Andrea Jones is a planetary geologist and the Public Engagement Lead of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She and her team share NASA planetary science research and discoveries with national and international audiences and connect division scientists to, and support them in, public engagement opportunities.
Andrea Jean Philippoff Jones
(AST, Science Project Management)
| Email: | andrea.j.jones@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.614.6862 |
| Org Code: | 690 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 690 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Brief Bio
Current Projects
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Public Engagement Lead
International Observe the Moon Night
Director
DAVINCI mission to Venus
Public Engagement Lead
Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite, onboard the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover
Public Engagement Lead
Death Valley Dark Sky Festival
Organizing Team
GSFC Planetary Science Winter School
Solar System Exploration Division Program Support
Positions/Employment
Public Engagement Lead, Solar System Exploration Division
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
2018 - Present
Education and Communications Specialist
Planetary Science Institute, at NASA GSFC - Greenbelt, MD
2014 - 2018
Education and Public Outreach Specialist
Lunar and Planetary Institute, at NASA GSFC - Greenbelt, MD
2010 - 2014
Education
M.S. in Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2009
B.S. with Honors in Geology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 2005
Awards
Individual Awards
2023 NASA Special Act Award for leading completion of the new planetary exhibit at the GSFC Visitor Center
2022 NASA Special Act Award for GSFC Solar System Exploration Division Public Engagement Team leadership
2021 G.O.A.T. Philippoff Family Train Game Champion
2019 NASA Special Act Award for 'outstanding support of Apollo 50 activities'
2012 NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal for excellence in public outreach and communication
NASA Team Achievement Medals
2018 NASA Silver Achievement Medal as part of the Planetary Science Solar Eclipse Communications Team
2018 NASA Silver Achievement Medal as part of the Heliophysics Education Consortium Eclipse Team
Selected NASA Group Honor Awards
2024 Goddard Eclipse Engagement Partnership
2022 DAVINCI Team
2020 GSFC Apollo 50th Anniversary Public Engagement and Communications Team
2019 LRO Public Engagement Team
2019 DREAM2 Center for Space Environments Science Team
2017 MSL Extended Mission-1 Science and Operations Team
2017 FINESSE Team
2015 LRO Extended Science Mission Team
2015 MAVEN Communications and Outreach Team
2014 LADEE Public Engagement Team
2013 LRO Science Mission Team
2012 The Development Team for the LRO Exhibit at the GSFC Visitor Center
2012 Sample Analysis at Mars Team
2011 International Observe the Moon Night Outreach Team
2011 MRO HiRISE Science Team
American Astronomical Society Neil Armstrong Flight Achievement Awards
2016 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Mission Team
2014 Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory Team
Selected Publications
Refereed
2017. "Connecting the Next Generation of Science Journalists with Scientists in Action." GSA Today 27 (1): 44-45 [10.1130/gsatg294gw.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "A Habitable Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars." Science 343 (6169): 1242777-1242777 [10.1126/science.1242777] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Elemental Geochemistry of Sedimentary Rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars." Science 343 (6169): 1244734-1244734 [10.1126/science.1244734] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Mars' Surface Radiation Environment Measured with the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity Rover." Science 343 (6169): 1244797-1244797 [10.1126/science.1244797] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Volatile and Organic Compositions of Sedimentary Rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars." Science 343 (6169): 1245267-1245267 [10.1126/science.1245267] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Soil Diversity and Hydration as Observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars." Science 341 (6153): 1238670-1238670 [10.1126/science.1238670] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "X-ray Diffraction Results from Mars Science Laboratory: Mineralogy of Rocknest at Gale Crater." Science 341 (6153): 1238932-1238932 [10.1126/science.1238932] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover." Science 341 (6153): 1238937-1238937 [10.1126/science.1238937] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and Analysis of the Rocknest Sand Shadow." Science 341 (6153): 1239505-1239505 [10.1126/science.1239505] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover." Science 341 (6143): 263-266 [10.1126/science.1237966] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Martian Fluvial Conglomerates at Gale Crater." Science 340 (6136): 1068-1072 [10.1126/science.1237317] [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "A geomorphic analysis of Hale crater, Mars: The effects of impact into ice-rich crust." Icarus 211 (1): 259-272 [10.1016/j.icarus.2010.10.014] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) during MRO’s Primary Science Phase (PSP)." Icarus 205 (1): 2-37 [10.1016/j.icarus.2009.04.023] [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2019. "See You in the Shadow: A National Parks and NASA Collaboration." Celebrating the 2017 Great American Eclipse: Lessons Learned from the Path of Totality 516 365 [Proceedings]
2019. "Total Eclipse of the Ballpark: NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Team's Partnership with Minor League Baseball." Celebrating the 2017 Great American Eclipse: Lessons Learned from the Path of Totality 516 321 - 330 [Article in Book]
2016. "International Observe the Moon Night: An Outreach Opportunity this October." Reflector 68 (3): 24, 27 [Full Text] [Magazine]
2016. "Recent Lunar Science Discoveries and an Opportunity to Celebrate Them." The Universe in the Classroom 92 (Summer): [Full Text] [Newsletter]
2015. "The NASA SMD E/PO Community's Commitment to Diversity: Engaging Women and Girls in STEM." STATUS: A Report on Women in Astronomy 1–6 [Full Text] [Magazine]
2015. "LRO's Lunar Workshops for Educators: A Proven Model for Exceptional Teacher Professional Development." Sharing the Adventure with the Student: Exploring Intersections of NASA Space Science and Education: A Workshop Summary 66 [Full Text] [https://doi.org/10.17226/21751] [Article in Book]
2014. "NASA Science Mission Directorate Science Education and Public Outreach Forums Informal Educator National Survey Results." Informal Education Working Group Survey, Report, and Recommendations [Full Text] [Report]
Talks, Presentations and Posters
Invited
Build a Mars Lander!
