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Wednesday, July 8

7:45

Greg Schmidt

NESF Welcome and Announcements

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Plenary Session 1: Forward to the Moon (Chairs: Greg Schmidt & Ariel Deutsch)

8:00		NASA HQ Programs Panel		Watch Presentation
	Ben Bussey	Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office (ESSIO) Update
	Jake Bleacher	Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) Update
	Sarah Noble	Planetary Science Division (PSD) Update
	Rachel Klima	The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium	View Abstract
	Andrew Petro	Planning for Communications and Navigation Services at the Moon
9:00	Jim Bridenstine	NASA Artemis Program		Watch Presentation
9:30	Deena Khalil	Inclusion in Exploration Science
9:45		NESF2020 Photo / Discussion / Break

Plenary Session 2: Exploration Missions (Chairs: Kelsey Young & Nandita Kumari)

10:15	Kevin Walsh	OSIRIS-REx at Bennu - Time to Collect a Sample		Watch Presentation
10:27	Elena Adams	The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART): NASA's First Planetary Defense Mission		Watch Presentation
10:39	Elliot Sefton-Nash	The ESA PROSPECT Payload For Luna 27: Development Status	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
10:51	Bethany Ehlmann	Lunar Trailblazer: A Pioneering Small Satellite for Lunar Water and Lunar Geology	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
11:03	Ryan Watkins	New Insights Into the Lunar Surface From LROC NAC-Scale Photometric Investigations	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
11:15	Noah Petro	The Gift that Keeps on Giving: LRO at 11	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
11:27		Discussion/Break
11:57		Student Lightning Round Talks (Chair: Kristina Gibbs)		Watch Presentation

Plenary Session 3: ISRU & VIPER Missions (Chairs: Parvathy Prem & Ashley Clendenen)

12:15	Daniel Andrews	VIPER: Pathfinding Lunar Resource Understanding	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:27	Anthony Colaprete	The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) Mission: Measurement Goals and Traverse Planning,	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:39	Kris Zacny	TRIDENT (The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain) for VIPER Rover	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:51	Craig Neal	Regolith Materials for ISRU in Vacuum Conditions: Effects on Phase Evolution, Character, and Composition by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and In Situ Calorimetry	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:03	Garrett Schieber	Experimental Evaluation of Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer for the Development of Lunar Thermal H2O Mining	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:15	Clive Neal	How is the Artemis Base Camp Sustainable?	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:27	Masaki Fujimoto	Hayabusa2 and MMX Mission Updates		Watch Presentation
13:40		Discussion		Watch Presentation
13:40-14:40		ePoster Session

Thursday, July 9

Plenary Session 4: Solar System History and Astrophysics (Chairs: Greg Schmidt & Zach Ulibarri)

7:30	James Green	When the Moon had a Magnetosphere	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
7:45	Jack Burns	Transformative Astrophysics from the Farside of the Moon	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
8:00	Charles Shearer	Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA). The Importance of Lunar Sample Return and Preparing for Artemis	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
8:15		SSERVI Awards (Chairs: Greg Schmidt, Kristina Gibbs, Brian Day)		Watch Presentation
9:15		Transition to Parallel Sessions

Parallel Session 1: Solar System History (Chairs: Kerri Donaldson Hanna & Jennifer Larson)

9:20	Anna Galiano	Distribution of NIRS3 Spectral Slope for the Characterization of the Ryugu Surface	View Abstract
9:32	Ernesto Palomba	Spectral Properties of Bright and Dark Areas on Ryugu Surface	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:44	Marco Delbo	Observing the Planetesimal Size Distribution Amongst Main Belt Asteroids	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:56	Nicholas Schmerr	Geophysical Exploration of the Dynamics and Evolution of the Solar System (GEODES)	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
10:08	Henry Hsieh	The Themis Asteroid Family: A Potential Source of Ice-Rich Near-Earth Asteroids	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
10:50		Discussion / Break

Parallel Session 2: Radiostronomy on the Moon (Chairs: Joseph Lazio & Neil Bassett)

