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Yasmina M Martos Martin

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Yasmina M Martos Martin

  • ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST
  • 301.614.5456
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 695
  • Greenbelt , MD 20771
  • Employer: UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK

    • Research Interests

    Planetary magnetic fields, Jovian decametric radio emission, Earth’s magnetic and gravity fields, Geodynamics, Geophysics, Geothermal heat flux, Mantle dynamics, Dynamic and Structure of the lithosphere, Tectonics, Gateways, Antarctica, Greenland, ice dynamics

    Positions/Employment

    7/2023 - Present

    Associate Research Scientist

    NASA GSFC/University of Maryland College Park, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    Juno magnetometer and Jupiter’s magnetic field

    7/2019 - 6/2023

    Assistant Research Scientist

    NASA GSFC/University of Maryland College Park, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    Juno magnetometer and Jupiter’s magnetic field

    9/2017 - 6/2019

    Visiting Assistant Research Scientist

    NASA GSFC/University of Maryland College Park, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    Juno magnetometer and Jupiter’s magnetic field

    5/2015 - 5/2017

    Marie Curie Fellow

    European Commission/British Antarctic Survey , Cambridge, UK

    REVEAL Project - Peering through the East Antarctic Ice Sheet to reveal geology, crustal architecture and tectonic influences on ice sheet dynamics

    2015 - 2015

    Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist

    International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)/Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Education

    2014 Ph.D. in Earth Sciences by the University of Granada, Spain. PhD title: “Geodynamic evolution of the Scotia Sea (Antarctica), palaeoceanographic implications and global change”.

    2009 M.Sc. in Geophysics and Meteorology by the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. Master thesis: “Crustal Structure of Deception Island region (Antarctica) from geophysical data”.

    2008  B.Sc. degree in Physics by the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. Concentration in Physics of the Earth. 5-year degree. 

    Professional Societies

    American Geophysical Union, 2015 - Present
    Geological Society of Washington, 2018 - Present
    Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), 2010 - Present

    Selected Public Outreach

    NASA’s Juno Tunes into Jovian Radio Triggered by Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io 2021 - 2021
    https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/juno-jupiter-radio
    Interview for Conversations with Goddard “Dr. Yasmina Martos Leads a Double Scientific Life" 2020 - 2020
    https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/dr-yasmina-martos-leads-a-double-scientific-life

    Feature for the Hispanic Heritage Month

    NASA 50th anniversary of the Earth Day (2020) 2020 - 2020
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz2Gg5tPS-8

    NASA en español

    Geothermal heat flux reveals the Iceland hotspot track underneath Greenland 2018 - 2018
    https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-scientist-reveals-details-of-icy-greenland-s-heated-geologic-past
                                                                                                                                                                                            
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    • Last Updated: 09/29/2023