— Abbreviated CV —

Nicholas A. Moskovitz

Lowell Observatory

1400 West Mars Hill Road

Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Phone: 928-779-5468

Email: nmosko at lowell dot edu

Current Position    

Associate Astronomer, tenured, Lowell Observatory, 2014 — present

Research Interests    

Observations of near-Earth and Main Belt asteroids; Models of formation and evolution of meteorite parent bodies; Observations of meteors; Spacecraft exploration of minor planets; Database compilation and mining of minor planet physical properties

Link to Publications

Education    

2009        Ph.D. Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Advisor: Dr. Eric J. Gaidos

Spectroscopic and Theoretical Constraints on the Differentiation of Planetesimals 

2005        M.S. Astronomy, University of Hawaii

2003        B.S. Physics, Minor in Black Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara

Employment History    

 2014-              Associate Astronomer, Tenured, Lowell Observatory

2012-2015       NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT & Lowell Observatory

Observational studies of near-Earth asteroids

2009-2012       Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Institution of Washington, DTM

Independent research on variety of planetary astronomy topics

2006-2009        NASA Graduate Student Research Fellow, Univ. of Hawaii

Thermal History of Small Bodies in the Solar System (PI: E. Gaidos)

2005-2006        Research Assistant, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawaii

Seasonality on terrestrial exoplanets (PI: E. Gaidos)

2005                  Research Assistant, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawaii

Deep Impact Mission, Ground-Based Observations (PI: K. Meech)

2004-2005         Research Assistant, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawaii

The EUV Spectra of Nearby Young Solar Analogs (PI: E. Gaidos)

2003-2004         Teaching Assistant, Univ. of Hawaii, Intro. Astronomy lecture and lab

Research Grants, Awards & Scholarships

2017-2020       PI          The Mission Accessible Near-Earth Object Survey (MANOS)

                                           NASA Near-Earth Object Observations Program

2016-2017       PI          Rotational Characterization of Hayabusa2 Target Asteroid Ryugu

                                           NASA Hayabusa2 Participating Scientist Program

2016-2018       PI          Development of an Observational Planning and Community-Driven Minor Planet Database 

                                           NASA Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration and Tools Program

2016-2017       Co-PI     Establishing an Evolutionary Sequence for Disintegrated Minor Planets

                                           HST Cycle 23, 6 orbits

2016-2019       Co-I       Observational Characterization of Active Main Belt Comets and Main Belt Comet Nuclei

                                           NASA Solar System Observations Program (PI H. Hsieh)

2014-2017       PI          The Mission Accessible Near-Earth Object Survey (MANOS)

                                           NASA Near-Earth Object Observations Program

2014-2016       Co-I      A search for a differentiated asteroid family

                                           NASA Planetary Astronomy Program, (Science PI C. Thomas)

2012-2015        PI         Using ground-based facilities to observe NEO fly-bys

                                           NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship

2011-2012        Co-I      Mid-IR spectroscopy and photometry of near-Earth asteroid 2005 YU55

                                           NASA Near-Earth Object Observations Program, (PI L. Lim)

2008-2010        Co-I      IRS spectra of Vestoids and non-Vesta basaltic asteroids

                                           Spitzer Space Telescope, Cycle 5, 19.1 hours awarded, (PI L. Lim)

2006-2009                     NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellowship

2008                              Arizona State University Center for Meteorite Studies Nininger Award

2008                              AGU Fall meeting Outstanding student poster award

1999-2003                     Regents Scholarship, University of California at Santa Barbara