Carrie Anderson
(RESEARCH AST, PLANETARY STUDIES)
| Email: | carrie.m.anderson@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.6925 |
| Org Code: | 693 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 693 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Brief Bio
Dr. Anderson is a planetary astronomer in the Planetary Systems Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Her research focuses on the remote sensing of planetary atmospheres, primarily in the areas of thermal structure and composition, using space- and ground-based data. This includes radiative transfer analyses of the outer planets, including the effects of aerosols and condensates, as well as data analysis techniques in the visible, near-IR, mid-IR, far-IR, and submillimeter spectral regions. Dr. Anderson's research also includes transmission spectroscopy measurements of thin ice films using her SPECtroscospy of Titan-Related ice AnaLogs (SPECTRAL) high-vacuum ice chamber located in her Spectroscopy for Planetary ICes Environments (SPICE) laboratory.
Dr. Anderson's most recent research highlight includes her discovery of a chemically new, high-altitude ice cloud residing in Titan's south polar stratosphere during Titan's early southern winter season, chemically consistent with co-condensed hydrogen cyanide and benzene. During her 12-year tenure on the Cassini Composite InfraRed Spectrometer (CIRS) team, Dr. Anderson also discovered additional ice clouds in Titan's stratosphere, including a co-condensed ice mixture containing hydrogen cyanide and cyanoacetylene, methane ice clouds formed via subsidence in Titan's lower stratosphere, the solid-state photochemical formation of dicyanoacetylene ice -- co-condensed with hydrogen cyanide ice -- in Titan's early northern spring stratosphere, as well as the discovery that Titan's photochemical aerosol is chemically uniform throughout the atmosphere at altitudes below the stratopause. Dr. Anderson has been heavily engaged in the Phase E part of the Cassini/Huygens mission in the Saturn system, through both data analyses and Cassini CIRS instrument operations.
Dr. Anderson is heavily engaged in technology maturation efforts for planetary flight instruments as well as planetary flight mission concepts. She is currently the Institutional PI on the Submillimeter Solar Observation Lunar Volatiles Experiment (SSOLVE), which is a submillimeter heterodyne flight spectrometer that is currently under development to study the Moon's exosphere. She is PI on the Venus Wideband Submillimeter Heterodyne Spectrometer, which is a submillimeter heterodyne flight spectrometer that is currently under development to study Venus' middle atmosphere. She is also the PI of the Enceladus Ice Spectrometer (EIS), which is a far- and mid-IR flight spectrometer that is currently under development to study Enceladus' plumes. She is also the Deputy Project Scientist and Planetary Science Lead on the Astrophysics MIDEX mission concept called the Orbiting Astronomical Satellite for Investigating Stellar Systems (OASIS). Lastly, she is the Deputy Project Scientist and Planetary Science Lead on the Astrophysics Probe mission concept called the Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies (SALTUS).
