Jennifer Heldmann

B.S., Astrogeophysics, Colgate University
M.S., Space Studies, Minor in Geology, University of North Dakota
Ph.D., Planetary Science, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder

Heldmann’s scientific research interests focus on studies of the Moon and Mars. Her Mars research focuses on studies of recent water on the Red Planet through spacecraft data analysis, numerical modeling, and fieldwork in Mars-analog environments such as the Outback of Australia, the Canadian High Arctic, the Atacama Desert, Spitsbergen, the Mojave Desert, and Antarctica, among other locales. Her work focuses on martian and terrestrial gully features which can be indicative of geologically recent liquid water activity. Liquid water is especially important to understand climate, geology, and the potential for past and/or present life on Mars. She also studies surface and subsurface ice deposits on both Earth and Mars to further understand the physics, geomorphology, and potential habitability of such cold icy locales in the Solar System.

She is also involved in planning for the future human exploration of Mars and has served on several MEPAG (Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group) special action teams for defining precursor activities needed to enable future human exploration of Mars. (e.g. Mars Precursor Science Analysis Group, Human Exploration of Mars Science Analysis Group, Mars-Forward Lunar Objectives Special Action Team, Analysis of the Precursor Measurements of Mars Needed to Reduce the Risk of the First Human Missions to Mars). She has also served as the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Lead for OSEWG (Optimizing Science and Exploration Working Group) at NASA Headquarters to connect SMD science objectives with NASA’s human exploration plans for the inner Solar System. In addition to these planning activities, Heldmann actively participates in research and field campaigns to enable human and robotic exploration of the Solar System with tasks such as working in Science Operations Backrooms, serving as Science Lead for tactical and strategic science planning for human and robotic missions, and assisting in the development of mission concepts and conops for multiple analog field campaigns. She is the Principal Investigator (PI) for NASA’s FINESSE (Field Investigations to Enable Solar System Science & Exploration) project through the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, as well as PI and Co-I on numerous other NASA projects and grants.

Heldmann also studies the Moon with a focus on improving our understanding of lunar volatile deposits. Such studies are important scientifically in terms of Solar System evolution and also are relevant for planning future human exploration of the Moon through the identification of materials that can be used for in situ resource utilization (ISRU). She recently served on the Science Team, Payload Team, and as the Observation Campaign Coordinator for NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission to study the permanently shadowed regions of the lunar poles. LCROSS successfully impacted the Cabeus crater at the lunar south pole and confirmed the presence of water ice as well as numerous other volatile species on our Moon. She is currently a member of the Resource Prospector (RP) science team and helping to develop real-time science operations protocols and traverse plans for a lunar polar rover mission concept to explore lunar polar volatiles.

SELECT PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Susko, D.A., Karunatillake, S., Kodikara, G., Skok, J.R., Wray, J., Heldmann, J.L., Cousin, A., and T. Judice. A record of igneous evolution in Elysium, a major martian volcanic province. Nature Scientific Reports 7, doi:10.1038/srep43177, 2017

Neish, C., Hamilton, C.W., Hughes, S.S., Kobs Nawotniak, S., Garry, W.B., Skok, J.R., Elphic, R.C., Schaefer, E., Carter, L.M., Bandfield, J.L., Osinski, G.R., Lim, D., and J.L. Heldmann. Terrestrial analogues for lunar impact melt flows. Icarus 281, 73-89, 2017.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A.C., Elphic, R., Lim, D., Deans, M., Cook, A., Roush, T., Skok, J.R., Button, N., Karunatillake, S., Stoker, C., Marquez, J., Shirley, M., Kobayashi, L., Lees, D., Bresina, J., and R. Hunt. Lunar polar rover science operations: Lessons learned and mission architecture implications derived from the Mojave Volatiles Prospector (MVP) terrestrial field campaign. Adv. Space Research. 58, 545-559, 2016.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A.C., Elphic, R., Bussey, B., McGovern, A., Beyer, R., Lees, D., and M. Deans. Site selection and traverse planning to support a lunar polar rover mission: A case study at Haworth Crater. Acta Astronautica 127, 308-320, 2016.

