Douglas Ming
Chief Scientist for Exploration | NASA
Douglas Ming
Chief Scientist for Exploration
NASA
Phone
281.483.5839
Phone
281.483.5839
Biography
Doug Ming is a planetary scientist within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at the Johnson Space Center. He has extensive experience in soil chemistry and mineralogy and numerous publications on the analysis of data from Mars robotic missions. Ming is currently a science team member and a co-investigator for the Mars Science Laboratory Mission (Curiosity). Ming was previously a science team member on the Mars Exploration Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity), a co-investigator for the 2007 Mars Phoenix Scout and science team member of the 1998 Mars Polar Lander Missions.
Education
Ph.D.
Soil Science
Texas A&M University
1985
M.S.
Soil Science
Colorado State University
1981
B.S.
Agronomy
Colorado State University
1979
Education
Ph.D., Soil Science, 1985
Texas A&M University
M.S., Soil Science, 1981
Colorado State University
B.S., Agronomy, 1979
Colorado State University
Laboratories
Select Publications
Peretyazhko, T. S., M. J. Pan, D. W. Ming, E. B. Rampe, R. V. Morris, and D. G. Agresti. 2019. Reaction of akaganeite with Mars-relevant anions. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00173.
Eigenbrode, J. L., et al., including D. W. Ming. 2018. Organic Matter Preserved in 3-Billion-Year-Old Mudstones at Gale Crater, Mars. Science, Vol. 360, pp. 1096-1101, DOI: 10.1126/science.aas9185.
Bristow, T. F., et al., including D. W. Ming. 2018. Clay Mineral Diversity and Abundance in Sedimentary Rocks of Gale Crater, Mars. Science Advances, Vol. 4, Issue 6, eaar3330, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aar3330.
Franz, H. B., A. C. McAdam, D. W. Ming, et al. 2017. Large Sulfur Isotope Fractionations in Martian Sediments at Gale Crater. Nature Geoscience. DOI: 10.1038/NGEO3002.
Hurowitz, J. A., et al., including D. W. Ming. 2017. Redox Stratification of an Ancient Lake in Gale crater, Mars. Science, Vol. 356, eaah6849, DOI: 10.1126/science.aah6849.
Yen, A. S., D. W. Ming, et al. 2017. Multiple stages of aqueous alteration along fractures in mudstone and sandstone in Gale Crater, Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 471, pp 186-198, doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.04.033.
Rampe, E. B., D. W. Ming, et al. 2017. Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession for the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 471, pp. 172-185, doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.04.021.
Stern, J. C., et al. including D. W. Ming. 2017. The Nitrate/(Per)chlorate Relationship on Mars. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 44, 9 pp, doi:10.1002/2016GL072199.
Schuerger, A. C., D. W. Ming, and D. C. Golden. 2017. Biotoxicity of Mars Soils: 2. Microbial Survival in Aqueous Soil Solutions that Simulate Emplacement into Recurring Slope Lineae and Ice/Salt Inclusions. Icarus, Vol. 290, pages 215–223, doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.02.023.
Ming, D. W., et al. 2014. Volatile and Organic Compositions of Sedimentary Rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars. Science, Vol. 343, Issue 6169, Jan. 24, 2014, DOI:10.1126/ science.1245267.
Ming, D. W., R. V. Morris, and B. C. Clark. 2008. Chapter 23: Aqueous alteration on Mars. In J. F. Bell, III (ed), The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties, pp. 519-540, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Ming, D. W., et al. 2008. Geochemical Properties of Rocks and Soils in Gusev crater, Mars: Results of the Alpha-Particle X-ray Spectrometer from Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate. Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, Vol. 113, E12S39, doi:10.1029/2008JE003195, 28 pp.
Ming, D.W., et al. 2008. 2007 Mars Phoenix Scout Mission Organic Free Blank: Method to Distinguish Mars Organics from Terrestrial Organics. Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, Vol. 113, E00A21, doi:10.1029/2007JE003061, 17 pp.
Ming, D. W., et al. 2006. Geochemical and mineralogical indicators for aqueous processes in the Columbia Hills of Gusev crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, E02S12, doi:10.1029/2005JE002560.