Positions/Employment
Cassini CIRS Co-Investigator
NASA - GSFC
2015 - Present
SELFI instrument Deputy Principal Investigator
NASA - GSFC
2014 - Present
Cassini Participating Scientist
NASA - GSFC
2012 - 2015
Associate Chief of the Planetary Systems Laboratory
NASA - GSFC
2011 - 2016
Research Space Scientist
NASA - GSFC
2009 - Present
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow
NASA/ORAU - GSFC
2006 - 2009
Cassini CIRS team member
NASA - GSFC
2006 - Present
Education
Professional Societies
The American Astronomical Society
2001 - Present
Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society
2001 - Present
American Geophysical Union
2007 - Present
Professional Service
2018: Filmed by BBC and NOVA for their new 5-episode miniseries called "The Planets"
2017: SOC member of the NASA HQ-directed Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop
2017 -- 2018: ADS User's Group Committee member
2016: Lead an unsolicited proposal request to NASA HQ for a STDT Mission Design Concept Ice Giant JPL-parallel study
2016 -- present: Deputy Instrument PI of the Sub-mm Enceladus Life Fundamentals Instrument (SELFI)
2016 -- present: Science member of GSFC-led Enceladus NF-4 Mission proposal team
2013 -- present: Founder and lead of the Spectroscopy for Planetary ICes Environments (SPICE) laboratory
2012, 2010: Titan Through Time workshop local organizing committee member
2011: Explore@NASA Goddard organizing committee member
2011 -- present: International Commission of Planetary Atmospheres Environment and their Evolution (ICPAE) member
2011 -- 2016: NASA GSFC Science Director's Women and Minorities Science Forum member
2008 -- present: Various NASA Review Panels (CDAPS, OPR, PATM, SSW, NESSF) and/or Panel Chair
2008 -- present: Journal manuscript peer reviewer for Icarus, GRL, Planetary & Space Science, and other journals
Awards
NASA GSFC Peer Award for recognition of exceptional dedication and outstanding contributions to GSFC's Solar System Exploration Division and its members - August 2019
NASA Honor Group Achievement Medal for the CIRS Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer Team - June 2018
NASA Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Group Achievement Award for Mission Support - March 2016
NASA Honor Exceptional Scienti c Achievement Medal - July 2015
NASA Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement for Engineering Team - March 2015
NASA Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award for Science - April 2013
NASA Honor Early Career Achievement Medal- June 2012
NASA Special Act Award- July 2010
Grants
Ices and Aerosols in Titan’s South Polar Winter Stratosphere as Inferred from Cassini CIRS
FLARE Internal Scientist work package - NASA GSFC - Awarded: 2018-10-01
Dates: 2018-10-01 - 2021-09-30
Picture this SELFI: A Maturation Project for a Submillimeter Enceladus Life Finder Instrument (SELFI)
ROSES Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration (MatISSE) - NASA HQ (NNH16ZDA001N-MATISSE) - Awarded: 2017-10-01
Dates: 2017-10-01 - 2020-09-30
Laboratory Investigations of the Optical and Chemical Properties of Titan's Stratospheric Ices
FLARE Internal Scientist work package - NASA GSFC (ISFM) - Awarded: 2017-10-01
Dates: 2017-10-01 - 2020-09-30
Titan's Particulate Properties and Thermal Structure from Cassini CIRS: Seasonal Variations
ROSES Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP) - NASA HQ (NNH13ZDA001N) - Awarded: 2015-10-01
Dates: 2014-10-01 - 2017-09-30
Aerosol and Ice Properties of Titan's Stratosphere from a Combined Cassini CIRS and DISR Analysis
ROSES Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP) - NASA HQ (NNH12ZDA001N) - Awarded: 2012-10-01
Dates: 2012-10-01 - 2015-09-30
Cassini/CIRS Studies of Saturn's Storm Systems
ROSES Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP) - NASA HQ - Awarded: 2012-10-01
Dates: 2012-10-01 - 2015-09-30
Infrared Spectra and Optical Constants of Titan Candidate Ices Relevant to Cassini Data
ROSES Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP) - NASA HQ - Awarded: 2011-10-01
Dates: 2011-10-01 - 2014-09-30
Analogs of Titan's Aerosol: Combined Laboratory, Modeling, and Observational Analyses in the Far-IR
ROSES Planetary Atmospheres (PATM) - NASA HQ - Awarded: 2011-10-01
Dates: 2011-10-01 - 2014-09-30
Titan's Thermal Structure and Particulate Properties from Cassini CIRS
ROSES Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP) - NASA HQ (NNH09ZDA001N) - Awarded: 2010-10-01
Dates: 2010-10-01 - 2013-09-30
Titan's lower atmosphere and surface from Cassini CIRS infrared spectra
