THIS PROPOSAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EAST-WEST INSTITUTE DESCRIBES AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE THE PI'S ANALYTICAL EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE LUNAR EXPLORATION NEUTRON DETECTOR (LEND) INSTRUMENT ON BOARD THE LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER SPACECRAFT. THE LEND INSTRUMENT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE LUNAR HYDROGEN DISTRIBUTIONS NEAR THE POLES. ONGOING OPERATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING BY LEND DURING THE CORNERSTONE MISSION (CM) IS REQUIRED BY THAT PROPOSAL THE SENIOR REVIEW PROCESS. THREE PRIMARY TASKS ARE DESCRIBED ALL OF WHICH ARE IMPORTANT EFFORTS TO BE COMPLETED DURING THE CM. THESE EFFORTS SHOULD IMPROVE THE LEND CALIBRATION AND PRESENT THE POSSIBILITY OF NEW SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS. THE STATEMENT OF WORK AND FUNDING REQUEST ARE REASONABLE AND SHOULD BE FUNDED.