Congratulations to Dr. Schuyler Borges, who successfully defended their doctoral dissertation entitled, In Situ and Remote Biosignatures From Microbial Mats in Ephemeral Streams of Fryxell Basin, Antarctica. under the supervision of Lillian Ostrach (USGS) and Ty Robinson (former faculty, now at UofA).
Mark Salvatore, associate chair of NAU’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, said the program is meant to help students explore different areas… Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Andy Lopez-Oquendo, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation entitled, Characterization of Small Airless Bodies in the Near-Earth Space from Telescopes and Laboratory Perspectives. under the supervision of David Trilling.
Andy will be moving to Greenbelt, Maryland, to be NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at Goddard Space Flight Center.
This is a reminder that Mary Lara and Ed Anderson do a lot of stuff in the community that is often invisible. But this time David spotted them! Congratulations and thank you, Ed and Mary!
DeMiguel Elementary School proudly launched its first “Space Week”
from May 6-10, inviting K-5 students and staff to embark on an exciting space exploration journey.
To kick off Space… Read more
Not many people in the world can say that something they built is orbiting Mars—especially not college students. Soon, a cross-disciplinary team of about 35 NAU students—most studying planetary science, astronomy, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering—led by faculty members at NAU will be able to claim that accomplishment. The team’s VISIONS (VISible and Infrared ObservatioN System) camera is… Read more