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| LORI K. FENTON                                                        |
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| Carl Sagan Center, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett       |
| Field, CA 94035-1000                                                  |
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| Office: (650) 604-0788 ▪ Cell: (510) 786-7199 ▪ Fax: (650) 604-6779   |
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| lfenton@carlsagancenter.org ▪ http://humbabe.arc.nasa.gov/\~fenton    |
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### RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

To study aeolian processes on the surfaces of terrestrial planets to
determine changes in climate, the origin and transport of surface
materials, and surface-to-atmosphere interactions. This work involves a
three-fold approach: location and characterization of aeolian deposits
and erosional features using spacecraft data, application of atmospheric
models (global and mesoscale) to understand atmospheric circulation
patterns and how they relate to aeolian features, and investigation of
aeolian processes in the field on Earth.

**RESEARCH EXPERIENCE**

Principal Investigator, *SETI Institute, NASA Ames Research Center 2006*
-- *present*

Postdoctoral Research Associate, *Arizona State University 2003* --
*2006*

Geologist, *United States Geological Survey, Flagstaff 2000* -- *2002*

Graduate Research Assistant, *California Institute of Technology 1996*
-- *2003*

**EDUCATION**

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  *California Institute of            *2003*
  Technology*                         

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Ph.D. in Planetary Science

Thesis: *Aeolian Processes on Mars: Atmospheric Modeling and GIS
Analysis,* Advisor: Arden L. Albee

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| versity of Maryland, College Park |                                   |
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> B.S. in Astronomy (with High Honors) and Physics (with High Honors)
>
> Thesis: *Mapping Mariner 9 Dust Opacities*, Advisor: John C. Pearl

# PUBLICATIONS

Fenton, L. K., P. E. Geissler, and R. M. Haberle (2007), Global warming
and climate forcing by recent albedo changes on Mars, *Nature, 446,*
doi:10.1038/nature.05718.

Fenton, L. K. (2006), Dune migration and slip face advancement in the
Rabe Crater dune field, Mars, *Geophys. Res. Lett, 33,* L20201,
doi:10.1029/2006GL027133.

Fenton, L. K. and M. T. Mellon (2006), Thermal properties of sand from
Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) and Thermal Emission Imaging System
(THEMIS): Spatial variations within the Proctor Crater dune field on
Mars, *J. Geophys. Res, 111,* E06014, doi:10.1029/2004JE002363.

Fenton, L. K. (2005), Potential sand sources for the dune fields in
Noachis Terra, Mars, *J. Geophys. Res. 110,* E11004*,*
doi:10.1029/2005JE002436.

Fenton, L. K., A. D. Toigo, and M. I. Richardson (2005), Aeolian
processes in Proctor Crater on Mars: Mesoscale modeling of dune-forming
winds, *J. Geophys. Res., 110,* E06005, doi:10.1029/2004JE002309.

Fenton, L. K., A. W. Ward, and J. L. Bandfield (2003), Aeolian processes
in Proctor Crater on Mars: Sedimentary history as analyzed from multiple
data sets, *J. Geophys. Res., 108*(E12), 5129, doi:10.1029/2002JE002015.

Fenton, L. K. and M. I. Richardson, Martian surface winds: Insensitivity
to orbital changes and implications for aeolian processes, *J. Geophys.
Res., 106*(E12)*,* 32,885-32,902.

Fenton, L. K. and K. E. Herkenhoff (2000), Topography and stratigraphy
of the northern Martian layered deposits using photoclinometry,
stereogrammetry, and MOLA altimetry, *Icarus, 147,* 433-443.

Fenton, L. K., J. C. Pearl, and T. Z. Martin (1997), Mapping Mariner 9
dust opacities, *Icarus, 130,* 115-124.