeology Team.

Devon Burr, Now at SETI Institute.

Jeff Johnson at JPL for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission. Jeff is a scientist with the USGS Astrogeology Reserach Program.

The E.M. Shoemaker Postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides and opportunity for postdoctoral fellows to conduct concentrated research in association with selected members of the USGS Astrogeology Research Program scientific and technical staff, often as a final element to their formal career preparation. The program provides experiences that enhance the fellows. scientific stature and credentials.

The Shoemaker Fellowship, funded through NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics (PG&G), is a two-year rotational position, stationed at the USGS Astrogeology Research Program facility in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The Shoemaker Fellow conducts a wide range of analyses from data of planetary bodies, exercising a broad background in geology, geophysics, planetary sciences, mathematics, and computer processing to address issues such as:

  1. Geologic surface processes and evolutionary history of the planets and satellites
  2. Origin of Solar System bodies.
  3. Development of remote sensing and laboratory techniques using hyperspectral and multispectral imaging spectroscopy to study mineralogy, weathering, and surface features on the Earth and other planets; and.
  4. Scientific and mission planning support for unmanned and manned spaceflight missions.

The Fellow will author and present results at major professional meetings while working in a collaborative research environment with the USGS Astrogeology Research Program as well as the wider scientific community.

Meet the Fellows

Jeff Byrnes is our current Shoemaker Fellow. Jeff has a research emphasis on planetary volcanic processes as interpreted by analysis of terrestrial analog and planetary remotely sensed data.

Jeff Johnson is a member of the USGS Astrogeology Research Program scientific staff. He is an active member of the team, serving on spaceflight mission teams and a variety of advisory boards, and persuing his own independently funded research.

Matthew Staid is a funded PG&G researcher, and is self-employed in the terrestrial remote sensing industry.

Devon Burr is actively engaged in planetary science research as an employee of the SETI institute.