Shawn Domagal-Goldman

Shawn D. Domagal-Goldman
Dr Shawn Domagal-Goldman at NASA's Goddard facility giving a presentation of space exploration on June 3, 2016.
Citizenship	United States of America
Institutions	NASA
Education	Pennsylvania State University
Known for	exoplanets, Archean geochemistry, planetary atmospheres, and astrobiology
Children	1 daughter

Shawn D. Domagal-Goldman is a research space scientist^[1] at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,^[2] who specializes in exoplanets, Archean geochemistry, planetary atmospheres, and astrobiology.^[3]

Education and career

Domagal-Goldman has a master's degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Rochester^[4] and a PhD in Geosciences and Astrobiology^[5] from the Pennsylvania State University.^[4]

Domagal-Goldman helped organize FameLab events in the US. He also talks about NASA science in public forums,^[4] such as AwesomeCon.^[6]

Research

For his research into "the early Earth and other terrestrial planets, he works on utilizing isotopic trends as proxies for atmospheric processes and elemental cycling", which "includes work on the fundamental controls on iron isotope fractionation and on global controls on mass-independent Sulfur isotope fractionation (S-MIF)".^[4] For extrasolar planets, he works on "spetroscopy-based characterization techniques" that inform scientists about "a planet’s surface climate, habitability, and ecosystems".^[4]

His research experience includes:

1. July 2007–present, Atmospheric Modeler, NASA Astrobiology Institute · Virtual Planetary Laboratory^[5]
2. July 2010–July 2012, NASA Astrobiology Management Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, NASA Headquarters^[4][7]
3. July 2008–July 2010, Research Associate, University of Washington Seattle · Department of Astronomy^[5]
4. Research Associate at Penn State^[4]

Personal life

Domagal-Goldman has a daughter.^[4]

Bibliography

Dr Shawn Domagal-Goldman giving a presentation concerning WFIRST.

• Would Contact With Extraterrestrials Benefit or Harm Humanity? A Scenario Analysis^[8]
• ABIOTIC OZONE AND OXYGEN IN ATMOSPHERES SIMILAR TO PREBIOTIC EARTH^[9]
• Kopparapu, R. K., R. Ramirez, J. F. Kasting, et al. 2013. "Erratum: Habitable Zones Around Main-sequence Stars: New Estimates’' (2013, ApJ, 765, 131)." The Astrophysical Journal 770 82 [doi:10.1088/0004-637X/770/1/82]
• Zerkle, A. L., M. W. Claire, S. D. Domagal-Goldman, J. Farquhar, and S. W. Poulton. 2012. "A Bistable Organic-rich Atmosphere on the Neoarchaean Earth." Nature Geoscience 5 359–363 [doi:10.1038/ngeo1425]
• Kopparapu, R. K., R. Ramirez, J. F. Kasting, et al. 2012. "Habitable Zones Around Main-sequence Stars: New Estimates." The Astrophysical Journal 765 131.
• Domagal-Goldman, S. D., V. S. Meadows, M. W. Claire, and J. F. Kasting. 2011. "Using Biogenic Sulfur Gases as Remotely Detectable Biosignatures on Anoxic Planets.." Astrobiology 11 419–41 [doi:10.1089/ast.2010.0509]
• Domagal-Goldman, S. D., and V. S. Meadows. 2010. "Abiotic Buildup of Ozone." Pathways Towards Habitable Planets 1–6
• Domagal-Goldman, S. D., K. W. Paul, D. L. Sparks, and J. D. Kubicki. 2009. "Quantum Chemical Study of the Fe(III)-desferrioxamine B Siderophore complex—Electronic Structure, Vibrational Frequencies, and Equilibrium Fe-isotope Fractionation." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 73 1–12 [doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.09.031]
• Domagal-Goldman, S. D., J. F. Kasting, D. T. Johnston, and J. Farquhar. 2008. "Organic Haze, Glaciations and Multiple Sulfur Isotopes in the Mid-Archean Era." Earth and Planetary Science Letters 269 29–40 [doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.01.040]
• Domagal-Goldman, S. D., and J. D. Kubicki. 2008. "Density Functional Theory Predictions of Equilibrium Isotope Fractionation of Iron Due to Redox Changes and Organic Complexation." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72 5201–5216 [doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.05.066]
• Haqq-Misra, J. D., S. D. Domagal-Goldman, P. J. Kasting, and J. F. Kasting. 2008. "A Revised, Hazy Methane Greenhouse for the Archean Earth.." Astrobiology 8 1127–37 [doi:10.1089/ast.2007.0197]
• Riccardi, A., S. Domagal-Goldman, F. U. Battistuzzi, and V. Cameron. 2006. "Astrobiology Influx to Astrobiology in Flux.." Astrobiology 6 397–399 [doi:10.1089/ast.2006.6.397]

References

1. "Profiles - Shawn Domagal-Goldman". NASA Astrobiology Institute’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
2. Elizabeth M. Jarrell. "Shawn Domagal-Goldman - Looking for What's "Out There"". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
3. "Shawn Domagal-Goldman at Google Scholar". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
4. "222: Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman: Out of This World Research on Extrasolar Planets". People Behind the Science. February 20, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
5. "Shawn Domagal-Goldman on ResearchGate". ReaserchGate. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
6. "June 3 2016 AwsomeCon - Schedule & Panels Map". 2016 AwsomeCon - Schedule & Panels Map. Retrieved 2 June 2016. Exoplanets in science vs. fiction: A panel of NASA scientists discuss planets depicted in science fiction, and how our knowledge of planets in our solar system–and beyond–present a picture stranger than fiction. Rated: G / Panelists: Hannah Wakeford, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Heather Graham, Scott Guzewich
7. "SHAWN D DOMAGAL-GOLDMAN Bio". NASA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
8. Jeffrey T. Kuhner (August 25, 2011). "KUHNER: Attack of the liberal space aliens". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
9. Shawn D. Domagal-Goldman; Antígona Segura; Mark W. Claire; Tyler D. Robinson & Victoria S. Meadows (August 2014). "ABIOTIC OZONE AND OXYGEN IN ATMOSPHERES SIMILAR TO PREBIOTIC EARTH". The Astrophysical Journal. 792 (2).

External links

• How NASA is answering the question: Are we alone? | Shawn Domagal-Goldman | TEDxMidAtlantic