Lacelle, D., Laplame, C., Davila, A., Pollard, W., Marinova, M., Heldmann, J.L., and C. McKay. Solar radiation and air and ground temperature relations in the cold and hyper-arid Quartermain Mountains, McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 27, 163-176, 2015.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A.C., Goldstein, D., Asturias, D., and Summy, D. Evolution of the dust and water ice plume components as observed by the LCROSS visible camera and UV visible spectrometer. Icarus 254, 262-275, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.02.026, 2015.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A.C., Elphic, R., Mattes, G., Ennico, K., Fritzler, E., Marinova, M., McMurray, R., Morse, S., Roush, T., and C. Stoker. Real-time science operations to support a lunar polar volatiles rover mission. Adv. Space Research. 55, 2427-2437, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2014.07.037, 2015.

Elphic, R.C., Heldmann, J.L., Marinova, M., Colaprete, A.C., Fritzler, E., McMurray, R., Morse, S., Roush, T., Stoker, C.R., Deans, M. and T.F. Smith. Simulated real-time lunar volatiles prospecting with a rover-borne neutron spectrometer. Adv. Space Research. 55, 2438-2450, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2015.01.035, 2015.

Roush, T.L., Colaprete, A.C., Elphic, R., Ennico-Smith, K., Heldmann, J.L., Stoker, C.R., Marinova, M., McMurray, R., Fritzler, E., and S. Morse. In situ resource utilization (ISRU) field expedition 2012: Near infrared volatile spectrometer system (NIRVSS) science measurements to site knowledge. Adv. Space Research. 55, 2451-2456, doi:10.10.1016/j.asr.2014.08.033, 2015.

Sears, D.W.G., Tornabene, L.L., Osinski, G.R., Hughes, S.S., and J.L. Heldmann. Formation of the “ponds” on asteroid (433) Eros by fluidization. Planetary and Space Sci. 117, 106-118, 2015.

Heldmann, J.L., Cameron, M., McKay, C.P., Eriksson, E., Marinova, M., Davila, A., Lacelle, D., Pollard, W., and D.T. Andersen. The high elevation Dry Valleys in Antarctica as analog sites for subsurface ice on Mars. Planetary and Space Sci., 85, 53-58, 2014.

Heldmann, J.L., Schurmeirer, L., McKay, C.P., Stoker, C., Marinova, M.M., and A. Davila. Midlatitude ice-rich ground on Mars as a target in the search for evidence of life and for in situ resource utilization on human missions. Astrobiology, doi:10.1089/ast.2013.1103, 2014.

Mellon, M.T., McKay, C.P., and J.L. Heldmann. Polygonal ground in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica and its relationship to ice-table depth and the recent Antarctic climate history. Antarctic Science, doi:10.1017/S0954102013000710, 2013.

Heldmann, J.L., Pollard, W., McKay, C.P., Marinova, M.M., Davila, A., Williams, K.E., Lacelle, D. and D.T. Andersen. Comparison of geomorphic features formed in the presence of ice-cemented soil in the Upper Dry Valleys, Antarctica with observations at the Mars Phoenix landing site. Planet. and Space Sci., 85, 53-58, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2013.05.019, 2013.

Marinova, M.M., McKay, C.P., Heldmann, J.L. et al. Distribution of the depth to ice-cemented soils in the high-elevation Quartermain Mountains, Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Antarctic Science, doi:10.1017/S095410201200123X, 2013.

McKay, C.P., Stoker, C.R., Glass, B.J., Dave, A.I., Davila, A.F., Heldmann, J.L., Marinova, M.M., Fairen, A.G., Quinn, R.C., Zacny, K.A., Paulsen, G., Smith, P.H., Parro, V., Andersen, D.T., Hecht, M.H., Lacelle, D., and W.H. Pollard. The Icebreaker Life mission to Mars: A search for biomolecular evidence for life. Astrobiology, 13, doi:10.1089/ast.2012.0878, 2013.

Lacelle, D., Davila, A.F., Fisher, D., Pollard, W.H., DeWitt, R., Heldmann, J.L., Marinova, M.M., and C.P. McKay. Excess ground ice of condensation-diffusion origin in University Valley, Dry Valleys of Antarctica: Evidence from isotope geochemistry and numerical modeling. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 120, 280-297, 2013.

Colaprete, A., Elphic, R.C., Heldmann, J.L., et al., An overview of the LCROSS mission. Space Sci. Reviews, 167, 3-22, 2012.

Dove, A., Heldmann, J.L., McKay, C.P., and O.B. Toon. Physics of thick seasonal snowpack with possible implications for snow algae. Arctic, Antarctic, & Alpine Science, 44, 36-49, 2012.

Heldmann, J.L., Marinova, M.M., et al. Formation and evolution of buried snowpack deposits in Pearse Valley, Antarctica and implications for Mars. Antarctic Science, doi:10.1017/S0954102011000903, 2012.

Eppler, D. et al. Desert Research and Technology Studies (DRATS) 2010 science operations: Operational approaches and lessons learned for managing science during human planetary surface missions. Acta Astronaut., doi:/10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.03.009, 2012.

Smith et al., Lunar Net – a proposal in response to an ESA M3 call in 2010 for a medium sized mission. Esp. Astron., 33, 587-644, doi:/10.1007/s10686-011-9250-5, 2012.

Heldmann, J.L. et al. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) Observation Campaign: Strategies, implementation, and lessons learned. Space Sci. Reviews, doi: 10.1007/s11214-011-9759-y, 2011.

Lacelle, D., Pollard, W, Andersen, D., Davila, A., Heldmann, J.L., et al., Stability of
massive ground ice bodies in University Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica:
Using stable O–H isotope as tracers of sublimation in hyper-arid regions. Earth. Planet.
Sci. Letters, 301, 2011.

Rask, J., Heldmann, J.L., Smith, H., Battler, M., and C. McKay. The NASA Spaceward Bound field training curriculum. In Garry, W.B., and Bleacher, J.E., eds., Analogs for Planetary Exploration: Geol. Soc. Amer. Special Paper 483, p.157–163, 2011.

Colaprete, A., Schultz, P., Heldmann, J.L., et al. The detection of water within the LCROSS ejecta plume. Science 330, doi:10.1126/science.1186986, 2010.

Kminek, G., Rummel, J.D., Cockell, C.S., Atlas, R., Barlow, N., Beaty, D., Boynton, W., Carr, M., Conley, C.A., Davila, A.F., Debus, A., Doran, P., Hecht, M., Heldmann, J.L., et al. Report of the COSPAR Mars special regions colloquium. Adv. Space Res., 46, 811-829, 2010.

Heldmann, J.L., Conley, C., Fletcher, L., Brown, A.J., Bishop, J., and C.P. McKay, Liquid water origin for Atacama Desert mudflow and recent gully deposits on Mars. Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.09.013, 2009.

Williams, K., Toon, O.B., Heldmann, J.L., and M.T. Mellon. Ancient melting of mid-latitude snowpacks on Mars as a water source for gullies. Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.12.013, 2008.

Williams, K., Toon, O.B., Heldmann, J.L., McKay, C.P., and M.T. Mellon. Stability of mid-latitude
snowpacks on Mars. Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icars.2008.03.017, 2008.

Preito-Ballesteros, O., Martinez-Frias, J., Schutt, J., Sutter, B., Heldmann, J.L., Bell, M.S., Battler, M., Cannon, H., Gomez-Elvira, J., and C.R. Stoker. The subsurface geology of Rio Tinto: Material examined during a simulated Mars drilling mission for the Mars Astrobiology Research and Technology Experiment (MARTE). Astrobiology, 8, doi:10.2089/ast.2006.0107, 2008.

Heldmann, J.L., Carlsson, E., Johansson, H., Mellon, M.T., and O.B. Toon. Observations of martian gullies and constraints on potential formation mechanisms, Part II: The northern hemisphere. Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.12.010, 2007.

Williams, K.E., Toon, O.B. and Heldmann, J.L. Modeling water ice lifetimes at recent
martian gully locations. Geophys. Res. Letters, 34, doi:10.1029/2007GL029507, 2007.

Heldmann, J.L., Brown. A.J., Clarke, J.D., Martinez, E., Rupert, S.M., and M. Thomas. Follow the Water: Applying a Mars exploration strategy to the Arkaroola analog region, South Australia. In Mars Analog Research, American Astronautical Society Science and Technology Series, 2006.

Jamtveit, B., Hammer, O., Andersson, C., Dysthe, D., Heldmann, J.L., and M.L. Fogel. Travertines from the Troll thermal springs, Svalbard. Norwegian. J. of Geol., 387-395, 2005.

Heldmann, J.L., Pollard, W.H., McKay, C.P., Andersen, D.T., and O.B. Toon. Annual
development cycle of an icing deposit and associated perennial spring activity on
Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian High Arctic. Arctic, Antarctic, & Alpine Res., 37, 127-135, 2005.

