Charissa L Campbell
(POST DOC RESEARCH)
| Email: | charissa.campbell@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 699 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 699 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UMBC Univ. of MD, Baltimore County |
Positions/Employment
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Maryland Baltimore County - NASA Goddard, Maryland
December 2024 - Present
Postdoctoral Researcher
Catholic University of America - NASA Goddard, Maryland
December 2023 - December 2024
Intern Scientist
Canadian Space Agency - Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
September 2022 - May 2023
Current Projects
Characterizing Martian Dust Activity for the "B" Event Season
Mars
Utilizing data from the Mars Climate Sounder onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to investigate dust optical depth in the South pole during Perihelion to better characterize the elusive "B" dust events.
Comparison of Water-ice Cloud Movement as seen by both the Mars Science Laboratory and InSight missions
Mars
Concurrent imagery taken from both the Mars Science Laboratory and InSight missions are used to compare water-ice cloud movement to deduce wind directions. These missions were close enough together and operational at the same time to allow a direct comparison of atmospheric conditions based on wind movement.
The Mars Atmospheric Panoramic camera and Laser Experiment (MAPLE)
Mars
A low-cost instrument using a panoramic camera and multiple lasers to classify near-surface aerosols on the Martian surface. Utilizes previous techniques from the Phoenix and Mars Science Laboratory missions.
Research Interests
Martian Aerosol Behaviour
Solar System: MarsInterested in aerosols such as water-ice, dust or carbon dioxide clouds to help understand the Martian atmosphere. Previous experience with surface imagery and currently learning orbital data
Mission Operations
Solar System: Technology & MissionsInterested in missions, operations and how it all comes to fruition with either instrumentation, the spacecraft or both.
Education
PhD - Physics and Astronomy
York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Supervisor: John E. Moores
Dissertation: Characterizing the Martian Environment Through Surface Spacecraft Observations
Defended: November 2023
MSc - Physics and Astronomy
York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Supervisor: John E. Moores
Thesis: Estimating the Altitude of Clouds at the Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site
Defended: October 2018
BSc - Physics and Astronomy
Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Graduated: May 2016
Publications
Refereed
2025. "Using imagery from the Mars Science Laboratory mission to understand wind properties of aerosols aloft.", Planetary and Space Science, 106119 [10.1016/j.pss.2025.106119] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Iridescence Reveals the Formation and Growth of Ice Aerosols in Martian Noctilucent Clouds.", Geophysical Research Letters, 51 (23): [10.1029/2024gl111183] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Results from the InSight atmospheric imaging campaign.", Icarus, 421 116248 [10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116248] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Three Years of ACB Phase Function Observations from the Mars Science Laboratory: Interannual and Diurnal Variability and Constraints on Ice Crystal Habit.", The Planetary Science Journal, 5 (3): 72 [10.3847/psj/ad2990] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Five Mars Years of Cloud Observations at Gale Crater: Opacities, Variability, and Ice Crystal Habits.", The Planetary Science Journal, 5 (2): 51 [10.3847/psj/ad2202] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Geometric Properties of Water-ice Clouds as Observed from Jezero Crater in the First 600 sols with the NavCam Instrument On Board the Mars2020 Rover, Perseverance.", The Planetary Science Journal, 4 (12): 226 [10.3847/psj/acfc35] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Thermal Forcing of the Nocturnal Near Surface Environment by Martian Water Ice Clouds.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 126 (12): [10.1029/2020je006737] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "A self-supervised learning based approach to analyze Martian water–ice cloud properties for planetary atmospheric applications.", Acta Astronautica, 181 1-13 [10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.12.041] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Collision‐Induced Absorption of CH4‐CO2 and H2‐CO2 Complexes and Their Effect on the Ancient Martian Atmosphere.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 125 (12): [10.1029/2019je006357] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Estimating the altitudes of Martian water-ice clouds above the Mars Science Laboratory rover landing site.", Planetary and Space Science, 182 104785 [10.1016/j.pss.2019.104785] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Constraints on Mars Aphelion Cloud Belt phase function and ice crystal geometries.", Planetary and Space Science, 168 62-72 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2019.01.005] [Journal Article/Letter]
Talks, Presentations and Posters
Other
MAPLE, a Simple Optical Meteorological Station for Mars
December 2022
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) Conference
Wind Direction Record of Aerosols as Observed by The Mars Science Laboratory
December 2022
Mars Atmospheric Modelling and Observation (MAMO) Workshop