Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Lucy F Lim

(RESEARCH AST, SOLAR SYSTEMS ANALYSIS)

Lucy F Lim's Contact Card & Information.
Email: lucy.f.lim@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.1546
Org Code: 691
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 691
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
NASA

Current Projects


Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Participating Scientist

Mars

https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission-updates/

Education


Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Ph. D., Astronomy, January 2005
Dissertation Title: Asteroid Spectroscopy,
I. A Thermal Infrared Survey of Asteroids.
II. X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy of 433 Eros.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, June 1998.
Minors in Physics and Literature

Professional Societies


American Astronomical Society/Division for Planetary Sciences

2003 - Present


American Geophysical Union

2008 - Present

Awards


05/19/2023 988 - NASA HONOR AWARD

   GROUP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

   OSIRIS-REX TAG TEAM


08/31/2019 988 - NASA HONOR AWARD

GROUP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

OSIRIS-REX ASTEROID APPROACH & PRELIMINARY SURVEY

08/04/2018 988 - NASA HONOR AWARD

GROUP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

OSIRIS-REX EARTH GRAVITY ASSIST (EGA) TEAM

07/02/2017 988 - NASA HONOR AWARD

SILVER ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL - GROUP

OSIRIS-REX PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM

06/24/2017 988 - NASA HONOR AWARD

GROUP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

OSIRIS-REX MISSION TEAM

04/01/2015 989 - INSTALLATION HONOR AWARD

RHG - EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES CAPTURED

OSIRIS-REX


12/02/2011 989 - INSTALLATION HONOR AWARD

RHG - EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR SCIENCE - TEAM

PLANETARY GEOCHEMICAL INSTRUMENTATION TEAM

 

 

Special Experience


OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission, Assistant Project Scientist (through Bennu proximity observations)


https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/osiris-rex/

http://www.asteroidmission.org/

Selected Publications


Refereed

2023. "Overview of the search for signs of space weathering on the low-albedo asteroid (101955) Bennu." Icarus 115563 [10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115563] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Hydrogen abundance estimation and distribution on (101955) Bennu." Icarus 114427 [10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114427] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Widespread carbon-bearing materials on near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu." Science 370 eabc3522 [10.1126/science.abc3522] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu." Science 370 eabc3660 [10.1126/science.abc3660] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Asteroid (101955) Bennu’s weak boulders and thermally anomalous equator." Science Advances 6 (41): eabc3699 [10.1126/sciadv.abc3699] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Visible–near infrared spectral indices for mapping mineralogy and chemistry with OSIRIS ‐ RE x." Meteoritics & Planetary Science maps.13461 [10.1111/maps.13461] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu." Nature Astronomy 3 (4): 332-340 [10.1038/s41550-019-0722-2] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Properties of rubble-pile asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx imaging and thermal analysis." Nature Astronomy 3 (4): 341-351 [10.1038/s41550-019-0731-1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) Bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface." Nature Geoscience 12 (4): 242-246 [Full Text] [10.1038/s41561-019-0326-6] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu." Nature 568 (7750): 55-60 [Full Text] [10.1038/s41586-019-1033-6] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Spectral characterization of analog samples in anticipation of OSIRIS-REx's arrival at Bennu: A blind test study." Icarus 319 701-723 [10.1016/j.icarus.2018.10.018] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Asteroid (16) Psyche: Evidence for a silicate regolith from spitzer space telescope spectroscopy." Icarus 304 58-73 [10.1016/j.icarus.2017.11.035] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Regolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) Aboard the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission." Space Science Reviews 214 (1): 48 [10.1007/s11214-018-0483-8] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return from Asteroid (101955) Bennu." Space Science Reviews 212 925-984 [Full Text] [10.1007/s11214-017-0405-1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Trajectory Optimization for Missions to Small Bodies with a Focus on Scientific Merit." Computing in Science & Engineering 19 (4): 18-28 [10.1109/mcse.2017.3151246] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Modeling orbital gamma-ray spectroscopy experiments at carbonaceous asteroids." Meteoritics & Planetary Science 52 (1): 174-190 [10.1111/maps.12786] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "An Active X-Ray Spectrometer for the SELENE-2 Rover." TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN 12 (ists29): Pk_35-Pk_42 [10.2322/tastj.12.Pk_35] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Multiple asteroid systems: Dimensions and thermal properties from Spitzer Space Telescope and ground-based observations." Icarus 221 1130-1161 [0.1016/j.icarus.2012.09.013] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Triplicity and physical characteristics of Asteroid (216) Kleopatra." Icarus 211 1022-1033 [10.1016/j.icarus.2010.11.016] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Active neutron and gamma-ray instrumentation for in situ planetary science applications." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 652 674-679 [10.1016/j.nima.2010.09.157] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Asteroid (101955) 1999 RQ36: Spectroscopy from 0.4 to 2.4 microns and meteorite analogs." Icarus 216 462-475 [10.1016/j.icarus.2011.08.021] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Mineralogy and thermal properties of V-type Asteroid 956 Elisa: Evidence for diogenitic material from the Spitzer IRS (5-35 micron) spectrum." Icarus 213 510-523 [10.1016/j.icarus.2010.12.006] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "The Surface Composition of Ceres." Space Science Reviews, Online First 101 [Full Text] [10.1007/s11214-010-9677-4] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Elemental composition of 433 Eros: New calibration of the NEAR-Shoemaker XRS data." Icarus 200 129-146 [10.1016/j.icarus.2008.09.018] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Multi-wavelength observations of Asteroid 2100 Ra-Shalom." Icarus 193 20-38 [10.1016/j.icarus.2007.09.006] [Journal Article/Letter]

