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Marco E Castillo

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Marco E Castillo

  • SR. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
  • 301.286.4492
  • 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.

    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.

    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).

    Positions/Employment

    9/2022 - Present

    Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

    Aerodyne Industries, LLC, Greenbelt, MD

    Instrument development scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Environments Laboratory Code 699.

    2019 - 9/2022

    Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

    ATA Aerospace, Greenbelt, MD

    Instrument development scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Environments Laboratory Code 699.

    2016 - 2019

    Faculty Specialist

    University of Maryland / CRESST, Greenbelt, MD

    Instrument development scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Environments Laboratory Code 699.

    2014 - 2015

    Graduate Research Assistant

    Northern Illinois University, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, DeKalb, IL
    2012 - 2014

    Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Northern Illinois University, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, DeKalb, IL

    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

    Brinckerhoff, W. B., P. A. Willis, A. J. Ricco, et al. D. A. Kaplan, R. M. Danell, A. Grubisic, M. F. Mora, J. S. Creamer, A. Noell, J. C. Stern, C. Czopa, C. Freissinet, F. Kehl, K. Zamuruyev, C. T. Castle, J. Spring, T. Drevinskas, M. Badescu, M. S. Ferreira Santos, E. A. Jaramillo, F. Van Amerom, X. Li, M. E. Castillo, J. L. Eigenbrode, B. P. Theiling, R. C. Quinn, F. Stalport, A. Buch, and K. A. Zacny. 2022. "Europan Molecular Indicators of Life Investigation (EMILI) for a Future Europa Lander Mission." Frontiers in Space Technologies, 2: 760927 [Full Text (Link)] [10.3389/frspt.2021.760927]

    Grubisic, A., M. G. Trainer, X. Li, et al. W. B. Brinckerhoff, F. H. van Amerom, R. M. Danell, J. T. Costa, M. Castillo, D. Kaplan, and K. Zacny. 2021. "Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry at Saturn’s moon Titan." International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 470: 116707 [10.1016/j.ijms.2021.116707]

    Publications

    Refereed

    Brinckerhoff, W. B., P. A. Willis, A. J. Ricco, et al. D. A. Kaplan, R. M. Danell, A. Grubisic, M. F. Mora, J. S. Creamer, A. Noell, J. C. Stern, C. Czopa, C. Freissinet, F. Kehl, K. Zamuruyev, C. T. Castle, J. Spring, T. Drevinskas, M. Badescu, M. S. Ferreira Santos, E. A. Jaramillo, F. Van Amerom, X. Li, M. E. Castillo, J. L. Eigenbrode, B. P. Theiling, R. C. Quinn, F. Stalport, A. Buch, and K. A. Zacny. 2022. "Europan Molecular Indicators of Life Investigation (EMILI) for a Future Europa Lander Mission." Frontiers in Space Technologies 2 760927 [Full Text (Link)] [10.3389/frspt.2021.760927]

    Grubisic, A., M. G. Trainer, X. Li, et al. W. B. Brinckerhoff, F. H. van Amerom, R. M. Danell, J. T. Costa, M. Castillo, D. Kaplan, and K. Zacny. 2021. "Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry at Saturn’s moon Titan." International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 470 116707 [10.1016/j.ijms.2021.116707]

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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