David Teal
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| Teaching Assistant |
| Entered: | 2008 |
| Office: | 219 Astronomy |
| Phone: | (575)646-4914 |
| Fax: | (575)646-1602 |
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| E-mail: | dteal |
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| B.S. | University of Tennesse, | 2005 |
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Research
As an undergraduate geology major, I developed a C-isotope chemostratigraphy
for a section of 1.2 billion year old rocks from Mauritania, working with
Dr. Linda Kah at the University of Tennessee.
I then began to learn about planetary surfaces, focusing on how our view of
Mars has changed from the days of Pathfinder and Viking through the enhanced
instrumentation available through the Mars Exploration Rovers, and the Mars
Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor missions.
In the summer of 2007, I began to work at the NMSU Planetary Atmospheres Node.
I analyzed Mars Global Surveyor atmospheric data to characterize the
conditions expected for the upcoming PHOENIX Lander mission, creating
temperature profiles and contour maps for the latitudinal region where it
operated.
I began my graduate studies in August 2008, as a member of the planetary
group.
I wish to study planetary atmospheres, and am particularly interested in the
modeling work being done concerning Titan and Mars.
Meetings
March 2005: Geological Society of America meeting, Using C-Isotopes To Constrain Intrabasinal Stratigraphic
Correlations: Mesoproterozoic Atar Group, Mauritania
D. A. Teal