ROSES Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP) - NASA HQ - Awarded: 2008-10-01
Dates: 2008-10-01 - 2011-09-30
Meridional and Temporal Variations of Titan’s Stratospheric Gases and Particulates from Cassini CIRS
FLARE Internal Scientist work package - NASA GSFC (ISFM) - Awarded: 2019-10-01
Dates: 2019-10-01 - 2022-09-30
Investigating the Optical Properties of Coupled Aerosol and Ice Cloud Particles in Titan's Stratosphere
FLARE Internal Scientist work package - NASA GSFC (ISFM) - Awarded: 2019-12-01
Dates: 2020-07-01 - 2022-06-30
Submillimeter Solar Observation Lunar Volatiles Experiment (SSOLVE)
ROSES Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation (DALI) - NASA HQ (NNH18ZDA001N-DALI) - Awarded: 2018-11-02
Dates: 2019-04-01 - 2022-03-31
Wideband Imaging Submillimeter Heterodyne Spectrometer (WiSHES)
NASA GSFC internal Radical Innovation Initiative program - NASA GSFC - Awarded: 2019-10-01
Dates: 2019-10-01 - 2022-09-30
Publications
Refereed
2024. "Solar system science with the Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies space observatory.", Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 10 (04): [10.1117/1.jatis.10.4.042302] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Propyne: Determination of Physical Properties and Unit Cell Parameters under Titan-Relevant Conditions.", ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 8 (5): 957-964 [10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00303] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Solar System Science with the Orbiting Astronomical Satellite Investigating Stellar Systems (OASIS) Observatory.", Space Science Reviews, 218 (5): 43 [10.1007/s11214-022-00911-5] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "The CORGIE Instrument Suite: Understanding Hydrogeologic Cycles on Planetary Bodies Through In Situ Characterization of Surface-Atmosphere Interactions.", Optimizing Planetary In Situ Surface-Atmosphere Interaction Investigations Workshop, Boise, Idaho, LPI Contribution No., 2685 id. 7008 [Proceedings]
2022. "Optical Properties of Cyanoacetylene Ices in the Far- to Near-infrared with Direct Relevance to Titan's Stratospheric Ice Clouds.", The Planetary Science Journal, 3 (4): 77 [10.3847/psj/ac596f] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Science goals and new mission concepts for future exploration of Titan’s atmosphere, geology and habitability: titan POlar scout/orbitEr and in situ lake lander and DrONe explorer (POSEIDON).", Experimental Astronomy, [10.1007/s10686-021-09815-8] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Submillimeter Solar Observation Lunar Volatiles Experiment at the South Pole (SSOLVE@SP).", Lunar Surface Science Worksop 2020 (LPI Contrib No. 2241), id. 5058 [Proceedings]
2020. "The CORGIE (Confirming Orbital Remote-Sensing with Ground Information Experiments) Consortium.", Lunar Surface Science Workshop 2020 (LPI Contrib. no 2241), [Proceedings]
2019. "Detailed infrared study of amorphous to crystalline propionitrile ices relevant to observed spectra of Titan’s stratospheric ice clouds.", Icarus, 333 183-198 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2019.05.003] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) Observations of Titan 2004–2017.", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 244 (1): 14 [10.3847/1538-4365/ab3799] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Organic Ices in Titan's Stratosphere.", Space Science Reviews, 214 (125): 1-36 [10.1007/s11214-018-0559-5] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "The SPECTRAL Ice Chamber: Application to Titan's Stratospheric Ice Clouds.", The Astrophysical Journal, 865 (1): 62 [Full Text] [10.3847/1538-4357/aadbab] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) on Cassini: publisher’s note.", Applied Optics, 56 (21): 5897 [10.1364/ao.56.005897] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) on Cassini.", Applied Optics, 56 (18): 5274 [10.1364/ao.56.005274] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Environmental temperature effect on the far-infrared absorption features of aromatic-based Titan's aerosol analogs.", Icarus, 281 338-341 [10.1016/j.icarus.2016.07.015] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Vertical structure and optical properties of Titan’s aerosols from radiance measurements made inside and outside the atmosphere.", Icarus, 270 355-375 [10.1016/j.icarus.2015.09.039] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Titan’s temporal evolution in stratospheric trace gases near the poles.", Icarus, 270 409-420 [10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.027] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Solid-state photochemistry as a formation mechanism for Titan's stratospheric C4N2 ice clouds.", Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (7): 3088-3094 [10.1002/2016gl067795] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "EVOLUTION OF THE FAR-INFRARED CLOUD AT TITAN’S SOUTH POLE.", The Astrophysical Journal, 804 (2): L34 [10.1088/2041-8205/804/2/l34] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "Subsidence-induced methane clouds in Titan’s winter polar stratosphere and upper troposphere.", Icarus, 243 129-138 [10.1016/j.icarus.2014.09.007] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "Titan aerosol analog absorption features produced from aromatics in the far infrared.", Icarus, 236 146-152 [10.1016/j.icarus.2014.03.039] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "LABORATORY SIMULATIONS OF TITAN'S SURFACE COMPOSITION AND ITS RELATION TO ATMOSPHERIC HAZE LAYERS.", Proceedings of the 69th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, [10.15278/isms.2014.fe02] [Proceedings]
2013. "Titan's Haze.", , [Book]
2013. "Nitrogen in the Stratosphere of Titan from Cassini CIRS Infrared Spectroscopy.", The Early Evolution of the Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets, 123-143 [10.1007/978-1-4614-5191-4_10] [Article in Book]
2012. "FIRST OBSERVATION IN THE SOUTH OF TITAN'S FAR-INFRARED 220 cm –1 CLOUD.", The Astrophysical Journal, 761 (1): L15 [10.1088/2041-8205/761/1/l15] [Journal Article/Letter]
2012. "Water vapor in Titan’s stratosphere from Cassini CIRS far-infrared spectra.", Icarus, 220 (2): 855-862 [10.1016/j.icarus.2012.06.014] [Journal Article/Letter]
2012. "SEASONAL DISAPPEARANCE OF FAR-INFRARED HAZE IN TITAN'S STRATOSPHERE.", The Astrophysical Journal, 754 (1): L3 [10.1088/2041-8205/754/1/l3] [Journal Article/Letter]
2012. "Optical constants of Titan’s stratospheric aerosols in the 70–1500cm−1 spectral range constrained by Cassini/CIRS observations.", Icarus, 219 (1): 5-12 [10.1016/j.icarus.2012.02.009] [Journal Article/Letter]
2012. "Mid- and far-infrared absorption spectroscopy of Titan’s aerosols analogues.", Icarus, 221 320-327 [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "AVIATR—Aerial Vehicle for In-situ and Airborne Titan Reconnaissance.", Experimental Astronomy, 33 (1): 55-127 [10.1007/s10686-011-9275-9] [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "Titan's aerosol and stratospheric ice opacities between 18 and 500 _m: Vertical and spectral characteristics from Cassini CIRS.", Icarus, 212 762 [Full Text] [10.1016/j.icarus.2011.01.024] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Analysis of Cassini/CIRS limb spectra of Titan acquired during the nominal mission II: Aerosol extinction profiles in the 600–1420cm−1 spectral range.", Icarus, 210 (2): 852-866 [10.1016/j.icarus.2010.06.024] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Observations of metallic species in Mercury’s exosphere.", Icarus, 209 (1): 75-87 [10.1016/j.icarus.2010.02.018] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Particle size and abundance of HC3N ice in Titan’s lower stratosphere at high northern latitudes.", Icarus, 207 (2): 914-922 [10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.024] [Journal Article/Letter]
2009. "Saturn's latitudinal C2H2 and C2H6 abundance profiles from Cassini/CIRS and ground-based observations.", Icarus, 202 (1): 249-259 [10.1016/j.icarus.2009.02.013] [Journal Article/Letter]
2009. "Saturn’s Latitudinal C2H2 and C2H6 Abundance Profiles from Cassini/CIRS and Ground-Based Observations.", Icarus, 202 249-259. [Journal Article/Letter]
2008. "HST spectral imaging of Titan's haze and methane profile between 0.6 and 1 μm during the 2000 opposition.", Icarus, 194 (2): 721-745 [10.1016/j.icarus.2007.11.008] [Journal Article/Letter]
2004. "Titan's haze structure in 1999 from spatially-resolved narrowband imaging surrounding the 0.94 μm methane window.", Geophysical Research Letters, 31 (17): [10.1029/2004gl019857] [Journal Article/Letter]
2003. "Probing Titan’s lower atmosphere with acousto-optic tuning.", Icarus, 163 (1): 150-163 [10.1016/s0019-1035(03)00075-7] [Journal Article/Letter]
2002. "Ratio of sodium to potassium in the Mercury exosphere.", Journal of Geophysical Research, 107 (E6): 5040 [10.1029/2000je001493] [Journal Article/Letter]
Talks, Presentations and Posters
Invited
Cassin's Journey in the Saturn System
September 14, 2019
Guest speaker at the National Capital Astronomers, Inc. meeting at the UMD
Astronomy Observatory.
