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Phone: 240-228-9571

Email: Wes.Patterson@jhuapl.edu

Department: SES

Research Title(s): Planetary geologist

Research Area(s): Planetary

Mission/Instrument Keyword(s): Cassini, ISS, Chandrayaan-1, Mini-SAR, Europa Clipper, EIS, REASON, JUICE, LRO, Mini-RF, New Horizons, LORRI

Education:

Degree	Field of Study	Year Attained	Institution Name
Ph.D.	Geological Sciences	2007	Brown University
B.S.	Geology	1997	University of Florida

Professional Summary:

I am a planetary geologist with experience in visible-light and radar remote sensing of the Moon and icy satellites of Juptier and Saturn. My research focuses on understanding geological and geophysical processes operating on planetary surfaces, with a focus on icy satellite tectonics and lunar volatiles. I am currently the Principal Investigator for the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument on the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a Co-Investigator on the EIS and REASON instruments on the NASA Europa Multiple Flyby mission, a Co-Investigator on the RIME instrument on the ESA Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) mission, and a participating scientist for the ISS instrument on the NASA Cassini mission.

Expertise Keyword(s):

AGU Index Category	AGU Index Sub-Category
PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS	Physical properties of materials
PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS	Remote sensing
PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS	Europa
PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS	Moon

Professional Experience:

Start Year	End Year	Description
2014	Current	Principal Investigator, Mini-RF on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
2015	Current	Associate Deputy Principal Investigator, REASON on Europa Multiple Flyby Mission
2014	Current	Cassini Participating Scientist
2013	Current	Co-Investigator, RIME on Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE)
2010	2014	Associate Pre-Project Scientist, Europa Habitability Mission
2013	2014	Deputy Principal Investigator, Mini-RF on Lunar Reconnaissance
2011	2013	Co-Investigator, Mini-RF on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
2008	2011	Science team member, Mini-RF on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
2008	2009	Science team member, Mini-SAR on Chandrayaan-1
2015	Current	Co-Investigator, EIS on Europa Multiple Flyby Mission

Professional Societies and Activities

Start Year	End Year	Description
2011	2014	NASA Europa Habitability Mission Science Definition Team

Professional Awards and Honors No items

Publications:

The following publication information was downloaded from http://www.researcherId.com/rid/E-7699-2015.

Craft, Kathleen L., Patterson, G. Wes, Lowell, Robert P., Germanovich, Leonid, (2016), Fracturing and flow: Investigations on the formation of shallow water sills on Europa, Icarus, 274, 297-313

Mandt, Kathleen E., Greathouse, Thomas K., Retherford, Kurt D., Gladstone, G. Randall, Jordan, Andrew P., Lemelin, Myriam, Koeber, Steven D., Bowman-Cisneros, Ernest, Patterson, G. Wesley, Robinson, Mark, Lucey, Paul G., Hendrix, Amanda R., Hurley, Dana, Stickle, Angela M., Pryor, Wayne, (2016), LRO-LAMP detection of geologically young craters within lunar permanently shaded regions, Icarus, 273, 114-120

Stickle, A. M., Patterson, G. W., Cahill, J. T. S., Bussey, D. B. J., (2016), Mini-RF and LROC observations of mare crater layering relationships, Icarus, 273, 224-236

Cahill, Joshua T. S., Thomson, B. J., Patterson, G. Wesley, Bussey, D. Benjamin J., Neish, Catherine D., Lopez, Norberto R., Turner, F. Scott, Aldridge, T., McAdam, M., Meyer, H. M., Raney, R. K., Carter, L. M., Spudis, P. D., Hiesinger, H., Pasckert, J. H., (2014), The Miniature Radio Frequency instrument's (Mini-RF) global observations of Earth's Moon, Icarus, 243, 173-190

Bruzzone, L., Plaut, J. J., Alberti, G., Blankenship, D. D., Bovolo, F., Campbell, B. A., Ferro, A., Gim, Y., Kofman, W., Komatsu, G., McKinnon, W., Mitri, G., Orosei, R., Patterson, G. W., Plettemeier, D., Seu, R., IEEE, (2013), RIME: RADAR FOR ICY MOON EXPLORATION, 2013 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss), 3907-3910

