Eldar Noe Dobrea
Senior Scientist
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Affiliation: NASA Ames Research Center
Email: eldar.z.noedobrea@nasa.gov
Biography
Dr. Eldar Noe Dobrea’s primary research interest focuses on understanding the present and past state of water on Mars, and its influence on the geological history of the planet. He is particularly interested in the identification of sites where liquid water could have existed in the form of standing bodies of water or as aquifers and their potential for the development of life.
Targets of Interest: Asteroids, Ceres, Earth, Mars, Moon, Venus
Disciplines/Techniques: Astrobiology, Geology, Geomorphology, Mineralogy, Remote sensing, Spectroscopy
Missions: Dawn, LRO, Mars Express (ESA), Mars Odyssey, MER, MRO, MSL
Mission Roles: Calibration/Test planning, Data validation, Instrument Co-Investigator, Mission Co-Investigator, Mission operations, Mission science team, Science operations
Instruments: Cameras, FTIR, Spectrometers
Education
PhD, Astronomy: Cornell University 2004
BA, Astronomy: Cornell University 1998
Experience
Research Scientist: Planetary Science Institute Planetary Science Institute. Aug 2006 – Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sep 2007 – Mar 2010
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Malin Space Science Systems Oct 2004 – Aug 2007
Photo of NASA Ames scientists Eldar Noe Dobrea and Vandana Jha wearing protective equipment in the FIG laboratory with the NIRVSS instrument.