The Saturn System seen through the Eyes of Cassini
August 5, 2019
Guest speaker at the Department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, College Park’s Open House at the UMD Observatory.
Cassini's 13-year Journey in the Saturn System
July 2018
Invited speaker at the American Association of Physics Teachers
Cassini's Journey in the Saturn System
June 2018
DC AwesomeCon
Into Cassini’s Rings with NASA
May 26, 2018
Escape Velocity 2018
Cassini's Grand Finale: Unveiling Saturn's Mysteries
May 2018
Planet Walk on the Baltimore and Annapolis Trail
An Ode to Saturn
March 2018
Bus Boys and Poets, sponsored by the DC Science Cafe
The Saturn System seen through Cassini's Eyes
September 2017
North County High School
Cassini's Mission: Unveiling the Saturn System Mysteries
June 2017
Girlscouts of America
The Organic Inventory at Titan's Poles Inferred from nearly 15 Years of Cassini Observations
March 2017
Geological Society of Washington Meeting
Solid-State Photochemistry as a Formation Mechanism for Stratospheric Clouds on Titan and Earth
December 2016
614 lab lunch seminar
Titan's Winter Polar Stratospheric Clouds from CIRS Observations and Laboratory Analyses
February 2016
68th Cassini PSG
The Cloud-Driven Origin of Organic Soup in Titan's Atmosphere
December 2015
United States Naval Academy Xi Seminar
Newly-Discovered Ice Cloud in Titan's South Polar Stratosphere
December 2015
GSFC Office of the Director Science Chat
Saturn's moon Titan: a future abode for life?
July 2014
Library of Congress lecture series
Cassini's View of Titan's Exotic Atmosphere
September 2013
NRL's Space Science/Remote Sensing colloquium series
Cassini's Unveiling of Titan's Murky Atmosphere
April 2013
University of Wisconsin Board of Visitors
Aerosol and Ice Properties of Titan's Stratosphere from a Combined CIRS and DISR Analysis
January 2012
Cassini Project Science Group
Titan's Aerosol and Cloud Condensation Properties in the Far-IR between 2005 and 2010
June 2011
Titan book meeting
Cloud Condensation in Titan's Lower Stratosphere
April 2011
Fifth Workshop on Titan Chemistry -- Observations, Experiments, Computations, and Modeling
Particulate Properties in Titan's Atmosphere between 20 and 560 cm-1
December 2011
GSFC Visiting Science Committee seminar
Ice Clouds and Aerosols in Titan's Stratosphere from Cassini/CIRS
December 2008
NRL/RIOS Lunch Seminar
Titan's Tropospheric Methane and Lower Atmospheric Haze Distribution from HST/STIS Observations
December 2007
UMD Planetary Lunch Seminar
Other
The Seasonal Evolution of Titan's Stratospheric Ice Clouds as observed by Cassini CIRS (contributed talk)
July 2018
COSPAR
Update on the Chemical Composition of Titan's High Altitude South Polar (HASP) Stratospheric Ice Cloud (contributed talk)
October 2017
CIRS Team Meeting
Titan's High Altitude South Polar (HASP) Stratospheric Ice Cloud as observed by Cassini CIRS (contributed talk)
October 2017
Division for Planetary Sciences meeting
Titan's High Altitude South Polar (HASP) Cloud (contributed talk)
September 2017
Cassini Project Science meeting
Variations in Titan's Stratospheric Aerosol and Ices Spanning Northern-to-Early Southern Winter as Observed by Cassini CIRS (contributed talk)
April 2017
Titan through Time 4 workshop
Update on Titan's Stratospheric Ices (contributed talk)
February 2017
Cassini CIRS team meeting
Solid-State Chemistry as a Formation Mechanism for C4N2 Ice and Possibly the Haystack (220 cm-1 ice emission feature) in Titan's Stratosphere as Observed by Cassini CIRS (contributed talk)
