Ernest Lewis
Planetary Physical Scientist | JETS
Ernest Lewis
Planetary Physical Scientist
JETS
Phone
281.244.8259
Phone
281.244.8259
Biography
Ernest K. Lewis is the founder, principal scientist, and manager of the Planetary Experimental & Astromaterials Research Laboratory (PEARL) facility at ARES JSC in Houston. He is developing advanced curatorial techniques and research applications regarding planetary science and systems involving the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) on the Lunar surface that are directly relevant to the sample return future missions of Artemis. His background in cryogenic instrumentation and spectroscopy, combined with knowledge of chemical system modeling hybridized with in-lab experimentation aims to accelerate the discovery spaces and boundaries of those requirements for space exploration and sample return in general.
Education
Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry
Baylor University
2003
B.S.
Chemistry, Molecular Biology
Texas Lutheran University
1998
| National Sr. Research Fellowship | University Space Research Association (USRA) | 2017-2019 |
| Staff Scientist | Rice University Smalley Institute | 2006-2008 |
| Postdoc | Rice University / Human Genome Center | 2003- 2004 |
Education
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, 2003
Baylor University
B.S., Chemistry, Molecular Biology, 1998
Texas Lutheran University
National Sr. Research Fellowship, 2017-2019
University Space Research Association (USRA)
Staff Scientist, 2006-2008
Rice University Smalley Institute
Postdoc, 2003- 2004
Rice University / Human Genome Center
Laboratories
Planetary Exploration and Astromaterials Research Laboratory
| PEARL
Select Publications
Ernest K Lewis, Cecilia L Amick, Christopher L Harris, Saunab Ghosh, Amber A Turner, Crystal A Mantilla, Kimberly K Allums, Jeremy W Boyce, 2023, Generating Cryogenic Lunar Simulants Within the Planetary Exploration & Astromaterials Research Laboratory, 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,
Saunab Ghosh, Ernest K Lewis, Cecilia L Amick, Christopher L Harris, Crystal A Mantilla, Kimberly K Allums-Spencer, Jeremy W Boyce, Francis M McCubbin, 2023, In-Lab Rapid Analytical Detection of Lunar Volatiles By Universal Gas Analyzer With Comparison to GC-MS System, 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Zyris Zacha, Kylen Williams, Blake H Brown, Eric Cardenas, Taylor Gomez, Celena Miller, Suzanne Foxworth, Margaret R Baguio, Ernest K Lewis, 2023, Unbounded Learning Environments as an Approach to Preserving Design Flexibility Demonstrated With Nasa Stem Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Students, 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC)
RA Zeigler, J Gross, S Eckley, A Mosie, C Krysher, J Kent, CL Amick, EK Lewis, FM McCubbin, Angsa Science Team, 2022, ANGSA Sample Selection and the Various Curation Challenges in Processing and Allocating the Samples, LPI Contributions, Vol. 2704, Pg. 2054
JJ Kent, RA Zeigler, JL Mitchell, CL Amick, EK Lewis, J Gross, FM McCubbin, AB Mosie, 2022, Processing Frozen Apollo Samples in a Nitrogen Environment, 85th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society,
JL Mitchell, EK Lewis, CL Amick, CL Harris, AA Turner, JL Heldmann, FM McCubbin, 2022, The Effect of Temperature on the Preservation of Volatile-Rich Lunar Samples, LPI Contributions, Vol. 2678, Pages 2132
CL Amick, EK Lewis, JL Mitchell, RE Davis, DL Collins, AB Farrell, R Resendez, DL Owens, CL Harris, AA Turner, J Gross, AB Regberg, KK Allums-Spencer, RA Zeigler, FM McCubbin, 2021, Cleaning the ANGSA Cold Curation Apollo-Era Glovebox—Training the Next Generation, 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Iss. 2548, Pages 2506
AB Regberg, CL Amick, RE Davis, EK Lewis, F Mazhari, JL Mitchell, DL Owens, FM McCubbin, 2021, A Method to Reduce Bioburden in Astromaterials Curation Facilities Without Introducing Unwanted Contamination, 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Iss. 2548, Pages 2491
JL Mitchell, FM McCubbin, J Gross, JW Boyce, CL Harris, EK Lewis, CL Amick, AA Turner, TG Graff, KE Young, AJ Naids, HR Bergman, DH Needham, SJ Lawrence, RA Zeigler, 2021, Artemis Curation: Preparing for Sample Return from the Lunar South Pole, 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Iss. 2548, Pages 1214
