Hartmann Elected as Member of IAA
Kudos and congratulations to LPL alumnus William K. Hartmann (1966), who has been elected a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).
Student Honors and Awards
Three Ph.D. students with LPL affiliations were among the 11 winners of Uwingu travel grants. Congratulations to Ingrid Daubar (advisor: Alfred McEwen), Catherine Elder (advisor: Adam Showman), and Johanna Teske (Dept. of Astronomy, advised by Caitlin Griffith).
Alumni Updates
Michael Bland (2008) moved to a position as Research Space Scientist with USGS Astrogeology.
Recent Faculty Honors
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Regents' Professor Victor Baker: 2014 Harold McMaster Visiting Scientist at Bowling Green State University and received a Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing for the journal Planetary and Space Scie |
2013 Nininger Meteorite Award to Ingrid Daubar
Ingrid Daubar has won the prestigious Nininger Meteorite Award for 2013, which recognizes outstanding student achievement in the "Science of Meteoritics" as embodied in an original research paper, for her paper on "The Current Martian Cratering Rate." More about Ingrid's winning research and the Nininger award itself, which is presented by the ASU Center for Meteorite Studi
Matt Pasek receives ISSOL award
This July, PTYS alumnus Dr. Matthew Pasek (2006) won the 2014 Stanley L Miller Early Career Research Award from ISSOL (The International Astrobiology Society) which "recognizes outstanding contributions of young scientists who are engaged in experimental and/or theoretical studies in Astrobiology." Matt is currently Assistant Professor of Geochemistry at the University of South Florida.
Berkner Internship for Thompson
Fourth-year graduate student Michelle Thompson was awarded a Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internship with the National Academies Space Studies Board.
2014 Curson Travel Award
In the spring newsletter, we reported Michelle Thompson as the recipient of the 2014 Shandel (now Curson) Travel Scholarship. Michelle is beginning her fourth year as a graduate student working with Assistant Professor Tom Zega.
2014 NESSF Awards
Kudos to LPL graduate students with new or continuing NESSF (NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship) Awards!
Spring 2014 GTA Award to Sky Beard
Sky Beard is the recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for Spring 2014. Sky earned the award for his work as a GTA for Dr. Tamara Rogers' PTYS/ASTR 170B2 course. He is a third-year graduate student working with Professor Timothy Swindle.