Heldmann, J.L., Toon, O.B., Pollard, W.H., Mellon, M.T., Pitlick, J., McKay, C.P., and D.T. Andersen. Formation of martian gullies by the action liquid water flowing under
current martian environmental conditions. J. Geophys. Research, 110,
doi:10.1029/2004JE002261, 2005.

Heldmann, J.L. and M.T. Mellon. Observations of martian gullies and constraints on
potential formation mechanisms. Icarus, 168, 285-304, 2004.

McKay, C., Andersen, D., Pollard, W.H., Heldmann, J.L., Doran, P., Fritsen, C., and J. Priscu, Polar lakes, streams, and springs as analogs for the hydrological cycle on Mars. In Water on Mars and Life, edited by T. Tokano, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004.

Heldmann, J.L. and M.T. Mellon. Gullies on Mars and constraints imposed by Mars Global Surveyor data. Astrobiology, 2, No. 4, 2002.

Andersen, D.T., Pollard, W.H., McKay, C.P. and J.L. Heldmann. Cold springs in permafrost on Earth and Mars. J. Geophys. Research, 107 (E3), 2002.

deMello, D.F., Schaerer, D., Leitherer, C., and J.L. Heldmann. Massive star populations in I Zw 18: A probe of stellar evolution in the early universe. In Dwarf Galaxies and Cosmology’, Eds. Thuan, T.X., Balkowski, C., Cayette, V., and J. Tran Than Van, Editions Frontieres (Gyf-sur-Yvette, France), arXiv:astro-ph/9805352, 1998.

deMello, D.F., Schaerer, D., Heldmann, J.L., and C. Leitherer. Searching for Wolf-Rayet starts in I Zw 18: the origin of He II emission. Astrophys. Journal, 507, doi:10.1086/306317.

SELECT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A.C., Cohen, B.A., Elphic, R.C., Garry, W.B., Hodges, K.V., Hughes, S.S., Kim, K.J., Lim, D., McKay, C.P., Osinski, G.R., Petro, N.E., Sears, D.W.G., Squyres, S., and L.L. Tornabene. Terrestrial analog field investigations to enable science and exploration studies of impacts and volcanism on the Moon, NEAs, and moons of Mars. American Geophysical Union, Abstract #P54B-01 (invited), San Francisco, CA, 2014.

Sears, D.W.G., Tornabene, L.L., Osinski, G.R., Hughes, S.S., and J.L. Heldmann. American Geophysical Union, Abstract #P51E-1782, San Francisco, CA, 2014.

Sears, D.W.G., Tornabene, L.L., Osinski, G.R., and J.L. Heldmann. The ponds on Eros: Possible new insights from Vesta, Mars, and terrestrial analogs. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1606, Houston, TX, 2014.

Osinksi, G.R., Tornabene, L.L., Sears, D.W.G., Hughes, S.S., and J.L. Heldmann. Impact craters as probes of fluids on differentiated bodies. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2439, Houston, TX, 2014.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A., Elphic, R.C., Glass, B., Gonzales, A., Karcz, J., Lemke, L., and C.P. McKay. Science and exploration enabled by private entity Mars fly-by mission opportunities. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1657, Houston, TX, 2013.

Elphic, R.C., Colaprete, A., Deans, M., Heldmann, J.L., Sanders, G., and W. Larson. Prospecting for polar volatiles: Results from the RESOLVE field test. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #3012, Houston, TX, 2013.

Shiro, B.R., Kwon, D.W., Craparo, E.M., Infeld, S.I., Heldmann, J.L., and F.S. Thomson. Mars geophysical lander mission: A mission concept from the 2003 NASA planetary science summer school. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1706, Houston, TX, 2013.

Heldmann, J.L., Elphic, R., Colaprete, A., Fong, T., Pedersen, L., Beyer, R., & Cockrell, J. (2012). Feasibility and definition of a lunar polar volatiles prospecting mission. Global Space Exploration Conference, Washington, DC, 2012.

Schurmeier, L.R., Heldmann, J.L., Stoker, C., McKay, C.P., Davila, A.F., Marinova, M.M., Karcz, J., Smith, H., and M.B. Wilhelm. Characterization of a mid-latitude ice-rich landing site on Mars to enable in situ habitability studies. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1271, Houston, TX, 2012.

Elphic, R., Colaprete, A., Heldmann, J.L., Mattes, G.W., Ennico, K., Sanders, G. et al. Near real time prospecting for lunar volatiles: Demonstrating RESOLVE science in the field. Global Space Exploration Conference, Washington, DC, 2012.