2006. "Minor element evidence that Asteroid 433 Eros is a space-weathered ordinary chondrite parent body." Icarus 184 338-343 [10.1016/j.icarus.2006.05.011] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "Pulsed neutron generator system for astrobiological and geochemical exploration of planetary bodies." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 241 232-237 [10.1016/j.nimb.2005.07.029] [Journal Article/Letter]

2005. "Thermal infrared (8-13 micron) spectra of 29 asteroids: the Cornell Mid-Infrared Asteroid Spectroscopy (MIDAS) Survey." Icarus 173 385-408 [10.1016/j.icarus.2004.08.005] [Journal Article/Letter]

2001. "Ground-Based Observations of the 10 August 1995 Saturn Ring-Plane Crossing." Icarus 154 287-295 [10.1006/icar.2001.6712] [Journal Article/Letter]

2001. "X-ray fluorescence measurements of the surface elemental composition of asteroid 433 Eros." Meteoritics and Planetary Science 36 1673-1695 [10.1111/j.1945-5100.2001.tb01856.x] [Journal Article/Letter]

2001. "The NEAR-Shoemaker x-ray/gamma-ray spectrometer experiment: Overview and lessons learned." Meteoritics and Planetary Science 36 1605-1616 [10.1111/j.1945-5100.2001.tb01852.x] [Journal Article/Letter]

Non-Refereed

2019. "Future planetary instrument capabilities made possible by micro- and nanotechnology." Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications XI [10.1117/12.2519455] [Proceedings]

2019. "Main-Belt Infrared Spectral Analogues for (101955) Bennu: AKARI and Spitzer IRS Asteroid Spectra." EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019 2019 EPSC-DPS2019-312 [Proceedings]

2018. "Carbon Nanotube Field Emitter Design for In Situ EPMA." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1717 [Proceedings]

2018. "The Global Thermal Infrared Spectrum of Bennu: Comparison with Spitzer IRS Asteroid Spectra." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2018 P33C-3844 [Proceedings]

2017. "Lessons Learned from Preparing OSIRIS-REx Spectral Analog Samples for Bennu." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 48 1273 [Proceedings]

2017. "Spectral Characterization of Analog Samples in Anticipation of OSIRIS-REx's Arrival at Bennu." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 48 1723 [Proceedings]

2017. "Thermal Emission Spectroscopy of Asteroids for Mineralogical Investigations." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 48 2035 [Proceedings]

2016. "A Miniature Electron Probe for In Situ Elemental Microanalysis." AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts 48 123.11 [Proceedings]

2015. "DARe: Dark Asteroid Rendezvous." Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 46 2835 [Proceedings]

2012. "The Near-Earth Encounter of 2005 YU55: Thermal Infrared Observations from Gemini North." 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, LPI Contribution No. 1659 #2202 [Proceedings]

2011. "Olivine Composition of the Mars Trojan 5261 Eureka: Spitzer IRS Data." EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 #1199 [Proceedings]