Member Since 1987
Wendy M. Calvin
Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
Professional Experience
University of Nevada, Reno
Professor
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Doctorate
1991
University of Denver
Bachelors
1983
Current Roles
Chair
Planetary Sciences Fellows Committee
President-Elect
Planetary Sciences Executive Committee
Publications
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Mars South Polar Ice Composition From Spectral Endmember Classific...

Multispectral mapping data from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) provide a unique opportunity to characterize south...

November 27, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Transmission Spectra and Derived Imaginary Refractive Indices for Soil Samples from Globally Important Dust Generating Regions
DUST IN A CHANGING CLIMATE: FROM SMALL‐SCALE INSIGHTS TO LARGE‐SCALE UNDERSTANDING V POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 16 december 2022
Mohammad R. Sadrian, Wendy M. Calvin, Johann P. E...
We recently conducted spectral measurements on 26 surface soil samples from globally important dust generating regions for the purpose of understandin...
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Modeling Spectral Diversity of the South Polar Ices on Mars
SURFACE PROCESSES ON ROCKY AND ICY BODIES ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM I ORAL
earth and planetary surface processes | 14 december 2022
Wendy M. Calvin, Ava Covington, Samuel F. Cartwrig...
Mars has two polar ice domes, comprised primarily of water ice with small amounts of dust contamination. In the south, the highest albedo deposits (us...
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Aqueous Alteration of Two Drill Core from Hawaii: A Geochemical Analog to Alteration in the Martian Subsurface
THE NEW MARS UNDERGROUND: NEXUS OF DECADAL PLANETARY SCIENCE OBJECTIVES II POSTER
planetary sciences | 13 december 2022
Pooja Sheevam, Wendy M. Calvin, Thomas Bristow
The discovery of aqueous alteration minerals found in exposures of ancient Martian crust supports the role of groundwater or some sort of subsurface f...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - Present
Chair
Ronald Greeley Early Career Award Committee
2023 - Present
Chair
Fred Whipple Award Committee
2024 - 2025
Member
Planetary Sciences Canvassing Committee
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