JL Mitchell, RA Zeigler, FM McCubbin, DH Needham, CL Amick, EK Lewis, TG Graff, KK John, AJ Naids, SJ Lawrence, 2020, Artemis Curation: Preparing for Sample Return from the Lunar South Pole, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Iss. JSC-E-DAA-TN77635
Cecilia L Amick, Ernest K Lewis, Julie L Mitchell, Sergio A Leal, Darren R Locke, Richard E Davis, Roland Montes, Darvon L Collins, Anthony B Farrell, Rigoberto Resendez, James E Brown, Ryan A Zeigler, Francis M McCubbin, 2020, Adapting Apollo-Era Instrumentation for Cold Sample Processing While Maintaining Curatorial Standard Practices, Lunar Planetary Science Conference, Iss. JSC-E-DAA-TN77482
JL Mitchell, J Gross, JW Boyce, CL Amick, FM McCubbin, RA Zeigler, EK Lewis, AA Turner, CL Harris, 2020, Curatorial Data Needs for Returned Volatile-Rich Extraterrestrial Samples, LPI Contributions, Vol. 2654, Pages 2020
EK Lewis, 2019, Building a Planetary Chamber Instrument for Astrochemical Research, 50th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Issue 2132, Conf. ID 3066
JL Mitchell, EK Lewis, RA Zeigler, FM McCubbin, KR Fisher, MD Fries, 2019, Recent Developments in the Curation of Cold, Volatile-Rich Extraterrestrial Samples, 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society, Vol. 82, Iss. 2157, Pages 6040
JL Mitchell, EK Lewis, KR Fisher, RA Zeigler, MD Fries, 2019, Lunar Volatile-Rich Sample Storage and Handling for Curation and ISRU, Vol. 2152, Pages 5121
EK Lewis, AS Burton, 2018, Re-Evaluating the Plausibility of the Strecker Cyanohydrin Formation Pathway for Hydroxy Acids in Meteorites, 49th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Iss. 2083, Pages 2464
KN Davis, MD Fries, EK Lewis, AS Burton, AJ Ross, TG Graff, KK John, R Bhartia, L Beegle, 2018, Durability of Space Suit Materials Under Martian Conditions, 49th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Iss. 2083, No. 1476
JL Mitchell, EK Lewis, KR Fisher, RA Zeigler, MD Fries, 2018, Lunar Volatile-Rich Sample Storage and Handling for Curation and ISRU, Developing a New Space Economy, LPI Contrib. No. 2152, no. 5121
S Burton, EL Berger, DR Locke, EK Lewis, 2018, Correlated amino acid and mineralogical analyses of milligram and submilligram samples of carbonaceous chondrite Lonewolf Nunataks 94101, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Alexander Zinovev, Jerome F Moore, Sergey V Baryshev, J Albert Schultz, Ernest Lewis, Bruce Brinson, Michael McCully, Michael Pellin, 2017, Laser ablation of sub-10 nm silver nanoparticles, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 121, No. 17, Pages 9552-9559
Ludovic Muller, Kathrine Baldwin, Damon C Barbacci, Shelley N Jackson, Aurélie Roux, Carey D Balaban, Bruce E Brinson, Michael I McCully, Ernest K Lewis, J Albert Schultz, Amina S Woods, 2017, Laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric imaging of endogenous lipids from rat brain tissue implanted with silver nanoparticles, Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Vol. 28, Iss. 8, Pages 1716-1728
John Albert Schultz, Robert Hauge, W Wade Adams, Bruce E Brinson, Nam Dong Kim, Michael McCully, Ernest Lewis, Damon Barbacci, Carey Balaban, Ludovic Muller, Shelley Jackson, Amina Woods, 2017, (Invited) Modification and Analysis of Carbon Based Structures By Metal Nanoparticulate Ions, Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 231, Iss. 9, Pages 675
AS Burton, DR Locke, EK Lewis, 2017, Analysis of Mixed Aryl/Alkyl Esters by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in the Presence of Perchlorate, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Iss. JSC-CN-38889
Shelley N Jackson, Damon Barbacci, Thomas Egan, Ernest K Lewis, J Albert Schultz, Amina S Woods, 2014, MALDI-ion mobility mass spectrometry of lipids in negative ion mode, Analytical Methods, Vol. 6, Iss. 14, Pages 5001-5007
Shelley N Jackson, Benoit Colsch, Thomas Egan, Ernest K Lewis, J Albert Schultz, Amina S Woods, 2011, Gangliosides' analysis by MALDI-ion mobility MS, Analyst, Vol. 136, Iss. 3, Pages 463-466
Amina S Woods, Ernest K Lewis, Jeremy Post, Alice Delvolve, Thomas F Egan, J Albert Schultz, 2010, Use of sub-monolayer nanoparticulate matrices for lipid imaging by matrix implanted laser desorption/ionization (MILDI) ion mobility MS, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 240, Am. Chem. Soc.
