Dr. Jisun Park
Visiting Scientist
Lunar and Planetary Institute
park@lpi.usra.edu

Professional Background

Degrees Held
Oct 2002–Oct 2005

PhD Geo-Cosmo-Chemistry, Laboratory for Earthquake Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.  Thesis: “Noble Gas Study of Martian meteorites: New insights on Mars”
Oct 2000–Sep 2002

M.S. Geo-Cosmo-Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Japan.      
Thesis: “Noble Gas Studies of Martian Meteorites from Hot Deserts”
Apr 2000–Sep 2000 Research student, University of Tokyo. Japan
Mar 1998–Oct 1998 English as a Second language (Master course), Sook-myung Women’s University. Korea
1996–1997 Otago language Center (Otago University), Dunedin,  New Zealand
1987–1990 Earth Science Education, Ewha Womans University. Seoul, Republic of  Korea
Professional Experience
Apr16 2012–present

Visiting Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston TX 77058, USA
And also, Postdoctoral fellow, Rutgers University. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
Apr 16, 2011–Apr 15, 2012    Postdoctoral fellow, Rutgers University. Department of Chemistry and    Chemical Biology, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
Feb 1 2011–Apr 15 2011

Visiting Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston TX 77058, USA
Octr 1, 2009–Sep 30, 2009 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston TX 77058, USA. (Visiting Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston TX 77058, USA)
Nov 2005–Nov 2008 NASA Post-doctoral Program Fellowship, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
2002–2005 Graduate Student for Doctor degree, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
1993–1999 Teacher for Earth Science (Korea Preparatory Institute), Seoul, Korea
1997–1999 Teacher for Earth Science (Sung-Jin Preparatory Institute), Seoul, Korea
1992–1993 Teacher for Earth Science (Yang-Cheon Boys High School), Seoul, Korea
1991–1992 Clerk, Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul, Korea
Scholarships, Grants, and Awards

Nov 2005–Oct 2008 Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Associateship/NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship, NASA/Johnson Space Center, in Houston, TX
Apr 2000–Oct 2005 Japanese Government scholarship (2000-2005). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Scholarship (MEXT), Japan 
Jul 2004–Mar 2005 Japan-Korea Joint Research Project. Research Title: Noble gas geochemistry of hot-spring waters and gases in Korean Peninsula—search for the mantle-derived volatiles.  (Japan: Keisuke Nagao, Hirochika Sumino, Jisun Park, Laboratory for Earthquake Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Korea: Chan Ho Jeong University of Taejon, Kyu Han Kim Ewha Womans University, Jong Ik Lee Korea Polar Research Institute)
2004 Student Travel Award (Barringer Student Awards) at 67th Annual Meeting of Meteoritical Society, 2004, August 2–6, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2003 Student Travel Award (Max-Planck- Institut Mainz Travel Awards) at 66th Annual Meeting of Meteoritical Society, July 28–August 1,2003, Münster, Germany
2003 Student Grant at Goldschmidt Conference 2003. September 7–12, Kurashiki, Japan
2001  Student Travel Award at 64th Annual Meeting of Meteoritical Society; September 10–14, 2001 in Vatican City

Invited Seminars

Ar-Ar studies on GRA 06128, Noble gas studies on MORB, Martian meteorites related to NASA Robotic mission, and some detailed work on noble gas laboratory set-up at NASA-MSFC. December, 7, 2010, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.

Practicability of in-situ K-Ar age dating by Martian landers; A study of Mars analogs and meteorites. June 14, 2010, Korea Polar Research Institute, KORDI. Incheon, Korea.

Possible in situ age dating on the Martian surface based on the study of noble gas on Martian meteorites. June 16, 2010, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, Korea.

NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Seminar: Argon study of Martian shergottites and nakhlites and its implication for Martian surface age dating with the Mars Science Laboratory. July 31, 2009, Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

LPI Seminar: 39Ar-40Ar age dating of Martian shergottites and nakhlites and its significance for age dating with the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL).  Dec 5, 2008, Lunar Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, USA.

Noble gas studies and Ar-Ar studies on Martian meteorites. June 19, 2006, Korea Polar Research Institute, KORDI. Incheon, Korea.

Martian meteorites and Mars,—the interpretations from the noble gas and Ar-Ar point of view. June 16, 2006, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, Korea.

Noble gas analysis of Martian meteorites and its implications. August 8, 2004, Prof. Akihisa Motoki’s lab, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Languages

  • Korean (Native)
  • English (Fluent) – 7 years in-country (New Zealand and U.S.)
  • Japanese (Fluent) – 5.5 years in-country (Tokyo, Japan)

Teaching Certificates
  • Earth Science Education (Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea)
  • English as a Second Language (Sook-myung Women University, Seoul, Korea)

Publications

    Papers

    Park J, Bogard D. D., Nyquist L. E., Garrison D. H. and Mikouchi T. (2012) Ar-Ar ages and trapped Ar components in Martian shergottites RBT 04261 and LAR 06319. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, (In preparation).

