Education 1998 -- Ph.D., Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1995 -- Two-year Research Degree (M.S.), Astronomy, Leiden University 1993 -- B.S., Physics (Astrophysics minor), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professional Experience 2006 - now -- Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2000 - 2006 -- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1998 - 2000 -- Postdoctoral Research Associate for the National Research Council National Academy of Sciences at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Research Interests Infrared Astronomy: observations at international ground-based telescopes (such as the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope) and using space observatories (such as the Infrared Space Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope) Chemical processes in Astrophysical Environments: infrared spectroscopic studies of the interstellar medium, comets, and icy moons such as Europa Laboratory Astrophysics: simulating the physical and chemical processes that take place in astrophysical environments; studies of the analogs of astrophysical materials using a variety of laboratory techniques Planetary Exploration: the development of instruments to explore other worlds such as Mars or Europa Astrobiology the molecular origins of life Activities Organizing Committee Member for - the 34th Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society (6-11 Oct 2002) - the Special Session, "The Effects of Space Radiation on Solar System Ices", of the 2005 meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (20-24 June 2005). - the Special Session, "Solar System Ices", of the 2006 meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (10-14 July 2006). Memberships - the International Astronomical Union (IAU) - the American Astronomical Society (Division for Planetary Sciences) - the American Chemical Society (Geochemistry Division) - the American Geophysical Union - the Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society - the Society of Physics Students (Faculty Advisor to Chapter#69) Professional Awards and Grant Funding 1998 - National Research Council-National Academy of Sciences Research Associateship award, "Ultraviolet Photolysis vs. Ion Irradiation of Cosmic Ice Analogs: a Quantitative Comparison". 2004 - Grant award from the NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program, "Laboratory Studies of Interstellar Solid Carbon Dioxide Ice Analogs in Support of Observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope", $92k. 2004 - Grant award from the NASA Outer Planets Research Program, "Near-Infrared Laboratory Characterization of UV Photolyzed Ices of Interest to the Outer Solar System", $218k. Publication History - 38 publications in international refereed journals - 1460 citations to published works (as of March 23, 2006) [source: ISI Web of Knowledge Citation Index] - Regular reviewer for the international journals Science, Icarus, Astronomy & Astrophysics, the Astrophysical Journal, Advances in Space Research, the Journal of Geophysical Research- Planets, and the Publications of the National Academy of Sciences Selected Publications Gerakines, P. A., Bray, J. J., Davis, A., Richey, C. R., "The strengths of near-infrared absorption features relevant to interstellar and planetary ices", Astrophysical Journal 620, 1140-1150 (2005). Gerakines, P. A., Moore, M. H., Hudson, R. L., "Ultraviolet photolysis and proton irradiation of astrophysical ice analogs containing hydrogen cyanide," Icarus 170 (1), 202-213 (2004). Gerakines, P. A., Moore, M. H., "Carbon suboxide in astrophysical ice analogs," Icarus 154 (2), 372-380 (2001). Gerakines, P. A., Moore, M. H., Hudson, R. L., "Carbonic acid production in H2O + CO2 ices: UV photolysis vs. proton bombardment," Astronomy & Astrophysics 357, 793-800 (2000). Geraknes, P. A., Whittet, D. C. B., Ehrenfreund, P., et al., "Observations of solid carbon dioxide in molecular clouds with the Infrared Space Observatory," Astrophysical Journal 522, 357-377 (1999)

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