Carr, M., Abell, P., Baker, J., Barnes, J., Bass, D., Beaty, D.W., Boston, P., Brinkerhoff, W., Budney, C., Charles, J., Delory, G., Desai, P., Drake, B., Hamilton, V., Head, J., Heldmann, J.L. et al. Is Mars sample return required prior to sending humans to Mars? Global Space Exploration Conference, Washington, DC, 2012.

Smith, H., Coe, L., McKay, C.P., Reyes, M., Rask, J., Heldmann, J.L., and K. Warren-Rhodes. Spaceward Bound: Training the next generation of field scientists. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2763, Houston, TX, 2012.

Stoker, C.R., Davila, A., Davis, S., Glass, B., Gonzalez, A., Heldmann, J.L., Karcz, J., Lemke, L., and G. Sanders. Ice Dragon: A mission to address science and human exploration objectives on Mars. Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration, Abstract #4176, Houston, TX, 2012.

Pollard, W.H., Lacelle, D., Davila, A.F., Andersen, D.T., McKay, C.P., Marinova, M.M., and J.L. Heldmann. Ground ice conditions in University Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Proceedings of the 10th International Permafrost Conference, Salekhard, Russia, 2012.

Heldmann, J.L. Advances in lunar science and observational opportunities. Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society Proceedings, Clark Mills, NY, 2012.

Colaprete, A., Shirley, M., Heldmann, J.L., and D. Wooden. The final minute: Results from the LCROSS solar viewing NIR spectrometer. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2037, Houston, TX, 2011.

Marinova, M.M., McKay, C.P., Heldmann, J.L., Davila, A.F., Andersen, D.T., Jackson, W.A., Lacelle, D., Paulson, G., Pollard, W.H., and K. Zacny. Sublimation-dominated active layers in the highlands of the Antarctic Dry Valleys and implications for other sites. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2644, Houston, TX, 2011.

Beyer, R., Cockrell, J., Colaprete, A., Fong, T., Elphic, R., and J.L. Heldmann. Feasibility and definition of a lunar polar volatiles prospecting mission. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2735, Houston, TX, 2011.

Farrell, W.M., Stubbs, T.J., Jackson, T.L., Colaprete, A., Heldmann, J.L., Schultz, P., Killen, R.M., Delory, G.T., Halekas, J.S., Marshall, J.R., Zimmerman, M.I., Collier, M.R., and R.R. Vondrak. Electrical evolution of a dust plume from a low energy lunar impact: A model analog to LCROSS. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1760, Houston, TX, 2011.

Jones, T., Bellerose, J., Fahnestock, R., Farquhar, R., Gaffey, M., Heldmann, J.L., et al. Amor: A lander mission to explore the C-type triple near-Earth asteroid system 2001 SN263. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2695, Houston, TX, 2011.

Marinova, M.M., McKay, C.P., Heldmann, J.L., Davila, A.F., Andersen, D.T., Jackson, W., and D. Lacelle. Dry soils: The highlands of the Antarctic Dry Valleys and the defining environmental conditions. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting, Nantes, France, 2011.

Lacelle, D., Davila, A.F., Fisher, D., DeWitt, R., Pollard, W.H., Andersen, D.T., Heldmann, J.L., Marinova, M.M., and C.P. McKay. Vapor-diffusion origin (condensation-adsorption) in ice-cemented permafrost spanning the last 125.5 ka years in University Valley, Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Mars Polar Science Conference, Fairbanks, AK, Abstract #6083, 2011.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A., Goldstein, D., Summy, D., Marshall, W., Ennico, K., Shirley, M., Wooden, D., Varghese, P., and L. Trafton. Evolution of the dust and water ice plume components as observed by the LCROSS visible camera and UV spectrometer. American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #42, #18.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.979, 2010.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A., Ennico, K., Shirley, M., and D. Wooden. Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission: Results from the visible camera and UV/visible spectrometer aboard the shepherding spacecraft. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1015, Houston, TX, 2010.

Colaprete A., Ennico, K., Wooden, D., Shirley, M., Heldmann, J.L., Marshall, W., Sollitt, L., Asphaug, E., Korycansky, D., Schultz, P., Hermalyn, B., Galal, K., Bart, G.D., Goldstein, D., and D. Summy. Water and More: An Overview of LCROSS Impact Results. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2335, Houston, TX, 2010.

