Planetary Environments Laboratory

Marco E Castillo

(SR. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER)

Marco E Castillo's Contact Card & Information.
Email: marco.e.castillo@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.4492
Org Code: 699
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 699
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: AERODYNE INDUSTRIES

Current Projects


DAVINCI Venus Mass Spectrometer (VMS) Instrument

VMS Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (QMS) subsystem lead for the DAVINCI mission to Venus.


DRAGONFLY - Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer (DraMS) Instrument

MS-science team member for the DraMS Instrument for the DRAGONFLY mission to Saturn's moon, Titan.


Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (LITMS) Instrument

MS-science team member and field team lead for the Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (LITMS) instrument field testing campaign(s).


Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) Instrument

MS-science team member for the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) mass spectrometer instrument developed for the Rosalind Franklin ExoMars 2022 rover.

Positions/Employment


Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Aerodyne Industries, LLC - Greenbelt, MD

September 2022 - Present

Instrument development scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Environments Laboratory Code 699.


Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

ATA Aerospace - Greenbelt, MD

2019 - September 2022

Instrument development scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Environments Laboratory Code 699.


Faculty Specialist

University of Maryland / CRESST - Greenbelt, MD

2016 - 2019

Instrument development scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Environments Laboratory Code 699.


Graduate Research Assistant

Northern Illinois University, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences - DeKalb, IL

2014 - 2015


Graduate Teaching Assistant

Northern Illinois University, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences - DeKalb, IL

2012 - 2014

Education


Master of Science (M.S.), Geology.

Northern Illinois University, 2015

M.S. Thesis: Platinum and Nickel Partitioning between Sulfide and Silicate Melts as a Function of Sulfur Fugacity.


Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Geology.

Northern Illinois University, 2012

Publications


Refereed

2022. "Europan Molecular Indicators of Life Investigation (EMILI) for a Future Europa Lander Mission." Frontiers in Space Technologies 2 760927 [Full Text] [10.3389/frspt.2021.760927] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry at Saturn’s moon Titan." International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 470 116707 [10.1016/j.ijms.2021.116707] [Journal Article/Letter]