EDUCATION
Ph.D., Cornell University, Astronomy, January 2012

Thesis title: Annals of a Former World: The Remnants of Water at Gusev Crater and
Eberswalde Crater, Mars
Thesis advisor: Prof. James F. Bell III

M.S., Cornell University, Astronomy with minors in Geology and Communication, 2009
B.A., Wellesley College, Astrophysics (cum laude), 2005

Advisor: Prof. Richard French

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
1. Studying the surface composition and geology of terrestrial planets with robotic spacecraft
2. Interpretation of multi- and hyperspectral spacecraft imaging data using laboratory comparisons
3. Scientific support for planning and operating robotic space missions
4. Public communication of science through writing and public speaking

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 2012-
Postdoctoral Scholar in Geology and Planetary Science. Supervisor: Prof. John Grotzinger
• Investigating key mineral stratigraphies on Mars using orbital hyperspectral and imaging data
• Developing image fusion techniques for extracting sub-pixel resolution hyperspectral data
• Participating in Mars Exploration Rover mission operations as a MI/ECAM Payload Uplink Lead
• Participating in the Mars Science Laboratory mission as a MSL Team Collaborator
Cornell University, Department of Astronomy, Ithaca, NY 2006-2011
Ph.D. Candidate. Thesis advisor: Prof. Jim F. Bell III
• Participated in Mars Exploration Rover mission operations as a Pancam Payload Downlink Lead
• Performed quantitative analyses of multispectral VNIR data from the Pancam instrument
• Performed laboratory reflectance spectroscopy experiments for comparisons to Pancam data
• Assessed Eberswalde Crater as a candidate landing site for Mars Science Laboratory
• Studied hydrovolcanic and fluvial-deltaic systems on Mars using orbital imagery and topography
• Mapped aqueous minerals on Mars using hyperspectral orbital VNIR data
Haughton Mars Project, Devon Island, CANADA Spring-Summer 2006
Mars Institute Intern. Supervisor: Dr. Pascal Lee
• Performed field work to study periglacial landforms as analogs to candidate landing sites for the
Phoenix Mars Lander mission
NAI High Lakes 2005 Expedition, BOLIVIA Fall 2005
Team member. Supervisor: Dr. Nathalie Cabrol
• Assisted studies of UV damage to microorganisms at high altitude
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA Summer 2005
NASA Space Grant Intern. Supervisors: Dr. Jack Lissauer and Dr. Olenka Hubickyj
• Developed 3D visualizations in IDL of giant planet formation
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA Winter 2005
Research Assistant. Supervisor: Dr. Paul Martini
• Studied gas kinematics in active galaxies using Hubble STIS spectra
NAIC Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, PR Summer 2004
NSF REU Intern. Supervisor: Dr. John Harmon
• Mapped ice features and fresh craters on Mercury using planetary radar
Wellesley College Astronomy Department, Wellesley, MA Spring 2004
NASA Space Grant Intern. Supervisor: Prof. Kim McLeod
• Studied host galaxies of high redshift quasars
Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory, La Serena, CHILE Winter 2004
NSF REU Intern. Supervisor: Dr. Hugo Schwarz
• Modeled the 3D photoionization of the planetary nebula Hb5
University of Alaska Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK Summer 2003
NSF REU Intern in the Space Physics and Aeronomy group. Supervisor: Prof. Scott Bailey
• Modeled photoelectron production in the Earth’s upper atmosphere
Wellesley College Whitin Observatory, Wellesley, MA 2002-2004
Telescope operator for the 24-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector. Supervisor: Prof. Kim McLeod

HONORS AND AWARDS
Shoemaker Fellowship (Declined) 2011
USGS Astrogeology Research Program
James Slevin Assignment Sequence Prize 2011
Cornell University Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines
Cranson W. and Edna B. Shelley Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2011
Cornell University Department of Astronomy
John Charles Duncan Prize 2004
Wellesley College Department of Astronomy
Three Generations Prize for Science Writing, Honorable Mention 2004
Wellesley College

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
$52.000     NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellowship  2012-2013 NASA Astrobiology Institute
$24,000     Buttrick-Crippen Fellowship to teach a First-Year Writing Seminar  2010-2011
Cornell University Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines
$2,000     Research Travel Grant  2011 Cornell University Graduate School
$2,000     Mars Student Travel Award  2011 NASA Mars Program Office
$90,000     Graduate Research Fellowship  2008-2010 National Science Foundation
$600     Mars Student Travel Award  2010 NASA Mars Program Office
$10,000     Amelia Earhart Fellowship Award for research in space science  2008-2009 Zonta International
$3,000     Prof. Elizabeth F. Fisher Fellowship for research in geology  2008-2009
Wellesley College
$500     Understanding Volcanoes Student Travel Grant  2008  IAVCE General Assembly
$750     Career Development Award 2008  Lunar and Planetary Institute
$580     Mars Student Travel Award  2007 NASA Mars Program Office
$25,000      Susan R. Knafel '52 Traveling Fellowship to study Mars analogs 2005-2006
Wellesley College
$3,000     Research Grant to support an internship at NASA Ames 2005
Massachusetts Space Grant, MIT