October 2016
Division for Planetary Sciences meeting
Monstrous ice Cloud System in Titan's Present South Polar Stratosphere (contributed talk)
January 2016
GSFC Science Directorate's Seminar
New Ice Cloud Found in Titan's Present South Polar Stratosphere (contributed talk)
November 2015
Cassini CIRS team meeting
Monstrous Ice Cloud System in Titan's Present South Polar Stratosphere (contributed talk)
October 2015
Division for Planetary Sciences meeting
The Organic Soup at Titan's Poles Inferred from Cassini Observations (contributed talk)
July 2015
Astrobiology Science Conference
Laboratory Investigations of Titan's Stratospheric Ice Cloudsv (contributed talk)
June 2015
From Interstellar Ices to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
C4N2 ice in Titan’s atmosphere: reality or Myth? (contributed talk)
May 2015
GSFC Science Directorate's Seminar
Re-visiting the formation of CH$_{4}$ clouds in Titan's winter polar stratosphere (contributed talk)
April 2014
Titan through Time 3 workshop
Titans' Haystack: the 220 cm-1 ice cloud feature (contributed talk)
July 2013
GSFC Science Directorate seminar series
Titan's Haystack: the 220 cm-1 ice cloud feature (contributed talk)
June 2013
Cassini PSG
Titan's Tropopause Temperatures from CIRS: Implications for Stratospheric Methane Cloud Formation (poster)
December 2012
AGU
Titan's Tropopause Temperatures from CIRS: Implications for Stratospheric Methane Cloud Formation (contributed talk)
October 2012
Division for Planetary Sciences meeting
CH4 Ice in Titan's Stratosphere (contributed talk)
June 2012
Cassini CIRS team meeting
Titan's Stratospheric Condensibles at High Northern Latitudes during Northern Winter (contributed talk)
April 2012
Titan through Time 2 workshop
Titan's Particulates at 85N: the Aerosol, the Haystack, and the Ice Clouds (contributed talk)
January 2012
Cassini CIRS team meeting
Spectral and Vertical Distribution Properties of Titan's Particulates from Thermal-IR CIRS Data: Physical Implications (contributed talk)
December 2011
AGU
Infrared Spectra and Optical Constants of Nitrile Ices Relevant to Titan's Atmosphere (contributed talk)
December 2011
Fifth Workshop on Titan Chemistry -- Observations, Experiments, Computations, and Modeling
Titan's Stratospheric Ice Clouds from Cassini CIRS (contributed talk)
December 2011
GSFC Solar System Exploration Division seminar
Problems with Collision-Induced Absorption Involving CH4 on Titan (contributed talk)
November 2010
CH4 spectroscopic Workshop
Latitudinal Dependence of Titan's Lower Stratospheric Organic Ice Clouds (contributed talk)
October 2010
Division for Planetary Sciences meeting
Nitrile Ices in Titan's Lower Stratosphere
March 2010
Titan through Time workshop
Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Aerosols and Ices in Titan's Stratosphere from Cassini CIRS (contributed talk)
December 2010
SSED Director’s Planetary Science seminar
Ice Clouds and Aerosols in Titan's Stratosphere from Cassini/CIRS (contributed talk)
December 2009
Planetary Science-Astrobiology Seminar Series
Cassini CIRS detection of condensed HC3N in Titan's lower stratosphere (poster)
October 2008
Division for Planetary Sciences meeting
Aerosol and ices in Titan's stratosphere from Cassini/CIRS (poster)
December 2008
Titan after Cassini-Huygens Book meeting
HC3N Ice Particle Size and Abundances in Titan's Stratosphere from CIRS (contributed talk)
December 2008
Cassini CIRS team meeting
