Virginia Claire Gulick

Interests

Research

Fluvial and hydrothermal studies on Mars and Earth, Paleo-environmental and paleoclimatic change studies on Earth and Mars, Raman spectroscopy, Developing automated spectral and image classifiers and reasoning layers for planetary exploration and for use in terrestrial applications, Geomorphologic, hydrologic, hydrogeologic, and terrestrial analog studies, Automated science analysis tool development for online use, Collaborative interdisciplinary studies

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Hargitai, H. I., & Gulick, V. C. (2018). Chapter 4 - Late Amazonian–Aged Channel and Island Systems Located East of Olympus Mons, Mars. In Dynamic Mars(pp 121-154). Elsevier.

Journals/Publications

• Hargitai, H. I., & Gulick, V. C. (2022). The channels East of Olympus Mons, Mars. Journal of Maps, 18(2), 413-417.
• Hinman, N. W., Hofmann, M. H., Warren-Rhodes, K., Phillips, M. S., Noffke, N., Cabrol, N. A., Chong, D. G., Demergasso, C., Tebes-Cayo, C., Cabestrero, O., Bishop, J. L., Gulick, V. C., Summers, D., Sobron, P., McInenly, M., Moersch, J., Rodriguez, C., Sarazzin, P., Rhodes, K. L., , Riffo, C., et al. (2022). Surface Morphologies in a Mars-Analog Ca-Sulfate Salar, High Andes, Northern Chile. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 8, 797591.
• Gulick, V. C., McEwen, A. S., Bishop, J. L., Yeşilbaş, M., Hinman, N. W., Burton, Z. F., Englert, P. A., Toner, J. D., Gibson, E. K., & Koeberl, C. (2021). Martian subsurface cryosalt expansion and collapse as trigger for landslides. Science Advances, 7(6). doi:10.1126/sciadv.abe4459
• Hinman, N. W., Bishop, J. L., Gulick, V. C., Dettmann, J., Morkner, P., Berlanga, G., Henneberger, R. M., Bergquist, P., Richardson, C. D., Walter, M. R., MacKenzie, L. A., Anitori, R. P., & Scott, J. R. (2021). Targeting mixtures of jarosite and clay minerals for Mars exploration. American Mineralogist, 106(8), 1237-1254.
• Johnsen, T. K., Marley, M. S., & Gulick, V. C. (2020). A Multilayer Perceptron for Obtaining Quick Parameter Estimations of Cool Exoplanets from Geometric Albedo Spectra. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 132(1010), 044502.
• Gulick, V. C., Glines, N., Hart, S., & Freeman, P. (2019). Geomorphological analysis of gullies on the central peak of Lyot Crater, Mars. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 467(1), 233-265.
• Hargitai, H. I., Gulick, V. C., & Glines, N. H. (2019). Evolution of the Navua Valles region: Implications for Mars' paleoclimatic history. Icarus, 330, 91-102.
• Hargitai, H. I., Gulick, V. C., & Glines, N. H. (2018). Paleolakes of Northeast Hellas: Precipitation, Groundwater-Fed, and Fluvial Lakes in the Navua-Hadriacus-Ausonia Region, Mars.. Astrobiology, 18(11), 1435-1459. doi:10.1089/ast.2018.1816
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  The slopes of northeastern Hellas Basin, Mars exhibit a wide variety of fluvial landforms. In addition to the Dao-Niger-Harmakhis-Reull Valles outflow channels, many smaller channels and valleys cut into this terrain, several of which include discontinuous sections. We have mapped these channels and channel-associated depressions to investigate potential paleolakes from the Navua Valles in the West, through the Hadriacus Mons volcano in the center, to the Ausonia Montes in the East. We have identified three groups of candidate paleolakes at the source regions of major drainages and a fourth paleolake type scattered along the lower reaches of these drainages. Each paleolake group has a distinct character, determined by different formative processes, including precipitation and groundwater for lakes at the channel sources, and fluvially transported water at the lower channel reaches. Only one of these 34 basins had been cataloged previously in paleolake basin databases. Several of these sites are at proximity to the Hadriacus volcanic center, where active dikes during the Hesperian could have produced hydrothermal systems and habitable environments. Deposits within these paleolake depressions and at the termini of channels connected to these candidate paleolakes contain the geological and potentially biological record of these environments.
• Hargitai, H. I., Gulick, V. C., & Glines, N. H. (2018). The geology of the Navua Valles region of Mars. Journal of Maps, 14(2), 504-508.
• Byrne, S., Gulick, V. C., McEwen, A. S., Hansen, C. J., Delamere, W. A., Eliason, E. M., Herkenhoff, K. E., Keszthelyi, L., Kirk, R. L., Mellon, M. T., Grant, J. A., Thomas, N., Weitz, C. M., Squyres, S. W., Bridges, N. T., Murchie, S. L., Seelos, F., Seelos, K., Okubo, C. H., , Milazzo, M. P., et al. (2007). A Closer Look at Water-Related Geologic Activity on Mars. Science, 317(5845), 1706-1709. doi:10.1126/science.1143987