9:20	David Rapetti	Global Neutral Hydrogen Data Analysis Pipeline for a Lunar-Based Satellite	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:32	Joshua Hibbard	Modelling the Galactic Foreground and Beam Chromaticities for Lunar-Based Global 21-cm Experiments.	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:44	David Bordenave	Earth Based Evaluation of Dynamic Polarimetry for Future Global 21-CM Cosmology Observations from the Moon	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:56	Michael Collier	The Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI): A Lunar Surface Instrument to Observe the Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Interaction	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
10:08	Robert MacDowall	Status of the Radio Observations at Lunar Surface of Photoelectron Sheath Payload	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
10:50		Discussion / Break		Watch Presentation

11:10		Student Lightning Round Talks (Chair: Brian Day)		Watch Presentation
11:25	University of Michigan	XHAB / BLiSS-CLAWS		Watch Presentation

Plenary Session 5: Impacts and Space Weathering (Chairs: Ryan Watkins & Marina Gemma)

11:37	Carle Pieters	Lunar Sample 61016 Documents a Rapid Development of Weathering Products in the Lunar Environment	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
11:49	William Farrell	Mapping the Surface Potential and Ion Flow in the Lunar South Polar Region	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:01	William Yingling	Impact Melt Emplacement on Terrestrial Bodies	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:13	Chrysa Avdellidou	Hypervelocity Impacts on Carbonaceous Asteroids Analogue Materials	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:25		Discussion / Break

Parallel Session 3: All Things Asteroids (Chairs: Faith Vilas & Yaeji Kim)

12:45	Darby Dyar	A Quantitative Machine Learning-Based Modern Taxonomy for Asteroids	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:57	Hsiang-Wen Hsu	Electrostatic Loss of Fine-grain Regolith on Sub-kilometer Asteroids	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:09	Thomas Prettyman	Carbon and Organics on Ceres: Exploration Connection	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:21	Humberto Campins	Searching for Exogenous Material on Asteroid (99942) Apophis	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:33	Yaeji Kim	The Sensitivity of (99942) Apophis' Neck to Resurfacing During the 2029 Earth Flyby	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:45	Paul Sánchez	Seismic Waves in the Asteroid Environment	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:57	Jennifer Larson	Implementing the DART impact as a Benchmark for the Rebound Ejecta Dynamics Package	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
14:09		Discussion

Parallel Session 4: Human and Robotic Exploration (Chairs: Jeff Gillis-Davis & Arun Kumar)

12:45	Lisa Schleicher	Constructing a Probabalistic Seismic Hazard Analysis Framework for the Moon	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:57	Eldar Noe Dobrea	Rover Science Autonomy in the Field: Implementing the Hypothesis Map.	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:09	Brian Day	NASA Solar System Treks: New Worlds, New Portals, New Updates	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:21	Kelsey Young	Developing Advanced EVA Informatics for Field Portable Instrumentation and Science Operations During Crewed Planetary Surface Exploration	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:33	Janine Moses	Heads-Up Display Technology for Deep-Space Spacewalks	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:45	Alex Parker	Self-Assembling Mesh Networks of Femto-Scale Sensor Motes for Planetary Exploration	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:57	Midhun S Menon	Enabling ARTEMIS and the FARSIDE Low Frequency Radio Telescope Missions with URSSA – a Testbed for Extra-planetary Surface Telerobotics Research	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
14:09		Discussion

Friday, July 10

7:30-8:30		ePoster Session #2
8:30	Lori Glaze & Mark Kirasich	NASA HQ Leadership Q&A (Invited)		Watch Presentation
9:00		Transition to Parallel Sessions

Parallel Session 5: Health Issues and Public Engagement (Chairs: Andy Shaner & Aisha Khatib)