Wooden, D., Colaprete, A., Ennico, K., Shirley, M., and J.L. Heldmann. Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission: Results from the nadir near-infrared spectrometer aboard the shepherding spacecraft. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2025, Houston, TX, 2010.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A., Wooden, D., Asphaug, E., Schultz, P., Plesko, C.S., Ong, L., Korycansky, D., Galal, K., and G. Briggs. Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission: Opportunities for observations of the impact plumes from ground-based and space-based telescopes. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1898, Houston, TX, 2009.

Ennico, K., Colaprete, A., Heldmann, J.L., Kojima, G., Lynch, D., Shirley, M., and D. Wooden. Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) science payload ground development, test, and calibration. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1878, Houston, TX, 2009.

Dove, A.R., Toon, O.B., and J.L. Heldmann. Observations and modeling of the mass and energy balance of terrestrial snowpacks to constrain martian snowpack models. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1730, Houston, TX, 2009.

Colaprete, A., Briggs, G., Ennico, K., Wooden, D., Heldmann, J.L., Sollitt, L., Asphaug, E., Korycansky, D., Schultz, P., Christensen, A., Galal, K., and G.D. Bart. An overview of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission – an ESMD mission to investigate lunar polar hydrogen. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1861, Houston, TX, 2009.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A., Wooden, D., Asphaug, E., Schultz, P., Plesko, C., Ong, L., Korycansky, D., Galal, K., and G. Briggs. Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Mission: Opportunities for observations of the impact plumes from ground-based and space-based telescopes. American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #40, #13.03, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 40, p.406, 2008.

Fong, T., Deans, M., Lee, P., Heldmann, J.L., Kring, D., Heggy, E., and R. Landis. Improving lunar surface science with robotic recon. Joint Annual Meeting of LEAG-ICEUM-SRR, LPI Contribution #1446, Cape Canaveral, FL, 2008.

Fong, T., Deans, M., Smith, T., Lee, P., Heldmann, J.L., Pacis, E., Schreckenghost, D., Landis, R., Osborn, J., Kring, D., Heggy, E., Mishkin, A., Snook, K., and C. Stoker. A preliminary examination of science backroom roles and activities for robotic lunar surface science. NLSI Lunar Science Conference, Abstract #2141, Moffett Field, CA, 2008.

Heldmann, J.L., Edgett, K.S., Toon, O.B., and M.T. Mellon. Martian gullies: Variety of settings and implications for formation processes. Workshop on Martian Gullies, Abstract #1303, Houston, TX, 2008.

Ennico, K., Colaprete, A., Wooden, D., Heldmann, J.L., Lynch, D., Kojima, G., and M. Shirley. LCROSS science payload ground development. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1474, Houston, TX, 2008.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A., Wooden, D., Asphaug, E., Schultz, P., Plesko, C.S., Ong, L., Korycansky, D., Galal, K., and G. Briggs. Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission: Opportunities for observations of the impact plumes from ground-based and space-based telescopes. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1482, Houston, TX, 2008.

Heldmann, J.L., Conley, C., Brown, A.J., Fletcher, L., Bishop, J.L., and C.P. McKay. Atacama Desert mudflow as an analog for recent gully activity on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2214, Houston, TX, 2008.

Heldmann, J.L., Conley, C., Brown, A.J., Fletcher, L., and C.P. McKay. Atacama Desert mudflow as analog for recent gully activity on Mars. Astrobiology, Vol. 8, No. 2, Abstract #14-18-O, 2008.

Allen, T.L., Wilhelm, M.B., Heldmann, J.L., and S.J. Allen. Correlation of regional topography and martian gully orientations. Astrobiology, Vol. 8, No. 2, Abstract #29-01-P, 2008.

Colaprete, A., Briggs, G., Ennico, K., Wooden, D., Heldmann, J.L., Sollitt, L., Asphaug, E., Korycansky, D., Schultz, P., Christensen, A., and K. Galal. An overview of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission – a mission to investigate lunar polar hydrogen. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1838, Houston, TX, 2008.

Carlsson, E., Johansson, H., Johnsson, A., Heldmann, J.L., McKay, C.P., Olvmo, M., Fredriksson, S., and H.T. Schmidt. An evaluation of models for martian gully formation using remote sensing and in situ measurements of Svalbard analogs. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1852, Houston, TX, 2008.

Allen, T.L., Wilhelm, M.B., Heldmann, J.L., and S.J. Allen. Correlation of regional topography and martian gully orientation. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2060, Houston, TX, 2008.