Altitude distribution and wavenumber dependence of Titan's photochemical aerosol from Cassini/CIRS observations (poster)
October 2007
Division for Planetary Sciences meeting
Titan's tropospheric methane and lower atmospheric haze distribution from HST/STIS observations (poster)
April 2007
EGU
Titan's lower atmosphere haze and methane profile from visible and NIR HST spectral imaging (poster)
October 2005
DPS
Titan's haze structure in 1999 and 2004 from spatially-resolved narrowband imaging between 700 and 1000 nm (poster)
October 2004
DPS
Diurnal Variations in the Dust Vertical Distribution in the Atmosphere of Mars (poster)
October 2003
DPS
Characterizing the Methane and Haze Distribution in Titan's Lower Atmosphere (poster)
October 2002
DPS
Characterizing the Haze in Titan's Lower Atmosphere (poster)
December 2002
New Mexico Symposium
Probing Titan's Lower Atmosphere
December 2002
JPFP Technical Exchange Symposium
The Nature of the Haze in Titan's Lower Atmosphere (poster)
October 2001
DPS
The Nature of the Haze in Titan's Lower Atmosphere (poster)
December 2001
New Mexico Symposium
Ratio of Sodium to Potassium in the Mercurian Exosphere (poster)
October 2000
DPS
Selected Public Outreach
Titan’s Organic Stratospheric Ice Clouds from Cassini CIRS
October 2019 - October 2019
Invited talk for the Women in Space Exploration group at the University of Maryland College Park.
My Career Path in Astronomy and Physics
October 2019 - October 2019
Invited speaker at a Women in Physics (WIP) professional development luncheon at the University of Maryland College Park.
The Saturn System seen through the Eyes of Cassini
August 2019 - August 2019
Guest speaker for the University of Maryland College Park Observatory Open House
The Saturn system seen through the eyes of Cassini.
June 2019 - June 2019
Invited speaker for NASA GSFC's "Reach for the Stars," which is a Girl Scout Astronomy Club summit
A Tour of the Solar System
May 2019 - May 2019
Guest speaker to a group of 105 3rd graders
Into Cassini's Rings
May 2018 - May 2018
Served on the 30-minute panel at Escape Velocity 2018
The Submillimeter Enceladus Life Fundamental Instrument (SELFI)
July 2018 - July 2018
Gave a hyperwall talk at NASA GSFC's annual Science Jamboree
Harassment, Bias, and Bullying in Astronomy and Planetary Science panel
September 2018 - September 2018
Served on a Women in Science panel in the Astronomy Dept. at University of Maryland. The abstract read as follows:
Harassment, Bias, and Bullying in Astronomy and Planetary Science - The Astronomy Department Equity/Diversity/Inclusion committee presents the first colloquium of the semester - a panel discussion about harassment, bias, and bullying in science. Join Dr. Carrie Anderson, Marcia Segura, and Dr. Amy Simon, as they discuss their personal experiences over the course of their academic and professional careers. We will also discuss audience examples and questions and how these situations can be handled.
Cassini’s Grand Finale: Unveiling Saturn’s Mysteries
May 2017 - May 2017
Gave two invited seminars at the annual Baltimore and Annapolis Trail Planet Walk.
Cassini CIRS' Greatest Hits video
September 2017 - September 2017
Interviewed by NASA GSFC's TV studio about Cassini CIRS. This is a short video highlighting CIRS’ biggest findings from Saturn, Titan, and some of the icy moons. This will be a way to look back at what the CIRS team has accomplished since Cassini first arrived in the Saturn system, and to emphasize Goddard’s contribution as NASA prepares to celebrate the end of the mission.
