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Prior to Day 1
| Time/Date | Monday, July 20, 2009 | LOCATION |
| 5:30- 7:00PM | Cheese and Wine Reception and Pre-Registration | Building 17 Lobby (NASA Lunar Science Institute) |
Day 1
| Final Agenda NLSI Forum, July 21-23, 2009 | ||
| Time/Date | DAY 1 Tuesday, July 21, 2009 | LOCATION |
| 8-8:30AM | REGISTRATION: NASA ARC Conference Center/COFFEE Served in Tent | CONFERNECE CENTER (BLDG. 3) |
| 8:30-9:15 | Welcome Speakers: Herb Jewell, David Morrison, James Green, John Olson, Jeffrey Moore | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom |
| LRO Overview, Chair - Richard Vondrak: | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | |
| 9:15-9:30 | Richard Vondrak, Overview of the LRO Mission | |
| 9:30-9:45 | Craig Tooley, Design and Implementation of the LRO Mission [presentation 2 MB] | |
| LRO Instruments: | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | |
| 9:45-10:00 | Mark Robinson, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Overview [abstract] | |
| 10:00-10:30 | BREAK | Tent |
| START 10:30AM | LRO Instruments Continued: | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom |
| 10:30-10:45 | David Smith, The LRO Laser Altimeter (LOLA); Capabilities and Early Observations [abstract] [presentation 8 MB] | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Igor Mitofanov, LEND: The Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector [abstract] [presentation 11 MB] | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Randy Gladstone, LAMP: The Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project [abstract] [presentation 12 MB] | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Harlan Spence, CraTER: The Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation [presentation 2 MB] | |
| 11:30-11:45 | Stewart Nozette, Mini-RF: The Miniature Radio Frequency Demonstration Project [presentation 48 MB] | |
| 11:45-12:00 | David Paige, The LRO Diviner Lunar Radiometer [abstract] | |
| LCROSS: | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | |
| 12:00-12:15PM | Anthony Colaprete, Impact Minus 93 days: A LCROSS Update and First Results From Lunar Swingby [abstract] [presentation 27 MB] | |
| 12:15-12:30 | OPEN block 15 minutes | |
| 12:30-2:00 | LUNCH/POSTER VIEWING | Tent |
| START 2:00PM | International Missions, Chair - TBD | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom |
| 2:00-2:20 | Manabu Kato, Kaguya Mission and its Lunar Science [abstract] | |
| 2:20-2:40 | Jitendra N. Goswami, Chandrayaan | |
| 2:40-3:00 | Carle Pieters, Chandrayaan Moon Mineralogy Mapper [abstract] | |
| 3:00-3:20 | Paul Spudis, The Mini-SAR imaging radar on the Chandrayaan-1 Mission to the Moon [abstract] [presentation 58 MB] | |
| 3:20-3:40 | BREAK | Tent |
| START 3:40PM | Commerce & Innovation, Chair - Gregory Schmidt: | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom |
| 3:40-4:00 | Dennis Wingo, Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project Progress Report | |
| 4:00-4:20 | Robert Kelso, Leveraging Early Commercial Services for Lunar Vision [abstract] [presentation 70 MB] | |
| 4:20-4:40 | Robert (Bob) Richards, Founder & CEO of Odyssey Moon Limited, Odyssey Moon: Preparing for Moon 2.0 [presentation 39 MB] | |
| 4:40-5:00 | William Pomerantz, Senior Director, Space Prizes, X PRIZE Foundation, "The Google Lunar X PRIZE" [presentation 11 MB] | |
| 5:00-6:00 | POSTER SESSION/Cheese and wine | Tent |
| 6:00-7:30PM | SHOEMAKER Award, David Morrison Presenting, Don Wilhelms Speaking | Tent |
Day 2
| Time/Date | Day 2 Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | |
| 8:00-8:30AM | Coffee (Location: Tent) | |