INVITED TALKS
M.S. Rice, The Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Overview of Imaging Science Results. Astrophysics
Department Seminar, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, April 2011.
M.S. Rice, Spectra of Silica Rock Coatings and Implications for Rover-Based Observations of Mars.
Topics in Mineralogy of the Solar System Seminar, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, March 2011.
M.S. Rice, The Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Overview of Imaging Science Results. Astrophysics
Colloquium, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester York, NY, November 2010.

FIRST-AUTHORED REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
[6] M.S. Rice, E.A. Cloutis, J.F. Bell III, S.A. Mertzman, D.L. Bish, M. Craig, B. Mountain, R.W. Renaut, B. Gautason, Reflectance Spectra Diversity of Silica-Rich Materials: Sensitivity to Environment and Implications for Detections on Mars, Icarus, submitted.
[5] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, S. Gupta, N.H. Warner, K. Goddard, R.B. Anderson, A Detailed Geologic Characterization of Eberswalde Crater, Mars, Mars, submitted.
[4] M.S. Rice, S. Gupta, J.F. Bell III, N.H. Warner, Influence of Fault-Controlled Topography on Fluvio-Deltaic Sedimentary Systems in Eberswalde Crater, Mars, Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1029/2011GL048149, 2011.
[3] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, E.A. Cloutis, J.J. Wray, K.E. Herkenhoff, R. Sullivan, J.R. Johnson, R.B. Anderson, Temporal Observations of Bright Soil Exposures at Gusev Crater, Mars, Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, doi:10.1029/2010JE003683, 2011.
[2] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, E.A. Cloutis, A. Wang, S. Ruff, M. Craig, D. Bailey, J.R. Johnson, P.A. de Souza Jr., W.H. Farrand, Silica-Rich Deposits and Hydrated Minerals at Gusev Crater, Mars: Vis- NIR Spectral Characterization and Regional Mapping, Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.03.035, 2010.
[1] M.S. Rice, P. Martini, J. Greene, R. Pogge, J. Shields, J. Mulchaey, M. Regan, The Spatial Scaling of Gas Kinematics in Active Galaxies, Astrophysical Journal, 636, 2, 2006.