    Park J., Nagao K. Mikouchi T., Kusakabe M. and Nyquist L. (2012) The Dhofar 378 martian shergottite: Oxygen and noble gas studies with a constraint of 20Ne/22Ne ratio in Martian atmosphere. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, (In preparation).

    Yamaguchi A., Karouji Y., Takeda H., Nyquist L., Bogard D., Ebhara M., Shih C.-Y., Reese Y., Garrison D., Park J. and McKay G. (2010)  The variety of lithologies in the Yamato-86032 lunar meteorite: Implications for formation processes of the lunar crust. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74, 4507–4530.

    Park J. (2009) Noble gas isotope study and Martian meteorites. Jounral of the Geological Society of Korea. Vol 45, no 6, 639–656 p (Review paper, written in Korean).

    Bogard D. D., Park J. and Garrison D. H. (2009) 39Ar-40Ar “Ages” and origin of excess 40Ar in Martian Shergottites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 44, 905–923

    Park J., Garrison D. H. and Bogard D. D. (2009) 39Ar -40Ar Ages of Martian Nakhlites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73, 2177–2189.

    Nyquist L. E., Bogard D. D., shih C.-Y. Shih, Park J., Reese Y. D. and Irving A. J. (2009) Concordant Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, and Ar-Ar ages for Northwest Africa 1460: A 345 Ma old Basaltic Shergottite related to “Lherzolitic” Shergottites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73, 4288–4309.

    Nagao K., Park J. and Choi H.-G. (2008) Noble gases of the Yamato 000027 and Yamato 000097 lherzolitic shergottites from Mars. Polar Science, 2, 195–214.

    Misawa K., Park J., Shih C.-Y., Reese Y., Bogard D.D. and Nyquist L.E. (2008) Rb–Sr, Sm–Nd and Ar-Ar isotopic systematics of lherzolitic shergottite Yamato 000097. Polar Science, 2, 163–174.

    Bogard D. D. and Park J. (2008) 39Ar-40Ar Dating of the Zagami Martian Shergottite and Implications for Magma Origin of Excess 40Ar. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 43, 1113–1126.

    Park J., Bogard D. D., Mikouchi T. and McKay G. (2008) The Dhofar 378 Martian Shergottite: Evidence Of Early Shock Melting. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, E08007, doi:10.1029/2007JE003035.

    Jeong C.H., Nagao K., Kim K.H, Choi H.K., Sumino H., Park J., Park C.H., Lee J.I. and Hur S.D. (2008) Hydrochemistry and Noble Gas Origin of Various Hot Spring Waters from the Eastern area in South Korea. Korea Underwater-Soil-Environmental Research, 13, 1–12 (in Korean).

    Park J. and Nagao K. (2005) Noble gas analysis of Asuka eucrites: A-880761 and A-881388 are paired, but A-880702 is not. Antarctic Meteorite Research, 18, 213–224.

    Park J., Okazaki R., Kusakabe M., Nagao K. and Yoneda S. (2003) Noble gas and oxygen isotopic compositions of Towada H6-chondrite from Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Geochemical Journal, 37, 639–648.

    Conference Abstracts

    Shirai N., Ebihara M., Sekimoto S., Yamaguchi A., Nyquist L., Shih C.-Y., Park J. and Nagao K. (2012) Geochemistry of lunar highland meteorites MIL 090034, 090036 and 090070. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIII, # 2003.

    Smith T., Khodja H., Raepsaet C., Burchell M. J., Flynn G. J., Herzog G. F., Park J., Lindsay F., Nakamura-Messenger K., Keller L. P., Taylor S. And Westphal A. (2012) Characterization of 81P/ Wild 2 Particles C2067,1,111,6.0 and C2067,1,111,8.0. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIII, # 2198.

    Fimiani L., Cook D. L., Faestermann T., Gómez Guzmán J. M., Hain K., Herzog G. F., Korschinek G., Ligon B.,Ludwig P., Park J., Reedy R. C. and Rugel G. (2012) Sources of live 60Fe, 10Be, and 26Al in lunar core 12025, core 15008, skim sample 69921, scoop sample 69941, and under-boulder sample 69961. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXIII, #1279.

    Rao M. N., Nyquist L. E., Ross D. K. and Park J. (2011) Non-uniform distribution of the Martian regolith component in shergottites. 74th   Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5098.

    Nyquist L. E., Shih C.-Y., Reese Y. D., Park J., Bogard D. D. and Garrison D. H. (2011) Sm-Nd and Ar-Ar studies of DHO 908 and 489: Implications for lunar crustal history. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXII, #2368.

