Cynthia A. Evans, Scientist
Deputy Manager, Astromaterials Acquisition & Curation Office
Human Exploration and Advanced Curation Concepts; Remote Sensing
NASA / KT
cindy.evans-1@nasa.gov
281-483-0519
Ph.D. Earth Science, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 1983
B.S. Geosciences, University of Rochester, 1977
Evans is a scientist and Deputy Manager in JSC's Astromaterials Acquisition Curation Office, and is the PI for the GeoLab project - a habitat-based prototype laboratory facility for examining geological samples. Most recently, as a member of the Desert RATS (Research and Technology Studies) Science team and the Deep Space Habitat team, she has participated in NASA's analog activities with the goal of designing operations for collecting geological materials from other planetary surfaces and preserving them for detailed study on Earth. She is also the International Space Station Associate Program Scientist for Earth Observations.
In these roles, Evans brings more than 20 years experience supporting science activities for human spaceflight operations, including training astronauts in Earth Observations and geology, managing the Image Science & Analysis Lab after the Columbia accident and during the first years of return to flight, leading Earth Observation activities from the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, and defining and leading the NASA-Mir Crew Earth Observations program. Evans has worked extensively with astronaut crews and mission operations teams to develop and implement science requirements, including crew training, mission planning, data evaluation and database sharing. Her recent research has included remote sensing studies using imagery collected from spaceflight missions, and analog tests of science operations and prototype hardware supporting geoscience exploration activities. Evans has also participated in several field and ship-based campaigns studying the geochemistry and petrology of basalts and ultramafic rocks from ophiolites, and ocean basin environments.
Evans, C.A., Wilkinson, M.J., Stefanov, W.L., and Willis, K., 2011, Training astronauts to observe Earth from the space shuttle and International Space Station, in Garry, W.B., and Bleacher, J.E., eds., Analogs for Planetary Exploration: Geological Society of America Special Paper 483, p. 67-73, doi:10.1130/2011.2483(05).
Evans, C.A., Calaway, M., Bell, M.S., and Young, K.E., in press, NASA's New GeoLab Glovebox: A First Generation Glovebox for Planetary Exploration, Acta Astronautica, 2012.
Stefanov, William L., Cynthia A. Evans, Susan K. Runco, M J. Wilkinson, and Kimberly Willis., 2011, "Astronaut Photography: Handheld Camera Imagery from Low Earth Orbit." Handbook of Satellite Applications,. Ed. Joe Pelton, Scott Madry, and Sergio Camacho. New York: . Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2011.
Evans, C A., J A. Robinson, J M. Tate-Brown, and T Thumm, and others. "International Space Station Science Research Accomplishments During the Assembly Years: An Analysis of Results from 2000-2008." NASA Technical Paper. NASA/TP-2009-213146-REVISION A , Houston: NASA, 2009.
Evans, C A., J A. Robinson, and J M. Tate-Brown. "Research on the International Space Station: An Overview." Proceedings: 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Aerospace Exposition AIAA.2009, 5-8 Jan. (2009): AIAA-2009-186.
Ruttley, T M., C A. Evans, and J A. Robinson. "The Importance of the International Space Station for Life Sciences Research: Past and Future." Gravitational and Space Biology. 22.2 (2009): 67-81. Print.