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Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory

Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory

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Scott C. Mest
( NRC )

Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 698

Greenbelt, MD 20771

Phone: (301) 614-6495

FAX: (301) 614-6522

Email: Scott.C.Mest@nasa.gov
(Full CV)

CURRENT POSITION

    National Research Council Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

RESEARCH AREAS

    Planetary geology, geomorphology, remote sensing

EDUCATION

    1995 BS (Geology) West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA
    1998 MS (Planetary Geology) University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
      Thesis: Geologic History of the Reull Vallis Region, Mars, 269 pp.
    2004 PhD (Planetary Geology) University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
      Dissertation: Evolution of the Martian Highlands: Implications from Drainage Basin Characteristics and Valley Network Morphometry, 294 pp.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

    1996-1997 Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh
    1997-2001 Teaching Fellow, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh
    1996-2001 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh
    2003 Mars Data Analysis Program review panel

    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    2005 Crown, D.A., and S.C. Mest, Geologic map of MTM -30247, -40247, and -45247 Quadrangles, Reull Vallis region of Mars, U.S. Geological Survey, in preparation.

    2005 Crown, D.A., and S.C. Mest, Geologic map of MTM -35237, -40237, and -45237 Quadrangles, U.S. Geological Survey, in preparation.

    2005 Mest, S.C., and D.A. Crown, Geologic Map of MTM -20272 and -25272 Quadrangles, Terra Tyrrhena Region of Mars, U.S. Geological Survey, accepted for publication.

    2005 Mest, S.C., and D.A. Crown, Millochau crater, Mars: Infilling and erosion of an ancient highland impact crater, Icarus, 175, 335-359.

    2005 Mest, S.C., D.A. Crown, and W. Harbert, Watershed modeling in the Terra Tyrrhena region of Mars, J. Geophys. Res, in review.

    2003 Mest, S.C., and D.A. Crown, Geologic Map of MTM -45252 and -45257 Quadrangles, Reull Vallis Region of Mars, U.S. Geol. Surv. Geologic Invest. Series Map I-2763.

    2002 Mest, S.C., and D.A. Crown, Geologic Map of MTM -40252 and -40257 Quadrangles, Reull Vallis Region of Mars, U.S. Geol. Surv. Geologic Invest. Series Map I-2730.

    2001 Mest, S.C., and D.A. Crown, Geology of the Reull Vallis region, Mars, Icarus, 153, 89-110.

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