August 2024
Presentation and engineering activity for families at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library in Crozet, VA
The Moon's Moment in the Sun
May 2024
Presentation at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park and State Park for their total solar eclipse event
The Next Total Solar Eclipse: Where and How to Watch It & What's Happening
April 2024
Presentation for visitors at the Death Valley Dark Sky Festival
Stay Wild, Moon Child: The Moon's Role in Solar and Lunar Eclipses + Recent Highlights in Lunar Science and Exploration
October 2023
Presentation for Great Basin National Park before the annular eclipse
From Iceland to the Moon: Working with NASA Scientists, Engineers, and Astronauts in the Land of Fire and Ice
2022
Keynote presentation, Dark Sky Festival in Cook County, MN
Exploration of Our Solar System - and Beyond
March 2022
Keynote presentation, NASA Office of STEM Engagement SPARX program kick-off for K–12 students nationwide
To the Moon
2020
Keynote presentation, Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit, Warsaw, Poland
Exploring Other-Worldly Sites, Here on Earth
November 2020
Invited lecture, Planetary Science Course, California State University Stanislaus
A New Moon Revealed by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Preparations to Return Astronauts to the Lunar Surface
March 2020
Geology Department Seminar, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
International Observe the Moon Night: An Engagement Opportunity for Scientists, Science Festivals, and Lunar Enthusiasts Around the World
2019
Jones, A., Wasser, M., Tiedeken, S., Shaner, A.J., Whelley, N., White, V., Fooshee, J., Day, B.H., Buxner, S., Bakerman, M., Joseph, E., Gay, P., ED12B-03, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Scientist Involvement in NASA Goddard Solar System Exploration Division Public Engagement
2019
Jones, A., Wasser, M., Tiedeken, S., Whelley, N., Loftin, S., ED13A-01, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Communicating Apollo: The Story of Sharing the Apollo Story
December 2019
National Writing Day celebration at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA
Engaging Students in Science Practices and Moon Phenomena with Digital Media
December 2019
Jones, A. and Connelly, R., EdWeb WGBH Education presentation for nationwide teacher network
The Summer of the Moon
September 2019
Chevy Chase Library, Chevy Chase, MD
Past, Present, and Future Lunar Exploration: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing from the National Mall
August 2019
Presentation for the Schiller Institute, New York, NY
NASA Lunar Science and Exploration
2018
The Benjamin Banneker Planetarium, The Community College of Baltimore County, MD
International Observe the Moon Night and NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission
November 2018
National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network online workshop
International Observe the Moon Night
September 2016
Webinar for the Science-Technology Activities and Resources Library Education Network (STAR_Net)
To the Moon!
February 2016
NASA Digital Learning Network presentation for 6,000 K–5 students in Durham City Public Schools, with additional classroom views nationally
STEM in America: How NASA Supports Girls and Women in Science
June 2015
Keynote presentation, “Lean In STEM” Conference, Warsaw, Poland
Successfully Engaging Scientists in NASA Education and Public Outreach: Examples from a Teacher Professional Development Workshop Series and a Planetary Analog Festival
2014
Jones, A.P., Hsu, B.C., Bleacher, L.V., Shaner, A.J. ED41B-03, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA
An Introduction to the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Mission and the Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Suite and Education and Public Outreach Program
November 2014
Jones, A.J.P., Bleacher, L.V. 258-3, GSA Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Curiosity of Kennedy
December 2013
JFK Plus 50—Passing the Torch, Riverside Church, New York, NY
LRO, LADEE, and Ways to Get Involved in NASA Lunar Science
October 2013
Almost Heaven Star Party, Spruce Knob, WV
Curiosity Update: Mission Overview and Recent Activities
April 2013
Northern Virginia Astronomy Club Meeting, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Exploring Mars with NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover
November 2012
30th Annual Star Gaze, C.M. Crockett Park, Fauquier County, VA