9:05	Hanna Nekvasil	Do We Really Know How Toxic Lunar Dust Actually Is?	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:17	Donald Hendrix	Chemical Reactivity and Potential Toxicity of Lunar Soils: A Study of the Olivine Solid Solution Series	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:29	Andy Shaner	Scientists Should Engage Young Students: Why and How	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:41	Molly Wasser	Share your Field Work with NASA Expeditions, a Loanable NASA Social Media Account	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:53	John Keller	“FORWARD! Lunar Exploration and Beyond” Fiske Fulldome Film	View Abstract	Watch Presentation

Parallel Session 6: Lunar Geology and Landers (Chairs: Noah Petro & Sarah Valencia)

9:05	Lingzhi Sun	Multispectral Imaging and Hyperspectral Profile of the First Dissection for Core 73002	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:17	Jun Huang	Diverse Rock Types Detected in the Lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin by the Chang E-4 lunar mission	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:29	Le Qiao	Mare Domes in Mare Tranquillitatis: Identification, Characteristics, and Implications for the Oldest Lunar Volcanism	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:41	Melissa Battler	Autonomous Soil Assessment System: Contextualizing Rocks, Anomalies and Terrains in Exploratory Robotic Science (ASAS-CRATERS)	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
9:53	Kerri Donaldson Hanna	Mapping the Composition of the Moon Using Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy: Current and Future Observations from Orbital and Landed Missions	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
10:05		Discussion / Break

Plenary Session 6: Water and Ice (Chairs: Karl Hibbitts & Ariel Deutsch)

10:35	Casey Honniball	Molecular Water on the Sunlit Lunar Surface: Detection of the 6 µm H-O-H Fundamental with the SOFIA Airborne Observatory	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
10:47	David Kring	Potential Water and Dry Ice Distribution in the Lunar South Polar Region	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
10:59	Paul Lucey	Relative Magnitudes of Water Sources to the Lunar Poles	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
11:11	Jason McLain	Solar Wind Proton Induced Hydroxylation on Lunar Soil 78421	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
11:23	Ziyu Huang	Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Water and Hydrogen Formation on Lunar Surface	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
11:35	Jeffrey Gillis-Davis	Lunar Regolith Surface Features as Indicators of Volatile Release	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
11:47	Emily Costello	Impact Gardening of Ancient Ice on the Moon	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
11:59	Norbert Schorghofer	What Ice on Ceres Might Tell Us About Ice on the Moon	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:11	Mihaly Horanyi	Exploration of Resources in Lunar Polar Regions	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:23	Kevin Cannon	A Geologic Model for Lunar Ice Deposits at Mining Scales: Updates and Lessons for Prospecting Campaigns	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:35	Parvathy Prem	Lunar Volatiles Science at the Lander Scale	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:47	Rosemary Killen	Coronagraphic Observations of the Lunar Sodium Exosphere 2018-2019	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
12:59		Discussion / Break
13:30		Student Poster Award		Watch Presentation

Plenary Session 7: Lunar Swirls, Dust, Regolith (Chairs: Deborah Domingue & Benjamin Farr)

13:45	James Head	Rethinking Lunar Mare Basalt Regolith Formation: New Concepts of Lava Flow Protolith and Evolution of Regolith Thickness and Internal Structure	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
13:57	Nandita Kumari	Different Trends of Variation in Christiansen Feature on the Lunar Surface: Effects of Iron Content and Particle Size	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
14:09	David Blewett	Lunar Swirls in the Maria and Highlands: Near-Ultraviolet and Near-Infrared Space-Weathering Trends	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
14:21	Deborah Domingue	Regolith Structural Characterization of Lunar Swirls within Mare Ingeii	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
14:33	Andrew Jordan	Observational Evidence for Dielectric Breakdown Weathering on the Moon	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
14:45	Li Hsia Yeo	Triboelectric Charging of Lunar Dust by Rover Wheels	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
14:57	Philip Metzger	Quantifying Engine Exhaust Ejecta from Landing Large Spacecraft on the Moon	View Abstract	Watch Presentation
15:09	Carle Pieters	The Importance of our Moon Beyond the Current Environment		Watch Presentation
15:21	Greg Schmidt	Closing Remarks		Watch Presentation