Team

John F. Mustard

Professor of Earth, Environmental, & Planetary Sciences
Professor of Environmental Studies

John (Jack) was born in Toronto, Ontario on March 13, 1961 to Elizabeth and Fraser Mustard. He is number five of six children in the family. His family moved to Dundas, Ontario in 1968, and is where John grew up until leaving in 1980 to pursue educational opportunities in British Columbia, Canada, and Rhode Island, USA.

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Mustard Lab Group 2021

Carol Hundal

Carol got her undergraduate degree in Astrophysics from Wellesley College in 2018. Her current research integrates spectroscopy, morphology, and stratigraphy to understand an important geologic unit in the landing site for NASA’s Perseverance Rover which may shed light on Mars’ mysterious history of volcanism.

  • Spectroscopy

  • Morphology

  • Planetary Surface/Near-subsurface Processes

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Alyssa Pascuzzo

Alyssa Pascuzzo

Alyssa is a PhD Candidate at Brown University studying planetary geology & remote sensing technologies. She is a Future Investigator at NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology. 

  • Planetary Geomorphology

  • Remote Sensing

  • Spectroscopy

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Eashan Das<br />

Eashan Das

Eashan is a senior at Brown University concentrating in Geology-Chemistry with a focus on planetary science. My research involves using novel quantitative remote sensing methods to detect minerals in complex mixtures. I’m currently using Guided Endmember Extraction (GEEn) along with non-linear mixture modeling to determine the presence of sulfates in the Basal Unit and its connection to gypsum in Olympia Undae. 

  • Mineral-Ice Spectroscopy

  • Mars North Polar Processes 

  • Quantitative Remote Sensing

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Amanda Cutler<br />

Amanda Cutler

Amanda is a senior Science, Technology, and Society concentrator whose thesis includes remote sensing of Mars and the history of Mars exploration. 

  • Spectroscopy

  • Remote Sensing

  • Science Communications

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Justin Li<br />

Justin Li

Justin Li is a student at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. He is a Social Analysis & Research concentrator at Brown, and a Painting major at RISD. In 2018, Justin founded Love to All Project, the world’s largest LGBTQ-youth-led NPO, for which he currently serves as Executive Director. Justin is passionate about astronomy, product design, and developing enriching digital experiences for underserved communities.

  • UI/UX Design

  • Science Communication

  • Data Visualization

Chris Kremer<br />

Chris Kremer

I am a Ph.D. candidate in planetary science and NASA Future Investigator at Brown University. I am developing a new remote sensing tool called “cross-over” spectroscopy to study the Moon’s composition. Previously, I have studied the geology of the landing site for the Mars Perseverance rover.

  • Sedimentary Geology

  • Spectroscopy

  • Remote Sensing

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Tamara Rudic<br />

Tamara Rudic

Tamara is a senior studying Geology-Biology. Her thesis is examining agricultural land abandonment in northern Bosnia using a Landsat time series. She is passionate about environmental science and conservation and hopes to pursue a career using scientific analysis skills like remote sensing to further sustainable and equitable relationships among humans and the rest of the environment.

  • Environmental remote sensing

  • Ecosystem Conservation

  • Environmental Justice

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Sierra Kaufman

Elizabeth Fisher

Alumni

Jesse Tarnas, Ph.D. ‘21. Now a NASA Postdoctoral fellow
Kevin Cannon, Ph.D. ’17. Now a Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Central Florida
Stephanie Spera, Ph.D. ’15. Now a Postdoctoral Researcher at Dartmouth
Marc Mayes, Ph.D. ’15. Now a Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of California Santa Barbara
Tim Goudge, Ph.D. ’15. Now a Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Texas at Austin
Rebecca Greenberger, Ph.D. ’15. Now a Lab Manager at Caltech.
Xi Yang, Ph.D. ’14. Now an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia.
Mark Salvatore, Ph.D. ’13. Now an Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University.
John Roma Skok, Ph.D. ’13. Now a Researcher at the SETI Institute.
Janette Wilson, Sc.M. ’12. Now an Applications Engineer at Headwall Photonics, Inc.
Mario Parente, Postdoc 2009-11. Now an Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Bethany Ehlmann, Ph.D. ’10. Now an Assistant Professor at California Institute of Technology.
Gillian Galford, Ph.D. ’10. Now a Research Assistant Professor at University of Vermont.
Shannon Sturtevant, Postdoc 2006-09. Now at GeoEye.
Leah Roach, Ph.D. ’09. Now a Scientist at Frontier Technology, Inc.
Teresa Garcia, Sc.M. ’08
Aline Gendrin, Postdoc 2005-07. Now at Schlumberger.
Ralph Milliken, Ph.D. ’06. Now an Associate Professor at Brown University.
Jeremy Fisher, Ph.D. ’06. Now a Principal Associate at Synapse Energy Economics, Inc.
Lisa Kanner, Sc.M. ’06. Now a Senior Scientist II at 2NDNATURE, LLC.
Bethany Bradley, Ph.D. ’06. Now an Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Christopher Cooper, Ph.D. ’04. Now a Principal Systems Engineer at BAE Systems.
Andrew Elmore, Ph.D. ’03. Now an Associate Professor at University of Maryland.
Lin Li, Ph.D. ’02. Now an Associate Professor at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.
Hongwei Chen, Sc.M. ’01
Stephanie Tompkins, Ph.D. ’97. Now the Director of the Defense Sciences Office at DARPA.
John Hays, Sc.M. ’95. Now an Instructor at Cochise College.

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