HERBERT V. FREY

<Herbert.V.Frey@nasa.gov> 301-614-6468 (voice)

CURRENT POSITION:

Chief, *Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory*, NASA/Goddard Space Flight
Center

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

*Planetary geology and geophysics, overland altimetry/topography,
Crustal magnetic anomalies, early planetary crustal evolution,
comparative planetology*

EDUCATION: 1968 - BA (*Astronomy*), Haverford College, Haverford, PA

> 1977 - PhD (*Astronomy*), University of Maryland, College Park, MD
>
> \[[Thesis]{.underline}: *Crustal Evolution* *in the Early Earth:
> Basin-forming Impacts,*
>
> *Crustal Dichotomy, and Plate Tectonics*\]

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

1977 - 1979 *Research Associate*, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and
Astronomy

> Program, University of Maryland College Park

1979 - 1989 *Staff Scientist*, Geophysics Branch, NASA/GSFC

1979 - 1979 *Associate Editor* (Planetology) IUGG Quadrennial Report

1981 - 1991 *Assistant Project Scientist*, Crustal Dynamics Project,
NASA/GSFC

1988 - 1991 *Investigations Manager*, Crustal Dynamics Project,
NASA/GSFC

1989 - 1989 *Program Manager* (acting), Geodynamics Program, NASA
Headquarters

1989 - 1989 *Convenor*, Coolfont Workshop on NASA Solid Earth Science

1989 - 1992 *Staff Scientist*, Geodynamics Branch, NASA/GSFC

1992 - 1994 *Study Scientist*, Gravity and Magnetic Earth Surveyor
(GAMES)

1996 - *Manager*, Solid Earth & Natural Hazards Program Support Office

2001 - 2001 *Chairman*, Mars Data Analysis Program Review Panel

2001 - 2004 *Manager,* Mars Data Analysis and Mars Fundamental Research
Programs

> (NASA HQ)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

2005 Solomon, S.C., O. Aharonson, J.M. Aurnou, W.B. Banerdt, M.H. Carr,
A.J. Dombard, **H.V. Frey**, M.P. Golombek, S.A. Hauck II, J.H. Head
III, B.M. Jakosky, C.L. Johnson, P.J. McGovern, G.A. Neumann, R.J.
Phillips, D.E. Smith and M.T. Zuber, New perspectives on ancient Mars,
*Science 307*, 1214-1220.

2005 Buczkowski, D.L., **H.V. Frey**, J.H. Roark and G.E. McGill, Buried
impact craters, a topographic analysis of quasi-circular depressions,
Utopia Basin, Mars, *J. Geophys. Res.* 110, E03007,
doi:10.1029/2004JE002324, 2005.

2002 **Frey, H.V.**, R.J. Roark, K.M. Schockey, E.L. Frey and S.E.H.
Sakimoto, Ancient lowlands on Mars, *Geophys. Res. Lett. 29*, 1384,
doi:10.1029/2001GL013832.

2001 Bradley, B.A., S.E.H. Sakimoto, **H. Frey** and J.R. Zimbelman, The
Medusae Fossae Formation, Mars: new views f rom Mars Global Surveyor
data, *J. Geophys. Res. (Planets) vol*, ppp-ppp.

2000 Purucker, M., D. Ravat, **H. Frey**, C. Voorhies,T. Sabaka and M.
Acuna, An altitude-normalized magnetic map of Mars and its
interpretation, *Geophys. Res. Lett. 27*, 2449-2452.

1999 **Frey, H.V.,** S.E.H. Sakimoto and J.H. Roark, Discovery of a 450
km diameter, multi-ring basin on Mars through analysis of MOLA data,
*Geophys. Res. Lett., 26*, 1657-1660.

1999 Sakimoto, S.E.H., **H.V. Frey,** J.B. Garvin and J.H. Roark,
Topography, roughness and slope properties of the Medusae Fossae
Formation from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) Data*, J. Geophys.
Res. (Planets) 104*, 24141-24144.

1998 **Frey, H.V.,** S.E.H. Sakimoto and J.H. Roark, The MOLA
topographic signature of the crustal dichotomy boundary zone on Mars,
*Geophys. Res. Lett., 25*, 4409-4412.

1996 **Frey, H.V.**, B.G. Bills, R.S. Nerem and J.H. Roark , The
isostatic state of martian topography*, Geophys. Res. Lett. 23*,
721-724.

1995 Stockman, S.A. and **H.V. Frey**, Noachian and Hesperian
modification of the original Chryse impact basin topography, *Geophys.
Res. Lett. 22*, 1269-1272.