| START 8:30AM | Coming Attractions, Chair - TBD Location: Conference Center/Ballroom | |
| 8:30-8:50 | Maria Zuber, The Interior of the Moon [abstract] [presentation 19 MB] | |
| 8:50-9:10 | Terrence Fong, Robotic Recon for Human Exploration Field Experiment [abstract] [presentation 33 MB] | |
| 9:10-9:30 | Jack Burns, Exploring the Cosmos from the Moon [abstract] [presentation 40 MB] | |
| 9:30-9:50 | Brian O'Brien, Towards Optimising Understanding of Lunar Dust from Revisiting Apollo Information [abstract] | |
| 9:50-10:30 | BREAK (Location: Tent) | |
| CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS | ||
| START 10:30AM | Session I-A On The Moon | Session I-B Of the Moon: Geosciences |
| Chair: Erin Tranfield & Brad Bailey | Co-Chairs: Barbara Cohen & Ben Bussey | |
| Location: | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Showroom | Conference Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom |
| 10:30-10:40 | Christopher Wohl, High Fidelity Topographical Modification of Materials for Lunar Dust Adhesion Mitigation [abstract] [presentation 23 MB] | Barbara Cohen, Pulling Marbles from a Bag: Deducing the Regional Impact History of the SPA Basin from Impact-Melt Rocks [abstract] [presentation 680 KB] |
| 10:40-10:50 | Erika Harnett, Energetic Particle Flux at the Moon While in the Terrestrial Magnetosphere [abstract] [presentation 6 MB] | Robert Grimm, Water and the Electrical Conductivity of the Moon [abstract] [presentation 8 MB] |
| 10:50-11:00 | Frank Schowengerdt, Lunar Human Ecology: A New Scientific Discipline [abstract] [presentation 19 MB] | Luis Teodoro, The Spatial Distribution Of Lunar Polar Hydrogen Deposits After SELENE [abstract] |
| 11:00-11:10 | Pamela Clark, An Electrostatically Based Low Power and Mass Tool for Lunar Dust Removal [abstract] [presentation 89 MB] | Dimitri Papanastassiou, Irradiation Effects on the Lunar Surface: Regolith Mixing and Safety [abstract] [presentation 556 KB] |
| 11:10-11:20 | Jenny Devaud, Surfaces That Shed Lunar Dust: Development, Performance and Characterization [abstract] [presentation 2 MB] | Roy Christoffersen, Effect Of Space Radiation Processing On Lunar Soil Surface Chemistry: Insights From X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy [abstract] [presentation 18 MB] |
| 11:20-11:30 | Robert Corsaro, Large Area Lunar Dust Flux Measurement Instrument [abstract] [presentation17 MB] | Shouliang Zhang, Titanium and Iron Valence Distribution in Space Weathered Ilmenite Grains [abstract] [presentation 3 MB] |
| 11:30-11:40 | Sarah Noble, The Lunar Mapping and Modeling Project [abstract] [presentation 48 MB] | Irene Antonenko, Identifying Dark-Haloed and Non-Dark-Haloed Craters from Fused Lunar Data Sets: A New Look at the Mare Humorum Region of the Moon [abstract] [presentation 22 MB] |
| 11:40-11:50 | J.-C. Liou, An Impact Sensor System for the Characterization of the Micrometeoroid and Lunar Secondary Ejecta Environment [abstract] [presentation 3 MB] | Amanda Hendrix, The ultraviolet reflectance of the Moon as measured by Cassini UVIS [abstract] [presentation 8 MB] |
| 11:50-12:00 | William Farrell, Dynamic Response Of The Environment At The Moon (Dream): A NLSI Team Exploring The Solar-Lunar Connection [abstract] [presentation 7 MB] | Dana Hurley, The Lunar Surface-Atmosphere Interaction and Its Effect on Atmospheric Distribution [abstract] [presentation 8 MB] |
| 12:00-12:10 | Rongxing Li, Prototype Development for a Lunar Astronaut Spatial Orientation and Information System (LASOIS) [abstract] [presentation 6 MB] | Ben Bussey, Polar Illumination Conditions [abstract] [presentation 3 MB] |