Proceedings Publications

• Harrell, M., Gulick, V., & Huang, R. (2022, mar). Analysis of Gullies on the Northern Rim of Nqutu Crater, Mars. In 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2678.
• Huang, R., & Gulick, V. (2022, mar). Comparison of Elevation on Martian Gully Morphology at Crater Gully Sites. In 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2678.
• Cabrol, N., Bishop, J., Cady, S. L., Demergasso, C., Hinman, N., Hoffman, M., Kanik, I., Moersch, J., Noffke, N., Parro, V., Phillips, C., Phillips, M., S{'anchez, G. L., Sobron, P., Summers, D., Warren-Rhodes, K., Wettergreen, D., F{'ernandez-Mart'inez}, M. A., & Gulick, V. (2021, may). "Addressing Strategic Knowledge Gaps in the Search for Biosignatures on Mars". In Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53.
• Cabrol, N., Fenton, L. K., Warren-Rhodes, K., Hines, J., Hinman, N., Moersch, J., Sobron, P., Wettergreen, D. S., Zacny, K., Race, M., Martinez-Frias, J., Paganelli, F., Blank, J., Landis, G., Fairen, A., Andersen, D., Bishop, J., Cartwright, R., Dobrovolskis, A., , Elowitz, M., et al. (2021, may). "BIOMARS: A Foundational High-Resolution Environmental Sensor Array". In Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53.
• Daubar, I., Beyer, R. A., Hamilton, V., McEwen, A., Bardabelias, N., Brooks, S. M., Byrne, P. K., Byrne, S., Calef, I., Castillo-Rogez, J., Diniega, S., Gulick, V. C., Hamilton, C. W., Jha, D., Keresztur, A., Nunn, C., Schenk, P., & Sutton, S. S. (2021, may). "Extended Missions in Planetary Science: Impacts to Science and the Workforce". In Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53.
• Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2021, mar). "Studies of Martian Gully Systems and Their Potential Paleoenvironmental Settings". In 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Hargitai, H., & Gulick, V. (2021, jun). "The Map of the Channels East of Olympus Mons". In 2021 Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers, 2610.
• Huang, R., Huang, R., Gulick, V., Gulick, V., Glines, N., & Glines, N. (2021, mar). "Slope Analysis of Martian Gullies in Three High-Northern Latitude Craters". In 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Johnsen, T., & Gulick, V. (2021, mar). "Multimodal Machine Learning with Dual-Band Raman Spectroscopy for Mineral Classification". In 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Rogers, E., Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2021, mar). "Understanding Equatorial Gully Erosion on Mars: A Case Study on Krupac Crater". In 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Glines, N., & Gulick, V. (2020, dec). "Gullies on the Central Peak/Pit of Bamberg Crater". In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2020.
• Glines, N., & Gulick, V. (2020, mar). "Investigating Potential Thaw or Freeze-Thaw Paleolakes and Channels on the Floor of Lyot Crater, Mars". In 51st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Huang, R., Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2020, dec). "Morphologic and Slope Studies of Crater Gullies in the High-Northern Latitudes of Mars.". In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2020.
• Huang, R., Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2020, mar). "Shape Analysis of Martian Gullies in Two High-Northern Latitude Craters". In 51st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Tiscareno, M., Bonaccorsi, R., Bishop, J., Bywaters, K., Cody, A., Caldwell, D., Dalle Ore, C., Farah, W., Gulick, V., Harman, P., Lee, P., Kulpa, J., Marchis, F., Pollak, A., Rudolph, A., Siemion, A., Summers, D., Tarter, J., & Schoultz, S. (2020, dec). "A virtual REU program in Astrobiology and Planetary Science at the SETI Institute". In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2020.
• Bishop, J., Koeberl, C., Englert, P., Toner, J., Gulick, V., Burton, Z., Gibson, E., & McEwen, A. (2019, dec). "Martian Near-Surface S and Cl Brines in Fractured and Porous Regolith Could Trigger Microscale Soil Collapse and Cause Recurring Slope Lineae". In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2019.
• Bishop, J., Toner, J., Englert, P., Gulick, V., McEwen, A., Burton, Z., Thomas, M., Gibson, E., & Koeberl, C. (2019, mar). "Salty Solution to Slipping Soils on Martian Slopes". In 50th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Glines, N., & Gulick, V. (2019, dec). "Potential Freeze-Thaw Paleolakes and Channels on the Floor of Lyot Crater, Mars". In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2019.
• Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2019, dec). "Morphologic, Slope, and Volume Studies of Martian Gully Systems:Implications for Paleoenvironmental Settings". In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2019.
• Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2019, jul). "Gully Formation on the Central Peak of Lyot Crater, Mars: Implications for a Late Paleo Microclimate". In Ninth International Conference on Mars, 2089.
• Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2019, sep). "Morphologic, Slope, and Volume Studies of Several Martian Gully Systems". In EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, 2019.
• Gulick, V., Summers, D. P., & Quinn, R. C. (2019). Mid-IR and Raman Spectroscopy of Perchlorates. In 2019 Astrobiology Science Conference.
• Huang, R., Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2019, dec). "Analysis of Gully Systems in Two High-Northern Latitude Craters on Mars". In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2019.
• Johnsen, T., & Gulick, V. (2019, dec). "Artificial Intelligence to Classify Minerals and Rocks with Raman Spectra and Image Analysis". In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2019.
• Langenkamp, T., Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2019, mar). "Geomorphic Analysis of Martian Gullies in Western Asimov Crater". In 50th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Naor, R., Gulick, V. C., & Glines, N. H. (2019, sep). "Subsurface Volume Loss and Collapse due to Surface Infiltration of Osuga Valles' Catastrophic Floods, Mars". In EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, 2019.
• Glines, N., & Gulick, V. (2018, mar). "Thermokarst Paleolake Assemblages and Channels in Lyot Crater, Mars". In 49th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Hamid, S., & Gulick, V. (2018, mar). "Geomorphological Analysis of Gullies Along Western Slopes of Palikir Crater". In 49th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Luu, K., Gulick, V., & Glines, N. (2018, mar). "Gully Formation on the Northwestern Slope of Palikir Crater, Mars". In 49th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
• Summers, D., Quinn, R., & Gulick, V. (2018, jul). "Mid-IR Spectroscopy of Perchlorates". In 42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 42.