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
Lucy F Lim
(RESEARCH AST, SOLAR SYSTEMS ANALYSIS)
| Email: | lucy.f.lim@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.1546 |
| Org Code: | 691 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 691 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: |
Missions & Projects
Current Projects
Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Participating Scientist
Mars
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission-updates/
Education
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]