| 12:10-12:20 | Erin Tranfield, Chemical Activation of Lunar Dust Specimens and Simulants [abstract] [presentation 7 MB] | Miriam Riner, The Importance of Ilmenite in Interpreting Lunar Surface Composition from Spectroscopy [abstract] [presentation 392 KB] |
| 12:20-12:30 | Laurel Jones, Abrasive Effects of Lunar Dust, JSC Simulants, and Sandpapers on Skin and Acrylic Samples, Measured by Electrical Resistance and Confocal Microscopy [abstract] [presentation 6 MB] | Bruce Runnegar, Geological and geophysical constraints on the orbital evolution of the Moon [abstract] [presentation 27 MB] |
| 12:30-2:00 | LUNCH/POSTER VIEWING (Location: Tent) Focus Group Meetings 12:30 - 2:00 PM Located Building 17 | |
| Time/Date | Afternoon Day 2 Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | |
| CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS Continued | ||
| START 2:00PM | Session II-A On The Moon Continued | Session II-B Of the Moon: Missions |
| Co-Chairs: Jerome Johnson & Mihaly Horanyi | Co-Chairs: Diane Wooden & TBD | |
| Location: | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Showroom | Confernece Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom |
| 2:00-2:10 | Jerome Johnson, Evaluating the ability to conduct surface operations on the Moon as part of the project "Surface operations/scientific exploration potential of the lunar poles" [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | Mark Robinson, Apollo Scan Project [abstract] [presentation 15 MB] |
| 2:10-2:20 | Carlton Allen, High-Grading Lunar Samples [abstract] [presentation 34 MB] | Jacob Bleacher, Insights into lunar EVA design based on comparison between field work and Apollo-style field plans at the McCartys Flow, NM [abstract] [presentation 30 MB] |
| 2:20-2:30 | Timothy Stubbs, On the Possible Role of Dust in the Lunar Ionosphere[abstract] | David Glenar, Optical Scattering Processes Observed at the Moon: Predictions for the LADEE Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrometer [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] |
| 2:30-2:40 | Kris Zacny, Methods and Considerations for Heat Flow Probe Deployment [abstract] [presentation 2 MB] | Zoltan Sternovsky, The Lunar Dust EXperiment (LDEX) for the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission [abstract] [presentation 7 MB] |
| 2:40-2:50 | David McKay, Lunar Dust: Properties, Hazards and Countermeasures [abstract] [presentation 27 MB] | Diane Wooden, Spectroscopic Search for Water Vapor & Water Ice in the LCROSS Ejecta Plume from Mauna Kea Telescopes [abstract] |
| 2:50-3:00 | Robert Ferl, Molecular Genetic Telemetry in Analog Environments [abstract] | Benjamin Greenhagen, LRO Diviner Lunar Radiometer Commissioning Phase Activities [abstract] |
| 3:00-3:10 | Mihaly Horanyi, Dust Environment Of The Moon: Expectations For LADEE/LDEX [abstract] [presentation 10 MB] | Michael Broxton, Automated Stereo Reconstruction of Apollo 15 Metric Camera Image Pairs [abstract] [presentation 7 MB] |
| 3:10-3:20 | Bernard Foing, Validation of Instruments, Robotics , EVAs and Human Research from ExoHab Field Campaign in Utah [abstract] [presentation 2 MB] | Giovanni De Angelis, Models Of The Moon Radiation Environment and a Comparison With The RADOM Experiment Data on Board The CHANDRAYAAN-1 Spacecraft [abstract] |
| 3:20-3:30 | Mian Abbas, Measurements of Lunar Dust Charging Properties by Electron Impact [abstract] [presentation 2 MB] | |
| 3:30-4:00 | BREAK (Location: Tent) | |
| START 4:00PM | Session III-A Of the Moon: Geosciences Continued | Session III-B From the Moon & Non-Human Biology |
| Co-Chairs: Bonnie Buratti & Aaron Zent | Chair: Debra Reiss-Bubenheim & TBD | |