    Park J., Nyquist L. E., Bogard D. D., Garrison D. H., Shih C.-Y., Mikouchi T. and Misawa K. (2010) Argon analyses of Lherzolitic shergottites Y984028 and Y000097. 73rd  Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5175.

    Park J., Nyquist L. E., Bogard D. D., Garrison D. H., Shih C.-Y. (2010) Re-evaluation of 39Ar-40Ar ages for Apollo lunar rocks 15415 and 60015. Lunar Science Forum 2010. #59.

    Park J., Nyquist L. E., Bogard D. D., Garrison D. H., Shih C.-Y., Mikouchi T. and Misawa K. (2010) 39Ar-40Ar studies of Lherzolitic Shergottites Yamato 000097 and 984028. Antarctic Meteorites XXXIII, 66–67.

    Nyquist L. E., Shih C.-Y., Reese Y. D., Park J., Bogard D. D., Garrison D. H., Yamaguchi A. and Joy K. H. Implications for lunar crustal evolution from Y-86032 and Dho 908. Antarctic Meteorites XXXIII, 62–63.

    Park J., Nyquist L. E., Bogard D. D., Garrison D. H., Shih C.-Y. and Reese Y. D. (2010) An ~4.35 Ga Ar-Ar age for GRA 8 and the complex chronology of its parent body. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, #1365.

    Bogard D. D., Garrison D. H. and Park J. (2010) Chlorine abundances in Martian meteorites. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, #1074.

    Nyquist L. E., Shih C.-Y., Reese Y. D., Park J., Bogard D. D., Garrison D. H. and Yamaguchi A. (2010) Lunar crustal history recorded in lunar anorthosites. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, #1383.

    Park J., Ming D. W., Garrison D. H., Jones J. H. and Bogard D. D. (2009) Practicability of In Situ K-Ar Age Dating by Martian Landers; A Study of Mars Analogs and Meteorites. 41st Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.  October 4–9, 2009, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA.

    Nagao K. and Park J. (2009) Heterogeneous noble gas distribution in the NWA 2737 Chassignite.  72nd Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5198, July 13–18, 2009, Nancy, France.

    Bartoschewitz R., Park J., Nagao K., Okazaki R. and Kurtz Th. (2009) Lunar meteorite SaU 300 – Noble gas record. 72nd Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5101.

    Park J., Ming D. W., Garrison D. H., Jones J. H., Bogard D. D. and Nagao K. (2009) Noble gas analysis for Mars robotic missions: Evaluating K-Ar age dating for Mars rock analogs and Martian shergottites. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXX, #2186.

    Nagao K., Park J., Okazaki R., Imae N. and Kojima H. (2009) Noble gas distributions in the Yamato 000593 Nakhlite deciphered by laser ablation analysis and mineral separation.  Lunar and Planetary Science XXXX, #1682.

    Nagao K. and Park J. (2008) Noble gases and cosmic-ray exposure ages of two Martian shergottites, RBT 04262 and LAR 06319, recovered in Antarctica. 71st Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5200.

    MurakamiS., Kato K., Fujikawa N., Terada K., Yoneda S., Arai S, Hidaka H, Okada A., Nagao K., Park J., Ebisawa N. and Kusakabe M. (2008) Comprehensive studies of the Hiroshima H Chondrite. 71st Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5155.

    Misawa K., Park J., Shih C.-Y. Reese Y. Bogard D. D. and Nyquist L. E. (2008) Martian metasomatic and/or alteration components preserved in maskelynitized plagioclase in shergottites? 71st Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5260.

    Park J., Garrison D. H. and Bogard D. D. (2008) 39Ar-40Ar ages of the nakhlites: A synthesis. 71st Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5302.

    Nagao K. and Park J. (2008) Noble gases in bulk and mineral separates from the MIL03346 nakhlite. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, #1614.

    Bogard D.D. and  Park J. (2008) Excess 40Ar in Martian Shergottites, K-40Ar Ages of Nakhlites, and Implications for In Situ K-Ar Dating of Mars’ Surface Rocks. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, #1100.

    Park J., Bogard D.D. and Garrison D.H. (2008) 39Ar-40Ar Dating of Martian Shergottite, DaG 476. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, #1204.

    Bogard D. D. and Park J. (2007) Excess 40Ar in Zagami shergottite: Does it reveal crystallization history? 70th Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5014.

    Park J. and Bogard D. D. (2007) 39Ar-40Ar ‘Age’ of basaltic shergottite NWA-3171. 70th Meteoritical Society Meeting, #5015.

    Nagao K., Park J. and Choi H. (2007) Noble gases of the Yamato 000027 and Yamato 000097 lherzolitic shergottites. Antarctic Meteorites XXXI. P62–63.

    Park J., Garrison D. H. and Bogard D. D. (2007) 39Ar-40Ar ages of two Nakhlites, Mil03346 and Y000593: A detailed analysis. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII. #1114.

