David W. Mittlefehldt, Planetary Scientist
HED Meteorites (Howardite, Eucrite, & Diogenite)
NASA / KR
david.w.mittlefehldt@nasa.gov
Wk: 281-483-5043
Ph.D. Geochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 1978
B.S. Geology, State University of New York, College at Fredonia, 1973
Dr. Mittlefehldt has authored/co-authored over 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 5 book chapters, 223 scientific abstracts, 14 encyclopedia articles, and 5 invited articles on meteorites and planetary science for general audiences. He is a member of the Geochemical Society, the Meteoritical Society (elected Fellow, 1996), and the American Geophysical Union.
Dr. Mittlefehldt is an expert in meteorite petrology and geochemistry. He is the manager of the JSC ICP-MS laboratory, and is responsible for general managerial and scientific oversight of the research program.
Beck A.W., Mittlefehldt D.W., McSween H.Y. Jr., Rumble D., Lee C.-T. A. and Bodnar R.J. (2011) "MIL 03443, a Dunite from Asteroid 4 Vesta: Evidence for its Classification and Cumulate Origin." Meteoritics & Planet. Sci., in press.
McSween H.Y., Mittlefehldt D.W., Beck A.W., Mayne R.G. and McCoy T.J. (2011) "HED meteorites and their relationship to the geology of Vesta and the Dawn Mission." Space Sci. Rev., doi:10.1007/s11214-010-9637-z.
Herrin J.S., Zolensky M.E., Ito M., Le L., Mittlefehldt D.W., Jenniskens P. and Shaddad M.H. (2010) "Thermal and fragmentation history of ureilitic asteroids; Insights from the Almahata Sitta fall." Meteoritics Planet. Sci. 45, 1789-1803.
Usui T., McSween H.Y. Jr., Mittlefehldt D.W. and Prettyman T.H. (2010) "K-Th-Ti systematics and new three-component mixing model of HED meteorites: Prospective study for interpretation of gamma-ray and neutron spectra for the Dawn mission." Meteoritics & Planet. Sci., 45, 1170-1190.
MacPherson G.J., Mittlefehldt D.W., Lipschutz M.E., Clayton R.N., Bullock E.S., Ivanov A.V., Mayeda T.K. and Wang M.-S. (2009) "The Kaidun chondrite breccia: Petrology, oxygen isotopes, and trace element abundances." Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 73, 5493-5511.