SUCCESSOR AWARD TO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NNX11AO880 FOR SUPPORT FOR THE CHE MIN MINERALOGIACAL INSTURMENT DURING THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY (MSL*11) MISSIONCO-I TACTICAL ROLE CURRENTLY IS IN DATA ANALYSIS AND SUPPORT ON ANALOG STUDIES. CHEMIN SAMPLES THAT WERE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED DURING THIS REVIEW PERIOD INCLUDE THE GOBABEB DUNE SAND; THE OKORUSO SANDSTONE AND ITS SILICIFIED EQUIVALENT LUBANGO; THE OUDAM MUDSTONE; THE MARIMBA2 MUDSTONE; THE QUELA MUDSTONE; AND THE SEBINA MUDSTONE. RESEARCH ON THESE SAMPLES IS ONGOING AND PRELIMINARY PUBLICATIONS ARE IN PREPARATION. THE RATE OF SAMPLE COLLECTION FOR CHEMIN HAS ACCELERATED DURING THIS REVIEW PERIOD BY INSTITUTION OF MORE SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING AS THE ROVER ASCENDS MOUNT SHARP. PI HAS CONTINUED TO LEAD CHEMIN TEAM TELECONS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THESE TELECONS PROVIDE THE MEANS FOR THE TEAM TO COMMUNICATE SHORT-TERM ISSUES AND RESULTS. FOR EACH MEETING NOTES ARE COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PI TO KEEP A RECORD OF CHEMIN TEAM PLANNING AND ACTIVITIES. PI ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MSL TEAM MEETINGS AT THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (APRIL 5-7 2016) AS WELL AS A CHEMIN TEAM MEETING AT THE 2016 LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE.