Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, January 2022
B.S. Summa Cum Laude in Chemistry (ACS Certified), Astronomy minor, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, May 2017
Katarina Yocum
(NPP FELLOW)
| Email: | katarina.m.yocum@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 691 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 691 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY |
Current Projects
THSiRU - Terahertz Heterodyne Spectrometer for In situ Resource Utilization
SubLIME - Sublimation of Laboratory Ices Millimeter/submillimeter Experiment
Positions/Employment
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (NPP)
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
February 2022 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Madison - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
August 2020 - January 2022
Education
Professional Societies
American Chemical Society, Physical Chemistry Division
2016 - Present
American Astronomical Society, Lab Astrophysics Division
2022 - Present
Publications
Refereed
2023. "Gas-phase Ortho-to-para Ratio of Formaldehyde Formed at Low Temperatures in Laboratory Ices." The Astrophysical Journal Letters 958 (2): L41 [10.3847/2041-8213/ad0bee] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Rapid Radiolytic Degradation of Amino Acids in the Martian Shallow Subsurface: Implications for the Search for Extinct Life." Astrobiology 22 (9): 1099-1115 [Full Text] [10.1089/ast.2021.0166] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Sublimation of Laboratory Ices Millimeter/Submillimeter Experiment (SubLIME): Structure-specific Identifications of Products from UV-photolyzed Methanol Ice." The Astrophysical Journal 913 (1): 61 [10.3847/1538-4357/abf14e] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Millimeter/Submillimeter Spectroscopic Detection of Desorbed Ices: A New Technique in Laboratory Astrochemistry." The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 123 (40): 8702-8708 [10.1021/acs.jpca.9b04587] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Laboratory Investigations into the Spectra and Origin of Propylene Oxide: A Chiral Interstellar Molecule." The Astrophysical Journal 835 (2): 225 [10.3847/1538-4357/835/2/225] [Journal Article/Letter]