J Albert Schultz, Ernest K Lewis, Thomas F Egan, Valerie Vaughn, Kelley Waters, M McCulley, Jerry F Moore, Alice Delvolve, Jeremy Post, Amina S Woods, 2010, Molecular Imaging of Rat Cerebellum by Coupling Sub-Monolayer Nanocluster Matrix Implantation, Laser Microprobe Desorption, and Ion-Mobility oTOF-MS, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Vol. 16, Iss. S2, Pages 400-401
Yasnahir Perez-Delgado, Ernest K Lewis, Craig J Moehnke, Mary C Salazar, Antonio J Hernandez, Carlos E Manzanares, 2009, Cavity ring down absorption at low temperatures: C–H spectra (v= 1–6) of CH3D and C–H overtones (v= 5, 6) of CH2D2 and CH4, Molecular Physics, Vol. 107, Iss. 13, Pages 1367-1377
Ernest K Lewis, Craig J Moehnke, Juan G Navea, Carlos E Manzanares, 2006, Low temperature cell for cavity ring down absorption studies, Review of scientific instruments, Vol. 77, Iss. 7, Page 073107
Craig J Moehnke, Ernest K Lewis, Alfredo Lopez-Calvo, Carlos E Manzanares, 2006, Phase shift cavity ring down at low temperatures: vibration–rotation overtone absorption of H–D (v= 4) at 297 and 105 K, Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 418, Iss. 4-6, Pages 576-580
Ernest K Lewis, Wade C Haaland, Freddy Nguyen, Daniel A Heller, Matthew J Allen, Robert R MacGregor, C Scott Berger, Britain Willingham, Lori A Burns, Graham BI Scott, Carter Kittrell, Bruce R Johnson, Robert F Curl, Michael L Metzker, 2005, Color-blind fluorescence detection for four-color DNA sequencing, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol 102, Iss. 15, Page 5346
Ernest K Lewis, Craig J Moehnke, Carlos E Manzanares, 2004, Phase shift cavity ring down and FT-VIS measurements of C–H (v= 5) vibrational overtone absorptions, Chemical physics letters, Vol. 394, Iss. 1-3, Pages 25-31
Carlos E Manzanares, Dovie Reynolds, Ernest K Lewis, Craig J Moehnke, Nairmen Mina-Camilde, Mary C Salazar, Antonio J Hernandez, 2004, Matrix isolation FT-IR, FT-Raman spectroscopy, conformational ab initio calculations, and vibrational frequencies of meso and racemic-2, 4-pentanediol, Journal of molecular structure, Vol. 689, Iss. 3, Pages 183-190
Ernest K Lewis, 2003, Design of a low temperature phase shift cavity ring down technique with applications to high vibrational overtone absorptions, Baylor University
Ernest K Lewis, Dovie Reynolds, Xiaochuan Li, Geraud de Villele, Charles Leduc, David L Cedeño, Carlos Manzanares, 2001, Phase shift cavity ring-down measurement of C–H (v= 6) vibrational overtone absorptions, Chemical physics letters, Vol. 334, Iss. 4-6, Pages 357-364