Jean E. Chiar
Current Address:
NASA- Ames Research Center 
Space Sciences Division 
Mail Stop 245-3 
Moffett Field, California 94035-1000 
USA 
Tel: 1-650-604-0324 
Fax: 1-650-604-6779 
E-mail: chiar@misty.arc.nasa.gov 
Education
1996 December Ph.D. Physics 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1995 August M.S. Physics 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1991 May B.S. Physics 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Honors and 
Awards
95-96
Department of Education Fellowship
94-95
Astronomical Society of NY 

Dudley Observatory Graduate Prize
93-94
Department of Education Fellowship
90-91
Dean's List
87-91
Emily Roebling Scholarship for Women in the Sciences

Publications
Refereed Journal Articles

13.  Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of the Protoplanetary Nebula CRL618 and the Origin of the Hydrocarbon Dust in the Interstellar Medium, J.E. Chiar, Y.J. Pendleton, T.R  Geballe, A.G.G.M. Tielens, Astrophysical Journal, in press

12.  ISO-SWS Observations of Infrared Absorption Bands of the Diffuse Interstellar Medium: the 6.2 $\mu$m Feature of Aromatic Compounds, W.A. Schutte. K.A. van der Hucht, D.C.B. Whittet, A.C.A. Boogert, A.G.G.M. Tielens, P.W. Morris, J.M. Greenberg, P.M. Williams, E.F. van Dishoeck, J.E. Chiar, Th. de Graauw, Astronomy & Astrophysics, submitted.

11.  A Near-Infrared Study of IRAS-selected T Tauri stars in Chamaeleon II, K.A. Larson, D.C.B. Whittet, T. Prusti, J.E. Chiar, Astronomy & Astrophysics, submitted.

10.  Detection of Abundant CO2 Ice in the Quiescent Dark Cloud Medium Toward Elias 16,  D.C.B. Whittet, P.A. Gerakines, A.G.G.M. Tielens, A.J. Adamson, A.C.A. Boogert, J.E. Chiar, et al. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 498, 159 (1998).

9.  Processing of Icy Mantles in Protostellar Envelopes, J.E. Chiar, P.A. Gerakines, D.C.B. Whittet, Y.J. Pendleton, A.G.G.M. Tielens, A.J. Adamson, A.C.A. Boogert, Astrophysical Journal, 498, 716 (1998).

8.  SWS Observations of Solid CO2 in Molecular Clouds, Th. de Graauw, D.C.B. Whittet, P.A. Gerakines, O.H. Bauer, D.A. Beintema, A.C.A. Boogert, D.R. Boxhoorn, J.E. Chiar, et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics, 315, 345 (1996).

7.  Three Micron Hydrocarbon and Methanol Absorption in Taurus, J.E. Chiar, A.J. Adamson, D.C.B. Whittet, Astrophysical Journal, 472, 665 (1996).

6.  High Resolution Studies of Solid CO in the Taurus Dark Cloud: Characterizing the Ices in Quiescent Clouds, J.E. Chiar, A.J. Adamson,T.H. Kerr, D.C.B. Whittet, Astrophysical Journal, 455, 234 (1995).

5.  Interstellar Dust Absorption Features in the Infrared Spectrum of HH100-IR: Searching for the Nitrogen Component of the Ices, D.C.B. Whittet, R.G. Smith, A.J. Adamson, D.K. Aitken, J.E. Chiar, T.H. Kerr, P.F. Roche, C.H. Smith, C.M. Wright, Astrophysical Journal, 458, 363 (1996).

4.  A Comparison of CO (J=1-0) and CO (J=2-1) Emission in the Milky Way Molecular Ring, J.E. Chiar, M.L. Kutner, F. Verter, J. Leous, Astrophysical Journal, 431, 658 (1994).

3.  Solid Carbon Monoxide in the Serpens Dark Cloud, J.E Chiar, A.J. Adamson, T.H. Kerr and D.C.B. Whittet, Astrophysical Journal, 426, 240 (1994).

2.  A Study of the Remarkable Dusty M Star HR 3126, J.E. Chiar, D.C.B. Whittet, D.K. Aitken, P.F. Roche, C.H. Smith, H.J. Walker, P.A. Whitelock, C. Wright, Astrophysical Journal, 409, 404 (1993).

1.  Infrared Photometry of the Young Stellar Objects V346 Nor and Re 13, T. Prusti, T.R. Bontekoe, J.E. Chiar, D.J.M. Kester,  D.C.B. Whittet, Astronomy &Astrophysics, 279, 163 (1993).