    Bogard D. D. and Park J. (2007) Ar-Ar age of NWA-1469 and evidence for young formation ages of Shergottites. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII. #1096.

    Park J. and Bogard D. D. (2006) Ar-Ar age of shergottite Dhofar 378: Formation or Early shock event? Meteoritics & Planetary Science 41, Supplement, A138.

    Park J. and Bogard D. D. (2006) Ar-Ar dating of Martian meteorite, Dhofar 378: An Early shock Event? Antarctic Meteorites XXX, 97-98.

    Nagao K, Park J. and Bartoschewitz R. (2006) Terrestrial weathering effects on noble gases of Martian meteorites. Lunar Planetary Science XXXVII  CDR #1800.

    Park J. and Nagao K. (2006) New insights on Martian atmospheric Neon from Martian meteorite, Dhofar 378. Lunar Planetary Science XXXVII  CDR #1110.

    Bartoscewitz R., Apple P., Mader B., Park J., Nagao K., Okazaki R., Kusakabe M., Kraehenbuehl U. and Prudencio M. I. (2005) Sayh al Uhaymir 290- A new CH3 chondrite. 68th Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, A18.

    Park J., Nagao K. and Kusakabe M. (2005) Constraints on Martian atmospheric Ne by unique shergottite Dhofar 378. 52th Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan.

    Park J., Okazaki R., Nagao K. Bartoschewitz R, Kusakabe M. and Kimura M. (2005) Noble gas and oxygen isotopes of new CH chondrite, SaU 290 with abundant solar gases. Antarctic Meteorites XXIX, 69–70.

    Park J., Okazaki R., Nagao K. and Bartoschewitz R. (2005) Noble gas study of new enstatite SaU 290 with high solar gases. Lunar Planetary Science XXXVI CDR #1632.

    Jisun Park, Hirochika Sumino, Keisuke Nagao, Chan-Ho Jeong, Soon-Do Hur, Jong-Ik Lee, Kyu-Han Kim, Yong-Kwon Koh and Chung-Hwa Park. (2004) Noble gas geochemistry of hot-spring waters and gases in Korean Peninsula. Korean Geological Conference

    朴 芝鮮、角野 浩史 、長尾 敬介 、鄭　燦浩、許　順道、李　鐘益、金　奎漢、高　龍權. (2004) 韓国温泉水の希ガス同位体研究.　日本地球化学学会第51回、　3P17.   (Jisun Park, Hirochika Sumino, Keisuke Nagao, Chan-Ho Jeong, Soon-Do Hur, Jong-Ik Lee, Kyu-Han Kim and Yong-Kwon Koh  (2004) Noble gas study for Korean Hot-spring waters, 51st Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan, 3P17, in Japanese)

    Jisun Park, Hirochika Sumino, Keisuke Nagao, Chan-Ho Jeong, Soon-Do Hur, Jong-Ik Lee, Kyu-Han Kim, Yong-Kwon Koh and Chung-Hwa Park (2004) Noble gas geochemistry of hot-spring waters and gases in Korean Peninsula. Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Korea (Abstract in English, Oral presentation in Korean).

    Park J. and Nagao K. (2004) Noble gas studies of Sayh al Uhaymir 150 Martian meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39, Supplement, A81.

    Park J. and Nagao K. (2004) Noble gas study of eucrites Asuka-880702, -880761,-881388. Antarctic Meteorites XXVIII. 74–75.

    Ebisawa N., Park J. and Nagao K. (2003) Noble gases in Northwest Africa 753 (NWA 753), Rumuruti chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 67, Supplement, No. 18(S1), A84.

    Park J., Ebisawa N., Nagao K. and Yoneda S. (2003) Noble gases in Hiroshima H-chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 67, Supplement, No. 18(S1), A374.

    Park J. and Nagao K. (2003) Noble gas studies of Dhofar 378 Martian meteorite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 38, Supplement, A79.

    Park J., Okazaki R. and Nagao K. (2003) Noble gas studies of Martian meteorites: Dar al Gani 476/489, Sayh al Uhaymir 005/060, Dhofar 019, Los Angeles 001 and Zagami. Lunar Planetary Science XXXIV CDR #1213.

    Nishiizumi K., Okazaki R., Park J., Nagao K., Masarik J. and Finkel R. C. (2002) Exposure and terrestrial histories of Dhofar 019 Martian meteorite. Lunar Planetary Science XXXIII CDR #1366.

    Park J., Okazaki R. and Nagao K. (2001) Noble gases in the SNC meteorites: Dal al Gani 489, Sayh al Uhaymir 005 and Dhofar 019. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 36, Supplement, A157.

    Park J., Okazaki R., Nagao K and Yoneda S. (2001) Noble gases in Towada H-Chondrite. Antarctic Meteorites XXVI. 125–127.

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