2023 Spring Alumni News

The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship provides postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.

Congratulations to Dr. Ali Bramson (2018) on receipt of Purdue University's College of Science Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Teaching by an Assistant Professor!

Artemis IV will feature a crewed landing near the Moon's South Pole.

Kudos to Dr. Molly Simon (2019), recipient of the Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Science Teaching Award! 

Molly's current research focuses on utilizing citizen science to bring authentic data-rich experiences to undergraduate students both in person and online. She uses a mixed-methods approach to measure the

Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Thompson (2016), promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. Michelle is interested in understanding the alteration of planetary materials after their formation, specifically the evolution of airless body surfaces. She studies these phenomena using a combination of