| Location: | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Showroom | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom |
| 4:00-4:10 | Bonnie Buratti, A photometric function for the lunar surface [abstract] [presentation 3 MB] | Judd Bowman, 21 cm global signal: Earth-based constraints and implications for lunar observations [abstract] [presentation 12 MB] |
| 4:10-4:20 | Aaron Zent, Chemical reactivity of activated lunar regolith grains [abstract] [presentation 5 MB] | Steven Furlanetto, Cosmology from the Moon [abstract] |
| 4:20-4:30 | Bernard Foing, Synthesis of SMART-1 lunar results for future exploration [abstract] [presentation 140 MB] | Douglas Currie, A Lunar Laser Ranging Array for the 21st Century [abstract] |
| 4:30-4:40 | Gwen Bart, High Velocity Ejection of Large Blocks Inhibited by Impact Into Lunar Regolith [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | Jacqueline Hewitt, The Lunar Array for Radio Cosmology (LARC) [abstract] [presentation 35 MB] |
| 4:40-4:50 | Sho Sasaki, Global Topography and Gravity of the Moon Observed by KAGUYA [abstract] [presentation 29 MB] | Oana Marcu, Oxidative stress response of biological organisms exposed to lunar dust simulants [abstract] [presentation 15 MB] |
| 4:50-5:00 | Sarah Braden, ROLO UV Observations of the Moon: Mapping Variations Within the Nearside Mare [abstract] [presentation 4 MB] | Cary Mitchell, Enabling ESM Reduction for Food Production at the Lunar Base [abstract] [presentation 24 MB] |
| 5:00-5:30 | POSTER SESSION/Wine and Cheese (Location: Tent) | |
| 5:30-7:30 | SPECIAL EVENT Apollo Panel: Palmer Dyal, Gary Lofgren, Brian O'Brien, Lee Silver, and Don Wilhelms Moderator - Andrew Chaikin (LOCATION: TENT) | |
Day 3
| Time/Date | Day 3 Thursday, July 23, 2009 |
| 8-8:30AM | Coffee (Location: Tent) |
| Missions, Chair - TBD Location: Conference Center/Ballroom | |
| 8:30-9:15 | Dr. Hao Xifan, CNSA, Chang'e 2 Plans and Chang'e 1 Results [presentation 46 MB] |
| LEAG at the Lunar Science Forum/Theme: 6 Survey Input | |
| START 9:15 | Introduction, Clive R. Neal, Location: Conference Center/Ballroom |
| 9:30 | The Decadal Survey & the Moon, Steve Mackwell, Conf. Center/Ballroom [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] |
| 9:45 | Lunar Exploration Roadmap, Clive R. Neal, Conf. Center/Ballroom [abstract] |
| 10:00 | Lunar Sample Acquisition and Curation Review, Chip Shearer, Ballroom [abstract] [presentation 11 MB] |
| 10:15 | Last Decadal overview, Brad Jolliff, Conf. Center/Ballroom [abstract] [presentation 156 KB] |
| 10:30 | BREAK (Location: Tent) |
| 10:40 | Future Missions: ILN, Barb Cohen, Location: Conference Center/Ballroom [abstract] [presentation 19 MB] |
| 11:00 | Future Missions: LADEE, Greg Delory, Location: Conference Center/Ballroom [ abstract] [presentation 9 MB] |
| 11:20 | Future Missions: GRAIL, Maria Zuber, Location: Conference Center/Ballroom [presentation 11 MB] |
| 11:40 | What lunar science questions remain? Jeff Plescia, Conf. Center/Ballroom [abstract] [presentation 3 MB] |
| 12:00 | Next Mission after ILN: Report from the LPSC “Next Mission” forum, Clive R. Neal, Conf. Center/Ballroom [abstract] |
| 12:15 | LUNCH (Location: Tent) |
| START 1:00 | BREAKOUT GROUPS (Locations: Conference Center - Ballroom/Showroom/The Northwing) |
| Impact history of the Moon, Bill Bottke, Bldg. 3/Ballroom [abstract] | |
| Volatile budget of the Moon (not just the poles), TBA, Bldg. 3/Showroom | |
| Unexplored regions of the Moon (excluding poles and impacts), Brad Jolliff, Bldg. 3/Northwing | |
| 3:00 | Plenary – Summary and Conclusions, Location: Conference Center/Ballroom |
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