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Dr. Fritz Foss
Senior Research Associate
Currently resides in CO
Areas of Expertise
Targets: Earth, Mars, Moon
Disciplines/Techniques: Numerical modeling, Radar, Remote sensing
Missions: Kaguya (Japan), Mars Express (ESA), MRO
Mission Roles: Mission science team
Research Interests
- Orbital radar data processing and analysis applied to producing and enhancing 3D images of Mars polar ice caps and mid-latitudes regions of interest.
- Numerical methods for solviing linear and nonlinear partial differential equations in several application areas including viscoplastic flow, nonlinear eigenvalue problems, wave propagation and optimal control.
- Seismic data processing and analysis applied to oil and gas exploration.
Professional History
- Principal Investigator on a current project working with MEX MARSIS data to create 3D images of Mars' polar ice caps.
- 12+ years as Co-Investigator on various past and current projects working with MRO SHARAD data to create 3D images of Mars' polar ice caps and mid-latitude debris covered glaciers.
- Co-Investigator on current Planetary Orbital Radar Processing and Simulation System project.
- Seismic data processing and analysis for several private-sector oil & gas companies.
Honors and Awards
Image from the MRO SHARAD 3D work made the cover of the January 2017 issue of Society of Exploration Geophysicists' The Leading Edge.
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