Marco E Castillo
(SR. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER)
| 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]