Craig Hardgrove joined ASU in 2015. He is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the LunaH-Map mission, the first planetary science mission designed, built and operated by ASU. He is also a participating scientist on the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) team and PI of SINGR (Single Scintillator Neutron and Gamma-Ray Spectrometer) instrument development project. Prior to ASU, he was an assistant staff scientist with Malin Space Science Systems, MSL and CTX operations (2012-2013).
Professor Hardgrove has experience working on many Mars rover and orbiter missions (MER Spirit and Opportunity, MSL Curiosity, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter-CTX, Mars-2020 Mastcam-Z). His research interests are in planetary geochemistry, specifically volatile abundances in the near-surface, as well as applications of infrared remote sensing on planetary surfaces to understand sedimentary processes. He is also working in small spacecraft (CubeSat) development, as well as in development of scientific instrumentation for future interplanetary CubeSat missions.
Neutron remote sensing and instrument development for applications to planetary science
Thermal infrared remote sensing (broadband imaging and microspectroscopy) of sedimentary rocks and features on Earth and Mars
Volatile evolution of planetary bodies in the near-surface
Recent Publications
1. T. Gabriel*, C. Hardgrove, C. Achilles, E. Rampe, W. Rapin, S. Nowicki, S. Czarnecki, L. Thompson, S. Nikiforo, M. Litvak, I. Mitrofanov, D. Lisov, J. Frydenvang, A. Yen, R. Wiens, A. Treiman, A. McAdam. On an extensive late groundwater event in Gale crater as indicated by water-rich fracture halos. JGR - Planets, submitted.
2. J. F. Bell, J.N. Maki, G.L. Mehall, M.A Ravine, M.A. Caplinger, Z.J. Bailey, S. Brylow, J.A. Schaffner, K.M. Kinch, M.B. Madsen, A. Winhold, A.G. Hayes, P. Corlies, C. Tate, M. Barrington, E. Cisneros, E. Jensen, K. Paris, K. Crawford, C. Rojas, L. Mehall, J. Joseph, J.B. Proton, N. Cluff, R.G. Deen, B. Betts, E. Cloutis, A.J. Coates, A. Colaprete, K.S. Edgett, B.L. Ehlmann, S. Fagents, J.P. Grotzinger, C. Hardgrove, K.E. Herkenhoff, B. Horgan, R. Jaumann, R.J. Johnson, M. Lemmon, G. Paar, M. Caballo-Perucha, S. Gupta, C. Traxler, F. Preusker, M.S. Rice, M.S. Robinson, N. Schmitz, R. Sullivan, M.J. Wolff, The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mast Camera Zoom (Mastcam-Z) Multispectral, Stereoscopic Imaging Investigation. Space Science Reviews, Volume 217, Issue 1, article id.24 Space Science Reviews, Volume 217, Issue 1, article id.24 (2021)
3. C. Hardgrove, R. Starr, A. Babuscia, I. Lazbin, B. Roebuck, J. DuBois, N. Struebel, A. Colaprete, D. Drake, E. Johnson, J. Christian, L. Heffern, S. Stem, S. Parlapiano, M. Wiens, A. Genova, D. Dunham, D. Nelson, B. Williams, J. Bauman, P. Hailey, T. O'Brien, K. Marwah, L. Vlieger, J. Bell, and T. Prettyman. The Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper CubeSat Mission. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 54-69, 1, doi: 10.1109/MAES.2019.2950747 (2020)
4. S. West*, D. Beckman, D. Coupland, N. Dallmann, C. Hardgrove, K. Mesick, L. Stonehill. Compact readout of large CLYC scintillators with silicon photomultiplier arrays. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, Vol. 951, 162928, doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162928, (2020)
