Justin T. Germann
Alternative energy, hydrated minerals, cold climate hydrology and geomorphology, planetary evolution
Education and/or Training
M.S. 2021, Space Studies (Planetary Science), University of North Dakota
(Thesis: VNIR Spectral Properties of Five G-Class Asteroids: Implications for Mineralogy and Geological Evolution)
B.S. 2017, Geology, University of North Dakota
(Thesis: Classification of a Meteorite found near Colgate, North Dakota)
Projects and/or Research Interests
- Hydrological modeling and investigations associated with the Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resource (ASTAR) Project.
- Hydrated minerals, cold climate hydrology and geomorphology, planetary evolution.
Professional Experience
May 2023 - July 2023, Hydrologist, Renewable Energy Program, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska
July 2022 - May 2023, Hydrologist, ASTAR Project, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska
Sept 2021 - July 2022, North Slope Natural Resource Specialist, State of Alaska DNR Division of Mining Land and Water - Fairbanks, Alaska
June 2021 - Sept 2021, Ecological Field Technician, National Ecological Observatory Network - Fairbanks, Alaska
June 2019 - Aug 2019, Earth Science Intern, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, Maryland
2018 - 2021, Research Assistant (Near-Infrared Remote sensing, Geochemical Analysis) University of North Dakota - Grand Forks, North Dakota
Selected Publications
- Germann, J.T., and Daanen, R.P., 2022, Profile and discharge data for five waterways in the Utqiagvik-Atqasuk-Wainwright region, Alaska, collected August 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2022-15, 5 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30915
- Germann, J.T., Fieber-Beyer, S.K., and Gaffey, M.J., 2022, Evidence for hydrated minerals in the VNIR spectra of G-class asteroids: A first look: Icarus, vol. 377, article 114916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2022.114916
- Yang, Y., Anderson, A., Kiv, D., Germann, J., Fuchs, M., Palm, S., and Wang, T., 2020, Study of Antarctic blowing snow storms using MODIS and CALIOP observations with a machine learning model: Earth and Space Science, vol. 8, no.1, e2020EA001310. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001310
Selected Presentations
- Germann, J.T., and Daanen, R.P., 2023, Hydrological studies on Alaska's western North Slope - in support of ASTAR (presentation): Annual Conference Alaska Section of the American Water Resource Association, Anchorage, Alaska, March 6-8, 2023: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/31040
- Germann, J.T., Fieber-Beyer, S.K., Gaffey, M.J., and Strom, C.A., 2021, NIR Reflectance spectroscopy of Massalia family asteroids 8452 Clay, 2316 Jo-Ann, 7760, 52442, 27120 Isabelhawkins: 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Virtual, 15-19 March 2021, 1320, LPI Contrib. No. 2548.
