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- Samantha Baker selected as 2024 Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) Affiliates
Samantha Baker
Congratulations to Samantha Baker for being selected as 2024 Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) Affiliates. Nominated by the Caltech faculty, KISS Affiliates are an ongoing cohort of Campus graduate students and postdocs who are seen as the next generation of space exploration leaders.
- Zachariah Milby selected as 2024 Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) Affiliates
Zachariah Milby
Congratulations to Zachariah Milby for being selected as 2024 Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) Affiliates. Nominated by the Caltech faculty, KISS Affiliates are an ongoing cohort of Campus graduate students and postdocs who are seen as the next generation of space exploration leaders.
- Valeria Kachmar selected as 2024 Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) Affiliates
Valeria Kachmar
Congratulations to Valeria Kachmar for being selected as 2024 Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) Affiliates. Nominated by the Caltech faculty, KISS Affiliates are an ongoing cohort of Campus graduate students and postdocs who are seen as the next generation of space exploration leaders.
- Katherine de Kleer named a Cottrell Scholar by the RCSA!
Katherine de Kleer
Katherine de Kleer, assistant professor of planetary science and astronomy and Hufstedler Family Scholar, has been named a 2024 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). The Cottrell Scholar Awards recognize early-career individuals for innovative research and teaching excellence.
- George Rossman Awarded Roebling Medal!
George Rossman
George Rossman (PhD '71), professor of mineralogy, has been awarded the 2021 Roebling Medal by the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA). The Roebling Medal is the MSA's highest award, recognizing "scientific eminence as represented primarily by scientific publication of outstanding original research in mineralogy."
- Cosmochemist François Tissot Named a Packard Fellow!
François Tissot
François Tissot, assistant professor of geochemistry and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, has been selected as one of the 2021 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. The fellowship is awarded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and provides early-career scientists and engineers with $875,000 over five years to pursue their research.