5. S. Czarnecki*, C. Hardgrove, P. Gasda, T. Gabriel, M. Starr, M. Rice, J. Frydenvang, R. Wiens, W. Rapin, S. Nikiforov, D. Lisov, M. Litvak, F. Calef, H. Gengl, H. E. Newsom, L. Thompson, S. Nowicki. Identification and description of a silicic volcaniclastic layer in Gale crater, Mars using active neutron interrogation. Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, Volume 125, Issue 3, E2019JE006180 (2020)
6. H. Kerner*, C. Hardgrove, S. Czarnecki, T. Gabriel, I. Mitrofanov, M. Litvak, A. Sanin, D. Lisov, Analysis of active neutron measurements from the Mars Science Laboratory Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons instrument: Intrinsic variability, outliers, and implications for future investigations. Journal of Geophysical Research – Planets, Volume 125, Issue 5, E2019JE006264 (2020)
7. A.A. Fraeman, L.A. Edgar, E.B. Rampe, L.M. Thompson, J. Frydenvang, C.M. Fedo, J.G. Catalano, W.E. Dietrich, T.S.J. Gabriel, A.R. Vasavada, J.P. Grotzinger, J. L'Haridon, N. Mangold, V.Z. Sun, C.H. House, A.B. Bryk, C. Hardgrove, S. Czarnecki, K.M. Stack, R.V. Morris, R.E. Arvidson, S.G. Banham, K.A. Bennett, J.C. Bridges, C.S. Edwards, W.W. Fischer, V.K. Fox, S. Gupta, B.H.N. Horgan, S.R. Jacob, J.R. Johnson, S.S. Johnson, D.M. Rubin, M.R. Salvatore, S.P. Schwenzer, K.L. Siebach, N.T. Stein, S.M.R. Turner, D.F. Wellington, R.C. Wiens, A.J. Williams, G. David, G.M. Wong. Evidence for a Diagenetic Origin of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars: Summary and Synthesis of Curiosity's Exploration Campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 125, Issue 12, article id. e06527 (2020)
8. W. Rapin, B.L. Ehlmann, G. Dromart, J. Schieber, N.H. Thomas, W.W. Fischer, V.K. Fox, N.T. Stein, M. Nachon, B.C. Clark, L.C. Kah, L. Thompson, H.A. Meyer, T.S.J. Gabriel, C. Hardgrove, N. Mangold, F. Rivera-Hernandez, R.C. Wiens, A.R. Vasavada. An interval of high salinity in ancient Gale crater lake on Mars. Nature Geoscience, Volume 12, Issue 11, p.889-895 (2019)
9. C.G. Tate, J. Moersch, I. Mitrofanov, M. Litvak, P. Bellutta, W.V. Boynton, N. Cagle, B. Ehresmann, F. Fedosov, D. Golovin, C. Hardgrove, K. Harshman, D.M. Hassler, I. Jun, A.S. Kozyrev, D. Lisov, A. Malakhov, M. Mischna, S. Nikiforov, A.B. Sanin, R. Starr, A. Vostrukhin, C. Zeitlin. Mars Science Laboratory Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons passive mode data and results from sols 753 to 1292: Pahrump Hills to Naukluft Plateau. Icarus, Volume 330, p. 75-90, (2019).
10. T. S. J. Gabriel*, C. Hardgrove, S. Czarnecki L. Rampe W. Rapin C. N. Achilles D. Sullivan S. F. Nowicki L. Thompson M. Litvak I. Mitrofanov R. T. Downs, Water abundance of dunes in Gale crater, Mars from active neutron experiments & implications for amorphous phases. Geophysical Research Letters, DOI:10.1029/2018GL079045, (2018).
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AGU
Phoenix Comicon Science Panelist (June 2014)
San Diego Air and Space Museum Space Day, MSSS Organizer and Volunteer (2013)
San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering, Volunteer (2013)
New York Academy of Sciences, Writing Associate (2012-2013)
National Academy of Sciences: Science and Entertainment Exchange, Consultant (2012 -
present)
NASA Review Panels: 2011-2015
Reviewer: JGR - Planets, JGR - Atmospheres, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Icarus
AGU Session Chair: Planetary Sciences Section, 2011, 2013, 2015
Stony Brook University Postdoctoral Working Group, Committee Member
Science Correspondent on Guardian Radio (video game podcast)