Dr. Yeo is a planetary scientist with a research focus on dust and plasma interactions. She studies fundamental processes that enable human exploration of the Moon and beyond.
Li Hsia Yeo
(POSTDOC RESEARCH ASSOCIATE)
| Email: | lihsia.yeo@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.5745 |
| Org Code: | 695 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 695 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK |
Brief Bio
Current Projects
Survivability of Organics on Lunar Soil
Measuring the survivability of pre-biotic organic molecules like amino acids on lunar soil under conditions similar to the Moon – high vacuum, energetic hydrogen plasma and UV irradiation.
Hydroxylation of Lunar Soil
Measuring, using real-time infrared spectroscopy, the hydroxylation (production of OH/H2O) on lunar soil as it is irradiated by a high energy hydrogen plasma.
Space Weathering of Lunar Soil
Measuring the spectral reddening and darkening of lunar regolith under proton, electron and UV radiation to isolate the chemical processes underlining space weathering.
Positions/Employment
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Center for Research and Exploration in Space Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
May 2024 - Present
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
May 2022 - May 2024
Graduate Research Assistant
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics - Boulder, Colorado
January 2016 - January 2022
Research Assistant
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source - Singapore
July 2013 - July 2015
Education
PhD, Physics - University of Colorado, Boulder 2022
BSc, Physics - National University of Singapore, 2013