Levine, J.S., Garvin, J.B., Anbar, A.D., Beaty, D.W., Bell, M.S., Clancy, R.T., Cockell, C.S., Connerney, J.E., Doran, P.T., Delory, G., Dickson, J.T., Elphic, R.C., Eppler, D.B., Fernandez-Remolar, D.C., Head, J.W., Helper, M., Gruener, J.E., Heldmann, J.L. et al. Scientific goals and objectives for the human exploration of Mars, 1. Biology and atmosphere/climate. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1338, Houston, TX, 2008.

Garvin, J.B., Levine, J.S., Anbar, A.D., Beaty, D.W., Bell, M.S., Clancy, R.T., Cockell, C.S., Connerney, J.E., Doran, P.T., Delory, G., Dickson, J.T., Elphic, R.C., Eppler, D.B., Fernandez-Remolar, D.C., Head, J.W., Helper, M., Gruener, J.E., Heldmann, J.L. et al. Scientific goals and objectives for the human exploration of Mars, 2. Geology and geophysics. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1343, Houston, TX, 2008.

Heldmann, J.L., Williams, K., McKay, C.P., Toon, O.B., and D. Smith. Study of terrestrial and martian snowpacks: Correlation of ambient environmental conditions, liquid water melt, and biologic activity. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 39, No. 6, p. 284, 2007.

Heldmann, J.L., Colaprete, A., Wooden, D., Asphaug, E., Schultz, P., Plesko, C.S., Ong, L., Korycansky, D., Galal, K., and G. Briggs. Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission: Opportunities for observations of the impact plumes from ground-based and space-based telescopes. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1369, Houston, TX, 2007.

Rask, J.C., Heldmann, J.L., Smith, H., Battler, M., et al. The Spaceward Bound field training curriculum for Moon and Mars analog environments. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2314, Houston, TX, 2007.

McKay, C.P., Coe, L., Battler, M., Bazar, D., Boston, P., Conrad, L., Day, B., Fletcher, L., Graham, P., Green, R., Heldmann, J.L., et al. Spaceward Bound: Field training for the next generation of space explorers. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1467, Houston, TX, 2007.

Heldmann, J.L., Ricco, T., Stoker, C., Svitek, T., Fenton, L., Cox, S., O’Leary, L., Hines, J., and P. Klupar. Small spacecraft mission concepts to achieve lunar science and exploration goals. AIAA Small Satellite Conference, SSC07-IV-1, Logan, UT, 2007.

Beyer, R., Hancher, M.D., Broxton, M., Weiss-Malik, M., Gorelick, N., Heldmann, J.L., Steber, N., and R. Kofman. Google Moon, Google Mars, and beyond. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, 2007.

Heldmann, J.L., Moore, J.M., Lee, P.C., Girten, B., and C.P. McKay. Return to the Moon: Site selection process and considerations for NASA’s Robotic Lunar Exploration Program (RLEP). Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2066, Houston, TX, 2006.

Edlund, J., and J.L. Heldmann. Correlation of subsurface ice content and gully locations on Mars: Testing the shallow aquifer theory of gully formation. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #2049, Houston, TX, 2006.

Hoeg, T., Southard, L., Boxerbaum, A., Reis, L., Antol, J., Heldmann, J.L., and R. Quinn. Tumbleweed rover science mission to Dao Vallis. AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA 2006-70, Reno, NV, 2006.

Colaprete, A., Heldmann, J.L., Wooden, D., Asphaug, E., Schultz, P., Plesko, C., Korycansky, D., Briggs, G., and K. Ennico. An overview of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) – An ESMD mission to investigate lunar polar hydrogen. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 2006.

Christensen, A., Eller, H., Reuter, J., Sollitt, L., Briggs, G., Colaprete, A., Heldmann, J.L., and A. Ricco. Ice on the Moon? Science design of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission. AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA 2006-7421, Reno, NV, 2006.

Heldmann, J.L., Toon, O.B., Pollard, W.H., Mellon, M.T., Pitlick, J., McKay, C.P., and D.T. Andersen. Formation of martian gullies by the action of liquid water flowing under current martian environmental conditions. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1270, Houston, TX, 2005.

Heldmann, J.L., Johansson, H., Carlsson, E., and M.T. Mellon. Northern hemisphere gullies on Mars: Analysis of spacecraft data and implications for formation mechanisms. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1271, Houston, TX, 2005.

