Pamela Elizabeth Clark

Background

Clark, Pamela Elizabeth was born on April 26, 1951 in Troy, New York, United States. Daughter of Frederick Earl and Elizabeth Cecilia (Smyth) Clark.

Education

Bachelor, St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1979.

Career

Research assistant, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard, U. Maryland., Greenbelt, 1974-1979; geologist, United States Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1977-1978; National Academy Sciences research associate, Jet Propulsion Laboratory division National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Pasadena, California, 1980-1982; consultant, research fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory division National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Pasadena, California, 1983-1984; member technical staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory division National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Pasadena, California, 1984-1990; assistant professor geoscience, Murray (Kentucky) State University, 1982-1984; assistant professor of chemistry, Albright College, 1990-1993; member research physics faculty, Catholic U., since 1993. Faculty advisor undergraduate and graduate students Geophysical Society Club Murray State University, 1982-1984. Principal investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Geology and Pioneer Venus Programs, since 1983.

Organizer Mercury briefing committee, editor newsletter, coordinator Mercury consortium, since 1986. Mercury observations coordinator Goldstone Solar System radar team, since 1986. Advisor/colleague summer faculty fellowship program Jet Propulsion Laboratory National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1986-1987, interdisciplinary science experiment representative Mars Observer Project, 1987-1988, mission interface team science representative Planetary Data System Project, 1987-1990.

Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mercury Orbiter Study Team, 1989-1990. Co-investigator Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program, since 1994, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission XGRS Instrument Team, since 1995, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Astronomy Review Panel, since 1997.

Achievements

• Pamela Elizabeth Clark has been listed as a noteworthy Planetary geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Research director Irish American Production Company. Founder, director Irish Acorns Project. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Geophysical Union, Geological Society American, American Astronomical Society(division Planetary Sciences), Southern California Genealogical Society, Association Christian Therapists, Connecticut History Society, Prince George's County Genealogical Society, Mitchelstown History Preservation Society (Ireland), Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (historian, secretary Washington region), Gaelic League, Greater Washington Ceili Club, Washington District of Columbia Irish Literary Society, Comhalts Ceoltiori Eirann, Sheridan Circle, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Father:

Frederick Earl Clark

Mother:

Elizabeth Cecilia (Smyth) Clark