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Research Interests

Our primary research interest is in space instrumentation and the observation of planetary atmospheres. We are developing a series of instruments for space flight to observe Earth, Mars and the Extrasolar planets beyond our solar system.

I was previously a co-investigator for the MANTRA balloon program. These missions examine uncertainties in mid-latitude stratospheric nitrogen chemistry as a possible explanation of the under-prediction of ozone depletion by current atmospheric models. My project responsibilities include the flight and data analysis of two emission radiometers, the development of a balloon-based occultation and limb pointing system and, more recently, the preparation and integration of the science payload for . Future MANTRA missions are planned for August 2002 and August 2003.

The laboratory also develops a new generation line-by-line radiative transfer code called . Genspect is the first code which allows calculations to be scaled according to a user specified error tolerance.