Dombard, Andrew J., Patterson, G. Wesley, Lederer, Adam P., Prockter, Louise M., (2013), Flanking fractures and the formation of double ridges on Europa, Icarus, 223, 74-81

Pappalardo, R. T., Vance, S., Bagenal, F., Bills, B. G., Blaney, D. L., Blankenship, D. D., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Connerney, J. E. P., Hand, K. P., Hoehler, T. M., Leisner, J. S., Kurth, W. S., McGrath, M. A., Mellon, M. T., Moore, J. M., Patterson, G. W., Prockter, L. M., Senske, D. A., Schmidt, B. E., Shock, E. L., Smith, D. E., Soderlund, K. M., (2013), Science Potential from a Europa Lander, Astrobiology, 13, 740-773

Quick, Lynnae C., Barnouin, Olivier S., Prockter, Louise M., Patterson, G. Wesley, (2013), Constraints on the detection of cryovolcanic plumes on Europa, Planetary and Space Science, 86, 1-9

Spudis, P. D., Bussey, D. B. J., Baloga, S. M., Cahill, J. T. S., Glaze, L. S., Patterson, G. W., Raney, R. K., Thompson, T. W., Thomson, B. J., Ustinov, E. A., (2013), Evidence for water ice on the moon: Results for anomalous polar craters from the LRO Mini-RF imaging radar, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, 118, 2016-2029

Bussey, D. B. J., Schulze, R., Wahl, D. E., Nolan, M., Jensen, R., Patterson, G. W., Turner, F. S., Yocky, D. A., Cahill, J. T. S., Raney, R. K., Neish, C., Spudis, P. D., Jakowatz, C. V., Mini-RF Team, (2012), EXPLORING FOR ICE WITH BISTATIC RADAR OBSERVATIONS OF THE MOON USING THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY & THE MINI-RF INSTRUMENT ON LRO., Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47, A91

Neish, C. D., Prockter, L. M., Patterson, G. W., (2012), Observational constraints on the identification and distribution of chaotic terrain on icy satellites, Icarus, 221, 72-79

Patterson, G. Wesley, Paranicas, Chris, Prockter, Louise M., (2012), Characterizing electron bombardment of Europa's surface by location and depth, Icarus, 220, 286-290

Raney, R. Keith, Cahill, Joshua T. S., Patterson, G. Wesley, Bussey, D. Benjamin J., (2012), The m-chi decomposition of hybrid dual-polarimetric radar data with application to lunar craters, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, 117

Raney, R. Keith, Cahill, Joshua T. S., Patterson, G. Wesley, Bussey, D. Benjamin J., IEEE, (2012), THE M-CHI DECOMPOSITION OF HYBRID DUAL-POLARIMETRIC RADAR DATA, 2012 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss), 5093-5096

Thomson, B. J., Bussey, D. B. J., Neish, C. D., Cahill, J. T. S., Heggy, E., Kirk, R. L., Patterson, G. W., Raney, R. K., Spudis, P. D., Thompson, T. W., Ustinov, E. A., (2012), An upper limit for ice in Shackleton crater as revealed by LRO Mini-RF orbital radar, Geophysical Research Letters, 39

Neish, C. D., Bussey, D. B. J., Spudis, P., Marshall, W., Thomson, B. J., Patterson, G. W., Carter, L. M., (2011), The nature of lunar volatiles as revealed by Mini-RF observations of the LCROSS impact site, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, 116

Schmidt, B. E., Blankenship, D. D., Patterson, G. W., Schenk, P. M., (2011), Active formation of 'chaos terrain' over shallow subsurface water on Europa, Nature, 479, 502-505

Patterson, G. Wesley, Head, James W., (2010), Segmented lineaments on Europa: Implications for the formation of ridge complexes and bright bands, Icarus, 205, 528-539

Prockter, Louise M., Lopes, Rosaly M. C., Giese, Bernd, Jaumann, Ralf, Lorenz, Ralph D., Pappalardo, Robert T., Patterson, Gerald W., Thomas, Peter C., Turtle, Elizabeth P., Wagner, Roland J., (2010), Characteristics of Icy Surfaces, Space Science Reviews, 153, 63-111

Patterson, G. W., Head, J. W., Pappalardo, R. T., (2006), Plate motion on Europa and nonrigid behavior of the icy lithosphere: The Castalia Macula region, Journal of Structural Geology, 28, 2237-2258