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Six NAU students make the list for NSF’s elite Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Posted by Heather Tate on March 25, 2021

Jessica-Archibald doing field research

 

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Six Northern Arizona University students received awards from the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), a National Science Foundation program that funds graduate work in STEM disciplines at institutions throughout the country.

Four current graduate students received the five-year award, as did two students who will graduate this semester and start Ph.D. programs in the fall. The GRFP… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

NAU planetary science intern leads study of Martian crust

Posted by Heather Tate on March 2, 2021

Group photo of Ahmed AlHantoobi, NAU postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Buz and NAU assistant professor Christopher Edwards
From left: NAU summer intern Ahmed AlHantoobi, NAU postdoctoral scholar Jennifer Buz and NAU assistant professor Christopher Edwards studied magnetic anomalies in the Martian crust.

The planet Mars has no global magnetic field, although scientists believe it did have one at some point in the past. Previous studies suggest that when Mars’ global… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU astronomer receives prestigious 2021 Cottrell Scholar Award

Posted by Heather Tate on March 1, 2021

Ty Robinson in his office.A Northern Arizona University astronomer who studies the atmospheres of solar system worlds, exoplanets and brown dwarfs has been recognized for his academic leadership and the quality and innovation of his research. The Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) recently named Tyler Robinson, assistant professor in NAU’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, a 2021… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU astronomer on team confirming orbit of most distant object ever observed in our solar system

Posted by Heather Tate on February 10, 2021

A team of astronomers, including associate professor Chad Trujillo of Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, have confirmed a planetoid that is almost four times farther from the Sun than Pluto, making it the most distant object ever observed in our solar system. The planetoid, which has been nicknamed “Farfarout,” was first detected in 2018, and the team has now collected enough observations to pin down its orbit. The Minor Planet Center has now given… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

Emirates Mars Mission to reach red planet on Feb. 9 with instrument co-designed by NAU planetary scientist

Posted by Heather Tate on February 4, 2021

Illustration of Emirates Mars Mission
The ASU-built Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) on the UAE Hope Orbiter will examine temperature profiles, ice, water vapor and dust in the atmosphere of Mars. Credit: MBRSC/ASU/NAU/CU-LASP

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, is scheduled to reach Mars’ orbit on February 9, 2021 at 8:41 a.m. MST (10:41 a.m. EST). The spacecraft will… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

NAU planetary scientist named key partner on NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission

Posted by Heather Tate on December 2, 2020

Christopher Edwards sitting in his officeAfter a year of preliminary design and several reviews, NASA recently confirmed its Lunar Trailblazer mission will proceed to the final design and build phase. Selected in June 2019 with planned flight system delivery in October 2022, the Lunar Trailblazer mission targets one of the most surprising discoveries of the decade: the presence of water on the Moon.

The mission is a collaboration led by Bethany Ehlmann,… Read more

Filed Under: College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science

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