Cassini’s Spectacular Grand Finale at Saturn Panel
June 2017 - June 2017
Served on Cassini’s Spectacular Grand Finale at Saturn Panel at Awesome Con D.C. 2017.
Cassini’s Mission: Unveiling the Saturn System Mysteries
June 2017 - June 2017
Gave an invited outreach talk to a group of 44 Senior Girl Scouts, Girl Scout leaders, and amateur astronomers from around the country, all gathered for this year’s NASA GSFC Girl Scouts “Reach for the Stars” week of astronomy training.
NASA GSFC Reflects on 20 Years of Cassini video
September 2017 - September 2017
The people behind Cassini's Composite InfraRed Spectrometer (CIRS) reflect on their years-long experiences working with their team - relationships formed, children born, challenges conquered, and their feelings as the Cassini mission comes to an end. CIRS was built and is operated a NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Cassini is making its final dive into Saturn on September 15, 2017.
Fifth annual STEAM Fair and reception on Capitol Hill
July 2017 - July 2017
Invited to participate in the fifth annual STEAM Fair and reception on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 18th, by the Women’s Congressional Policy Institute, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, Rep. Susan Brooks and Rep. Lois Frankel, and the Vice-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, Rep. Mimi Walters and Rep. Brenda Lawrence. Anderson was invited to represent NASA, with a focus on its efforts on STEAM education and careers for women and girls.
Cassini’s Grand Finale video podcast
September 2017 - September 2017
Interviewed for a video podcast by Ghost Giraffe about Cassini’s Grand Finale
https://youtu.be/86dD5JP5qFM
Skype interview about being a female scientist as NASA
September 2017 - September 2017
Interviewed via Skype by a Florida 6th grader about my career at NASA, and what it is like to be a woman in my field
NASA’s Cassini Mission
September 2017 - September 2017
Gave an outreach talk to 50 2nd graders about NASA’s Cassini Mission
Guest speak at Walt Whitman High School
March 2017 - March 2017
Invited by STEMfems to guest speak at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesday, MD. This group encourages more girls to pursue careers in STEM fields.
An Ode to Saturn
March 2017 - March 2017
Gave a presentation about the Cassini mission at Bus Boys and Poets, for their DC Science Cafe Event.
Cassini’s 13-year journey in the Saturn System
July 2017 - July 2017
Organized and served on the Cassini panel at AwesomeCon 2018.
Why does the Earth need the Sun and the Moon?
September 2016 - September 2016
Guest speaker to 130 first graders about the importance of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
Interviewed live on the Roundhouse radio morning show in Vancouver BC
October 2016 - October 2016
Interviewed live on the Roundhouse radio morning show in Vancouver BC regarding my recent web feature on my Cassini CIRS discovery of an “impossible” cloud, made of C4N2 ice, in Titan’s stratosphere. Worked with Liz Zubritsky, in the NASA GSFC Office of Communications, who posted a web feature on my CIRS discovery of an “impossible” cloud, made of C4N2 ice, in Titan’s stratosphere. In this story, she states that the researchers propose that the cloud forms through “solid-state” photochemistry, which takes place entirely within pre-existing ice particles – a process with some similarities to the formation of nacreous clouds on Earth. The story (http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/nasa-scientists-findimpossible-cloud-on-titan-again) is featured prominently on the front page of www.nasa.gov and on the Goddard and Cassini webpages. The story was picked up by Astronomy magazine, The Daily Mail (U.K.), International Business Times, Space.com, the Washington Post, Popular Mechanics, NASA JPL, News Atlas, Weather Network, NBCUniversal, and many more including India and Canada.
Interviewed for Earthzine magazine on women in STEM fields
November 2016 - November 2016
Interviewed for Earthzine magazine, special Halloween article on women in STEM fields.