Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
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Paul D. Lowman Jr.
Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 698 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 614-6453 FAX: (301) 614-6522 Email: Paul.D.Lowman@nasa.gov |
CURRENT POSITION
- Geophysicist, Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
RESEARCH AREAS
- Lunar geology, comparative planetology, global tectonics, remote sensing, petrology
EDUCATION
- 1953 - BS (Geology) Rutgers University
- 1963 - PhD (Geology) University of Colorado
- [Thesis: Geology of the Pine Creek Area, Gilpin County, Colorado]
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
| 1953-1955 | U.S. Army, 1/Lt, CO, 664TH Ordnance Company |
| 1956-1959 | Consulting geologist, Boulder, Colorado |
| 1959-1962 | Geologist,NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 1963-1964 | Staff Scientist, NASA Headquarters |
| 1964-1970 | Geologist,NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 1970-1970 | Visiting professor, University of California (Sabbatical) |
| 1970-1989 | Geophysicist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 1989-1991 | Exploration Program Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 1991-2004 | Geophysicist, Geodynamics Branch,NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 2004-present | Geophysicist, Solar System Exploration Division,NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2004 Lowman, P.D.,Jr., LSPECS: A proposed robotic astronomy mission to the lunar south polar regions, Proceedings, International Lunar Conference 2003, V. 108, Science and Technology Series, American Astronautical Society,p.71-75.
2004 Lowman, P.D.,Jr., Field trip to the Moon, The Science Teacher, 71,26-32.
2003 Lowman,P.D.,Jr. , Life in the Universe, The Science Teacher, 70,40-45.
2002 Lowman,P.D.,Jr., Exploring Space, Exploring Earth, Cambridge University Press, 362 p.
1999 Lowman,P.D.,Jr., Yates, J., Masuoka, P., Montgomery,B.,O'Leary, J., and Salisbury, D., A digital tectonic activity map of the Earth, Journal of Geoscience Education, 47, 430-437.
1997 Lowman, P.D.,Jr. Extraterrestrial impact craters, Oklahoma Geological Survey Circular 100, 55-81.
1992 Lowman,P.D.,Jr. The Sudbury Structure as a terrestrial mare basin, Reviews of Geophysics, 30, 227-243, 1992.
1991 Lowman,P.D.,Jr. Original shape of the Sudbury Structure, Canada: A study with airborne imaging radar, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 17,152-161
1989 Lowman,P.D.,Jr., Comparative planetology and the origin of continental crust, Precambrian Research, 44, 171-195.
1969 Lowman,P.D.,Jr., Lunar Panorama: A Photographic Guide to the Geology of the Moon, WELTFLUGBILD Reinhold A. Muller, Zurich, 172 p.
