Bio
BioDr. Debra Buczkowski has extensive background in planetary mapping and kinematic analysis of terrestrial planets, moons, and asteroids and has designed numerical models to explain structural phenomenon on Mars, Venus, Eros, Vesta, and Ceres. Her research projects include mapping and analysis of linear features on 1 Ceres, 4 Vesta, and 433 Eros; geologic mapping of 1 Ceres and 4 Vesta; mapping, structural analysis, and numerical modeling of giant polygons on Mars; topographic analysis and numerical modeling of quasi-circular depressions (QCDs) in the northern lowlands of Mars; spectroscopic analysis of outcrops in the Argyre basin and northwestern Noachis Terra (Mars) using CRISM data; geologic mapping of Gale Crater (Mars); kinematic mapping and structural analysis of lineaments around Irnini Mons (Venus); geologic mapping of the V-18 Lachesis Tessera Quadrangle (Venus); geomorphic mapping of the intra-ejecta dark plains around the Caloris basin (Mercury); and geologic mapping of the Caloris basin and Intercrater Plains (Mercury).
Notable Awards and Leadership
Notable Awards and Leadership| Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Year(s) 2022 - Present | Description Deputy chair, Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) |
| Year(s) 2019 | Description Ronald Greeley Award for Distinguished Service, for service to the Planetary Geology Division of GSA |
| Year(s) 2011 - 2013, 2019 - Present | Description Editorship (associate editor, Icarus, 2019-present; guest associate editor, Journal of Geophysical Research–Planets, CRISM/OMEGA special issue, 2011-2013) |
| Year(s) 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award (2011, MRO CRISM Science Team; 2013, Dawn Science Team; 2014, MSL Relay Operations Team; 2019, Dawn Science Team) |
| Year(s) 2010 - 2016 | Description Executive board member, Planetary Geology Division, Geological Society of America (secretary treasurer, 2010-2012; second vice chair, 2012-2013; vice chair, 2013-2014; chair, 2014-2015; past chair, 2015-2016) |
| Year(s) 2009 | Description APL Special Achievement Award for (1) development of a proposal writing guide and (2) as part of the MRO CRISM uplink team |
| Year(s) 2005 - 2008 | Description APL postdoctoral fellowship |
| Year(s) 2003 - 2005 | Description NASA Graduate Research Fellowship |
