FUNDING HISTORY: Eileen V. Ryan

• Principal Investigator, NASA HQ Planetary Astronomy: ''CCD Photometry of the Vesta Family of Asteroids and an Analysis of their Impact Origin''. Project to analyze the collisonal creation of the Vesta family through observations and numerical analysis. $219,000 1/99 - 8/02, 4.0 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Principal Investigator, Vatican Observatory Research Group, ``A Student Program for CCD Photometry of Asteroids and Other Near Earth Objects''. Telescope time on the VATT 1.8 meter to obtain asteroid lightcurves. $13,000 .
• Principal Investigator, NASA - Johnson Space Center ''Hydrocode Simulations of Porous Asteroid Impacts''. Project to numerically analyze how collisonal outcome is affected by porosity. $24,997 6/00 - 5/01, $50,000 6/01 - 5/02, 1.5 FTE Person mos.
• Project Manager, NASA - Johnson Space Center ''Astrobiology: Microbe Survivability via Impacts''. Project to study (numerically and in the laboratory) the feasability of the impact delivery of microorganisms. $480,000 6/00 - 5/02, 1.5 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Principal Investigator, Congressional Appropriation (Department of Defense/Navy), ``Magdalena Ridge Observatory Project". $40 million, multi-university consortium to build three 2.5 meter telescopes in Central New Mexico. FY'00 funds: $45,000; FY'01 funds: $250,000.
• Co-Principal Investigator, NASA HQ: "South-West Internet Program for the Enhancement of Minority Education". Multi-university project to establish a virtual educational and research environment utilizing modern computer and internet technologies to deliver educational programs to a largely rural population of Native American and Hispanic students. Year 1: $45,755 (5/01 - 12/01).
• Co-Investigator (E/PO), NASA HQ Planetary Geology & Geophysics: An E/PO in conjunction with the proposal ''Accretion and Evolution of Solar System Bodies''. This is an education outreach component to the parent proposal. $9,900 1/99 - 12/99, 1.4 FTE Person mos.
• Principal Investigator, NASA - NM Space Grant ''An Experimental Investigation of the Catastrophic Disruption Process''. Project to acquire experimental data on the impact disruption of non-spherical asteroid analogs. $29,845 2/00 - 1/01, 2.1 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Principal Investigator, Research Corporation, ``A Student Program for CCD Photometry of Asteroids and Other Near Earth Objects''. Project to obtain lightcurves of Near Earth Asteroids for student training and enrichment. Equipment and software supplement. $1,930 .
• Co-Principal Investigator, University of Arizona Spacegrant Consortium, NASA Space Grant Program. Mentorship program for student research. Award granted to Eastern Arizona College for research regarding observational astronomy and environmental remote sensing. $5,000 .
• Co-Investigator, NASA HQ: Origins Program, ``The Origin and Collisional Evolution of Kuiper Belt Objects''. Project to analyze the collisonal evolution of KBO's through theory and experiment. $150,000 1/97 - 12/99, 6.0 FTE Person mos.
• Principal Investigator, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: Solar System Astronomy. ``Numerical Simulations of Collisions in the Solar System ''. Project using a 2D and 3D numerical hydrocode to simulate asteroid collisions. $54,000 9/96 -- 9/98, 9.0 FTE Person Mos.
• Co-Investigator, NASA HQ: Lunar and Asteroid Data Analysis Program, ``An Investigation into the Ida/Dactyl Dilemma and the Age of the Koronis Family''. $ 70,432 1/1/96 -- 6/30/97, 1.5 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Investigator, JPL: RFP N14-3-0239-177. ``Cassini: Ways of Seeing CD-ROM Curriculum Development''. Project to develop education outreach material based on images returned from the Cassini Mission. $45,300 1/96 -- 12/96, 0.5 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Investigator, JPL: RFP N14-3-0239-178. TOPEX/Poseidon: Visit to an Ocean Planet CD-ROM Curriculum Development''. Project to develop education outreach materials. $45,300 1/96 -- 12/96, 0.5 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Investigator, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: Solar System Astronomy Program, ``Size Distribution of P/Shoemaker Levy Fragments: Theoretical and Observational Research'' Theoretical modeling combined with groundbased observations of the fragments impacting Jupiter. $50,000 3/15/94 -- 3/14/95, 0.7 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Investigator, NASA HQ: Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program. ``Asteroid Families, Asteroid Satellites, and Tests of Bell's Paradigm'' Experimental studies of catastrophic disruption in the solar system for a study of asteroid collisional evolution, family formation, and asteroid satellite formation and evolution. $45,000 1/1/95 -- 12/31/95, 1.7 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Investigator, NASA HQ: Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program. ``Understanding the Catastrophic Disruption Process Through Simulations and Experiments''. $65,000 1/1/93 -- 12/31/93, 5.2 FTE Person mos.
• Principal Investigator, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: Solar System Astronomy, Women in Science Grant. ``Hydrocode Simulation of Catastrophic Disruption'' Planning grant for updating and improving the 2D numerical hydrocode used in simulations of asteroid collisions. $18,000 7/93 -- 6/95, 2.0 FTE Person Mos.
• Co-Investigator, NASA HQ: Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program. ``Understanding the Catastrophic Disruption Process Through Simulations and Experiments'' $67,223 1/1/94 -- 12/31/94, 5.2 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Investigator, NASA HQ: Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program. ``Early and Intense Planetary Cratering and its Effects'' Addition to existing program to continue asteroid collision research. $12,000 supplement, 1/1/92 -- 12/31/92, 4.0 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Investigator, NASA HQ: Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program. ``Collisional Disruption in the Solar System: Asteroid Evolution, Cratering, and Experimental Studies''. $50,000 11/1/90 -- 10/31/91, 4.9 FTE Person mos.
• Co-Investigator, NASA HQ: Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program. ``Collisional Disruption in the Solar System: Asteroid Evolution, Cratering, and Experimental Studies''. Laboratory experiments, numerical hydrocode simulations, and analysis of asteroid family data to understand the sizes, velocities, and spin rates of fragments produced in catastrophic impacts. $64,560 11/1/89 -- 10/31/90, 4.9 FTE Person mos.