Dr. John A. Haberman

 

Atmospheric Experiments Laboratory, Code 699                   Telephone:       (301) 614-6383

Solar System Exploration Division                                          FAX:               (301) 614-6406

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center                                     Email: john.a.haberman@nasa.gov

Greenbelt, MD  20771                                                          

 

 

Biography:

• Dr. Haberman is a Space Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center with a research emphasis on the experimental measurements of the chemical and isotopic compositions of planetary atmospheres.
• Graduate research directed by Professor Richard B. Bernstein (UWI Madison & UTX Austin).  Participated in the molecular beam studies of atomic and molecular collisions including the development of a metastable mercury molecular beam source.
• Postdoctoral research directed by Professor Simon H. Bauer (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY).  Participated in laser initiated homogeneous pyrolysis studies resulting in isotopically selective chemical reactions.
• Additional isotopic oriented research as a Research Chemist with the Laser Physics Branch of the Optical Sciences Division at the US Naval Research Laboratory.
• Dr. Haberman began working at Goddard as a contractor (with Computer Sciences Corporation) in 1979 and became a NASA civil servant in 1980.  He has been involved with the development and optimization of the sampling sequences for the Galileo Probe Neutral Mass Spectrometer and the Cassini-Huygens Probe Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer instruments.  In addition to evaluating the results from these missions, he has been extensively involved with the processing and evaluations of the telemetered data from these instruments and the archiving of the mission results with the Planetary Data System.
• Dr. Haberman participates on SSED and GSFC committees focusing on IT matters and chemical safety.

 

Education:

• A.A.  (Liberal Arts - 1967)  Rochester State Junior College, Rochester, MN
• B.S.  (Bachelor of Chemistry with Distinction - 1969)  Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry with a Physics minor - 1975) University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

 

Honors and Awards:

• Phi Theta Kappa
• Tau Beta Pi
• Phi Lambda Upsilon
• Sigma Xi

 

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications:

 

• Niemann et. al., “Further Results from the Huygens Probe GCMS Investigation at Titan”, Planetary and Space Science, (in preparation)
• Witasse et. al., “The Huygens Scientific Data Archive: technical overview”, Planetary and Space Science, (submitted)
• Niemann et. al., Huygens Probe GCMS Data Set, Planetary Data System Atmospheres Data Set Volume hpgcms_0001, <http://atmos.nmsu.edu> (2006)
• Niemann et. al., “The abundances of constituents of Titan’s atmosphere from the GCMS instrument on the Huygens probe”, Nature 438 Number 7069, 779 – 784 (2005)
• Niemann et al., "The Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer for the Huygens Probe", Space Science Reviews 104, 553 - 591 (2002)
• Niemann et. al.,  Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer Data Set, Planetary Data System Atmospheres Data Set Volume gp_0001, <http://atmos.nmsu.edu> (1998)
• Niemann et al., "Chemical Composition Measurements of the Atmosphere of Jupiter with the Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer", Adv. Space Res. 21, 1455-1461 (1998).
• Niemann et al., "The composition of the Jovian atmosphere as determined by the Galileo probe mass spectrometer”, J. Geophys. Res. 103, 22831-22846 (1998).
• Niemann et al., "The Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer: Composition of Jupiter's Atmosphere", Science 272, 846 (1996).