Banfield, Donald J

Cornell Academic Staff

Positions

Senior Research Associate, Center for Radiophysics and Space Research (CRSR), Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Research Areas

planetary science

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research overview

Boundary Layer Studies with MER Mini-TES, Latitude-Resolved AO Spectra of Neptune & Uranus: Circulation Monitoring., Mars Acoustic Anemometer., Atmospheric Waves and their effects from MGS TES, Numerical and Wind Tunnel Investigations of Aeolian Saltation and Suspension on Mars, Planetary Polarization Nephelometer, Mars Exploration Rover Pancam Investigation

principal investigator on

BAILMENT AGREEMENT awarded by JET PROPULSION LABORATORY 2012
HAZE, METHANE AND PARA-HYDROGEN DISTRIBUTIONS ON URANUS AND NEPTUNE awarded by NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER 2009 - 2013
MARS METHANE PLUME TRACER awarded by NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER 2011 - 2015
MARTIAN ACOUSTIC ANEMOMETER awarded by NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER 2008 - 2013
PLANETARY POLARIZATION NEPHELOMETER: TRL6 PROTOTYPE MARTIAN SONIC ANEMOMETER awarded by NATL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADM 2011 - 2012
WEATHER AND CLIMATE FROM MRO MCS awarded by NATL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADM 2007 - 2012
WINDS ON ANCIENT MARTIAN SEAS: SHOULD SHORELINES BE EXPECTED? awarded by NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER 2007 - 2012

co-principal investigator on

SATURN LIMB STUDIES: HELIUM, WINDS, AND COMPOSITION awarded by NATL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADM 2009 - 2013
ZONAL MEAN MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION ON TITAN AND SATURN awarded by NATL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADM 2011 - 2014