Antol, J., Woodard, S.E., Hajos, G.A., Heldmann, J.L., and B.D. Taylor. Using wind driven tumbleweed rovers to explore martian gully features. AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA 2005-245, Reno, NV, 2005.

Heldmann, J.L. and M.T. Mellon. Gullies on Mars and constraints imposed by Mars Global Surveyor data. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1355, Houston, TX, 2004.

Heldmann, J.L., Toon, O.B., McKay, C.P., Andersen, D.T., and W. Pollard. High Arctic saline springs as analogs for springs on Mars. Proceedings of the 8th International Permafrost Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, 2002.

Wood, C., Heldmann, J.L., Gerszewski, M., Mattern, A., Schmidt, C., Rydell, J., and P. Langwost. ACIT: An internet-controlled telescope for asteroid and comet research. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract #1839, Houston, TX, 1999.

•Space Camp Hall of Fame, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, 2017
•NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, 2015
•NASA Group Achievement Award, NASA Mojave Volatiles Prospector Team (PI), 2014
•Invited Member, NASA HEOMD (Human Exploration & Operations Mission Directorate) Instrument Team for 2020 Mars Rover; HEOMD Liaison to Mars 2020 Rover Science Definition Team, 2013
•NASA Lunar Science Forum, Science Organizing Committee Chair, 2013
•NASA Resource Prospector Mission (RPM) Science & Landing Site Selection Teams, 2013-present
•Invited Member, MEPAG Mars Precursor Science Analysis Group, 2012
•NASA Lunar Science Forum, Science Organizing Committee Chair, 2012
•NASA G.I.R.L.S. (Giving Initiative and Relevance to Learning Science), Women@NASA, Invited Inaugural Member, 2012
•NASA Group Achievement Award, LCROSS/LRO Measurements Team, 2011
•NASA Group Achievement Award, Desert-RATS Science Team, 2011
•NASA Group Achievement Award, Lunar Precursor Robotic Team, 2010
•NASA Ames Group Achievement Award, Lunar Regolith Excavation Challenge, 2010
•NASA Ames Group Achievement Award, LCROSS Science & Payload Team, 2010
•NASA Lunar Science Forum, Science Organizing Committee Chair, 2010
•NASA Headquarters Individual Special Act Award, 2009
•NASA Ames Honor Award, LCROSS Project Team, 2009
•NASA Ames Honor Award, Mentor, 2008
•NASA Optimizing Science & Exploration Working Group (OSEWG) Chair, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, 2008-2009
•NASA Ames Group Achievement Award, NASA Lunar Science Conference, 2008
•NASA Ames Strategic Leadership Bootcamp, 2008
•Organizing Committee, Workshop on Ares V Solar System Science, 2008
• Invited Team Leader, NASA Optimizing Science & Exploration Working Group (OSEWG) Sampling Conference, 2007
• Invited Member, COSPAR Mars Special Regions Colloquium, 2007
•Superior Achievement Award, NASA Space Science and Astrobiology Division, 2007
•NASA Ames Honor Award, Lunar Science Conference Organizing Team, 2007
•Invited Member, MEPAG Human Exploration of Mars Science Analysis Group, 2007-2008
•Invited Member, MEPAG Mars-Forward Lunar Objectives Special Action Team, 2006
•Science and Payload Team, LCROSS mission, 2006-2009
•Community Representative, MEPAG Goal IV Review Committee: Robotic Precursor
Measurements for Human Exploration, 2006-2009
•Invited Member, NASA Astrobiology Science Conference, Science Organizing Committee, 2006
•Outstanding Referee Award, Geophysical Research Letters, 2006
•NASA Group Achievement Award, Mars Analog Research & Tech. Experiment, 2006
•Invited Member, MEPAG Mars Human Precursor Science Steering Group, 2004-2005
•Reviewer, multiple NASA programs including NASA Lunar Science Institute (Program Officer), Moon Mars Analog Mission Activities (invited as Panel Chief, have also served as Program Officer), Mars Data Analysis Program, Planetary Geology and Geophysics (invited as Group Chief), Mars Fundamental Research Program, Planetary Instrument Development and Definition Program (invited as Panel Chief), Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development, Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity (SALMON), Instrument Concepts for Europa Exploration, Small Satellite Technology Program, Lunar Advanced Science and Exploration Research, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Guest Investigator, LADEE Guest Investigator.

• Jennifer Heldmann