Paul Withers

Funded Proposals

• "Characterizing the topside bulge in the ionosphere of Mars"
  NASA Mars Data Analysis Program
  2014 ($144K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  711K PDF

• "Integration of MAVEN neutral and plasma observations"
  NASA MAVEN Participating Scientist Program
  2013 ($284K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  1.4M PDF

• "Radio occultation studies at Mars"
  NASA Early Career Fellowship Program
  2013 ($99K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  176K PDF

• "EDL reconstruction for MSL"
  NASA, JPL contract
  2012 ($199K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  405K PDF

• "Meteoric plasma layers on Venus and Mars"
  NASA Planetary Atmospheres Program
  2012 ($232K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  536K PDF

• "The vertical structure of the Venus ionosphere and its implications for terrestrial planet ionospheres"
  NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program
  2012 ($90K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  Proposal not available

• "Modeling day-to-day variability in the ionosphere of Venus" NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program
  2012 ($90K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  Proposal not available

• "The ionosphere of Venus"
  NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Program
  2011 ($294K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  716K PDF

• "Exploring the ionosphere of Mars"
  NASA Mars Data Analysis Program
  2011 ($159K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  1.3M PDF

• "Aspects of atmospheric dynamics from coordinated space measurements"
  JPL/Caltech Keck Institute for Space Studies, Step 1 workshop proposal
  2011
  PI Tony Manucci, Co-I Paul Withers
  Selected
  Proposal not available - not the lead author

• "EDL Science"
  ESA ExoMars entry descent and landing demonstrator module (EDM) science opportunity
  2011
  PI Francesca Ferri, Co-I Paul Withers
  Selected
  Proposal not available - not the lead author

• "Cosmic dust in the terrestrial atmosphere (CODITA)"
  European Research Council funding program
  2011 (2.5M Euros)
  PI John Plane, Collaborator Paul Withers
  Funded
  Proposal not available - not the lead author

• "Magnetospheres of the outer planets (MOP) 2011 meeting"
  NASA Topical workshops, symposia, and conferences program
  2011 ($15K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  802K PDF

• "Thermospheric variability observed by past aerobraking missions and radio occultation experiments"
  NASA Mars Critical Data Products AO
  2010 ($193K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  247K PDF

• "Developing a novel modeling approach for Mars’ ionospheric electrodynamics"
  NASA Mars Fundamental Research Program
  2010 ($311K)
  PI Carol Paty, Collaborator Paul Withers
  Proposal not available - not the lead author

• "NASA Early Career Fellowship"
  Awarded in NASA Mars Data Analysis Program
  2009 (This is an invitation to apply for $100K in start-up funds with a subsequent proposal)
  PI Paul Withers
  Awarded
  

• "Analysis of Phoenix entry data to support future Mars landers"
  Unsolicited proposal to NASA
  2008 ($77K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  388K PDF

• "Venus Express Atmospheric Drag Experiment"
  Proposal to ESA
  2006
  PI Ingo Mueller-Wodarg, Co-I Paul Withers
  Accepted
  Proposal not available - not the lead author

• "Simulations of the effects of extreme solar flares on technological systems at Mars"
  NASA Living With a Star Targeted Research and Technology Program
  2007 ($357K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Tentatively funded, funded
  458K PDF

• "Analysis of SPICAM stellar occultation data"
  NASA Mars Data Analysis Program
  2007 ($312K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  978K PDF
  Associated application for Early Career Fellowship ($100K start-up funds) accepted, 508K PDF

• "Development of a Mars ionosphere model with time-dependent solar forcing for studies of solar flare effects"
  NASA Mars Fundamental Research Program
  2007 ($264K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Tentatively funded, funded
  405K PDF

• "Application of Spirit and Opportunity atmospheric density/temperature profiles and TES temperature/ pressure data to provide atmospheric density/ temperature profiles for MSL EDL"
  NASA Mars Critical Data Products AO
  2007 ($153K)
  PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  169K PDF

• "Mars ionospheric disturbances"
  NASA Mars Data Analysis Program
  2006 ($287K)
  PI Michael Mendillo, Co-I Paul Withers
  Funded
  Proposal not available - not the lead author

• "The Great Escape"
  Step-1 Proposal for NASA's Mars Scout Program
  2006 (~$2M)
  PI Alan Stern, Co-I Paul Withers
  Funded, one of two finalists
  Proposal not available - not the lead author

• "Analysis of Accelerometer data from aerobraking"
  NASA Mars Odyssey Participating Scientist Program
  2005 ($52K)
  PI Michael Mendillo, Science PI Paul Withers
  Funded
  329K PDF

• "The escape of oxygen from Mars"
  NASA HST Cycle 13 Archival Research Program
  2004 ($66K)
  PI Jody Wilson, Co-I Paul Withers
  Funded
  Proposal not available - not the lead author

• "Studies of variability patterns and their causes in Mars' upper atmosphere"
  NASA Mars Data Analysis Program
  2003 ($300K)
  PI Michael Mendillo, Co-I Paul Withers
  Funded
  708K PDF

• "Comparative aeronomy: Photo-chemistry and neutral-plasma coupling at Earth and Mars"
  NSF/CEDAR Postdoctoral Fellowship
  2003 ($120K)
  PI Michael Mendillo, Co-I Paul Withers
  Funded
  109K PDF
  Final Report