COAUTHORED REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
[9] S.W. Squyres, R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell III, F. Calef III, B.C. Clark, B.A. Cohen, L.A. Crumpler, P.A. de Souza Jr., W.H. Farrand, R. Gellert, J. Grant, K. E. Herkenhoff, J. A. Hurowitz, J. R. Johnson, B. L. Jolliff, A.H. Knoll, R. Li, S. M. McLennan, D.W. Ming, D.W. Mittlefehldt, T.J. Parker, G. Paulsen, M.S. Rice, S.W. Ruff, C. Schröder, A.S. Yen, K. Zacny, Ancient Impact and Aqueous Processes at Endeavour Crater, Mars, Science, doi:10.1126/science.1220476, 2012.
[8] J.F. Bell III, M.C. Malin, M.A. Caplinger, J. Fahle, M.J. Wolff, B.A. Cantor, P.B. James, F. Ghaemi, L. Posiolova, M.A. Ravine, K.D. Supulver, W.M. Calvin, R.T. Clancy, K.S. Edgett, L.J. Edwards, R.M. Haberle, A. Hale, S.W. Lee, M.S. Rice, P.C. Thomas, R.M.E. Williams, Calibration and Performance of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Context Camera (CTX), Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, submitted.
[7] S. Ruff, J. Farmer, W. Calvin, K.E. Herkenhoff, J.R. Johnson, R.V. Morris, M.S. Rice, R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell III, P.R. Christensen, S.W. Squyres, Characteristics, distribution, and significance of opaline silica observed by the Spirit rover in Gusev Crater, Mars, Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, doi:10.1029/2010JE003767, 2011.
[6]J.K. Harmon, M.A. Slade, M.S. Rice, Radar imagery of Mercury’s putative polar ice: 1999-2005 Arecibo results, Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.08.007, 2011.
[5] R.E. Arvidson, J.W. Ashley, J.F. Bell III, M. Chojnacki, J. Cohen, T.E. Economou, W.H. Farrand, R. Fergason, I. Fleischer, P. Geissler, R. Gellert, M.P. Golombek, J. Grotzinger, E.A. Guinness, R.M. Haberle, K. E. Herkenhoff, J.A. Herman, K.D. Iagnemma, B.L. Jolliff, J.R. Johnson, G. Klingelhofer, A. H. Knoll, A. T. Knudson, R. Li, S. M. McLennan, D.W. Mittlefehldt, R.V. Morris, T.J. Parker, M.S. Rice, C. Schroder, L.A. Soderblom, S.W. Squyres, R.J. Sullivan, and M.J. Wolff, Opportunity Mars Rover Mission: Overview and Selected Results from Purgatory Ripple to Traverses to Endeavour Crater. Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, doi: 10.1029/2010JE003746, 2011.
[4]R.E. Arvidson, J.F. Bell III, P. Bellutta, N.A. Cabrol, J. G. Catalano, J. Cohen, L. Crumpler, D.J. Des Marais, T. Estlin, W. Farrand, R. Gellert, J.A. Grant, R. Greenberger, E.A. Guinness, K.E. Herkenhoff, J.A. Herman, K. Iagnemma, J.R. Johnson, G. Klingelhöfer, R. Li, K.A. Lichtenberg, S. Maxwell, D.W. Ming, R.V. Morris, M.S. Rice, S. Ruff, A. Shaw, K. Siebach, P. de Souza, A. Stroupe, S.W. Squyres, R.J. Sullivan, K. Talley, J. Townsend, A. Wang, J. Wright, A. Yen, Spirit Mars Rover Mission: Overview and Selected Results from the Northern Home Plate Winter Haven to the Side of Scamander Crater, Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, 115, E12, doi:10.1029/2010JE003633, 2010.
[3] J.F. Bell III, M.S. Rice, J. Johnson, T. Hare, Surface Albedo Observations at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, Mars, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, 1069, 2008.
[2] J.R. Johnson, J.F. Bell III, E. A. Cloutis, M. Staid, W. Farrand, M.S. Rice, A. Wang, A. Yen, Mineralogic Constraints on Sulfur-Rich Soils from Pancam Spectra at Gusev Crater, Mars, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2007.
[1] J.K. Harmon, M.A. Slade, B. Butler, J. Head, M.S. Rice, D. Campbell, Mercury: Radar Images of the Equatorial and Midlatitude Zones, Icarus, 187, 2, 2007.

FIRST-AUTHORED ABSTRACTS
[18] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, Mapping Hydrated Materials with MER Pancam and MSL Mastcam: Results from Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, and Plans for Gale Crater, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 December 2011.
[17] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, Assessing the Ancient Habitability of Eberswalde Crater, International Conference on Exploring Mars Habitability, Lisbon, Portugal, 13-15 June 2011.
[16] M.S. Rice, S. Gupta, J.F. Bell III, N.H, Warner, K. Goddard, N. McKeown, A Detailed Look at Science Targets within the Eberswalde Landing Ellipse, 5th Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site Workshop, Monrovia, CA, May 2011.
[15] M.S. Rice, A. Batista, J.F. Bell III, W.A. Watters, Searching for “Home Plates” Near Gusev Crater, Mars: Spirit’s Regional Context in an Area of Explosive Volcanism, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 December 2010.
[14] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, Testable Hypotheses and Candidate Science Targets within the Eberswalde Landing Ellipse, 4th Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site Workshop, Monrovia, CA, 27-29 September 2010.
[13] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, Sedimentary Features within the Proposed Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Landing Ellipse in Eberswalde Crater, Mars, First International Mars Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Conference, El Paso, TX, 19-21 April 2010.
[12] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, Geologic Mapping of the Proposed Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Landing Ellipse in Eberswalde Crater, Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, The Woodlands, TX, 1-5 March 2010.
[11] M.S. Rice, E.A. Cloutis, J. Crowley, Spectral Reflectance Changes Accompanying Long Duration Exposure of Silica Sinter and Fe-Sulfate Minerals to Mars Surface Conditions, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, The Woodlands, TX, 1-5 March 2010.
[10] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, Spectral and Textural Changes Observed in Sulfate Soil Deposits at Gusev Crater, Mars, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2009.
[9] M.S. Rice, E.A. Cloutis, J.F. Bell III, Reflectance Spectra of Hydrated Silica-Rich Materials: Sensitivity to the Form of Water and Implications for Mars, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, 18-21 October 2009.
[8] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, E.A. Cloutis, A. Wang, S.W. Ruff, M.A. Craig, D.T. Bailey, J.R. Johnson, P.A. de Souza Jr., W.H. Farrand, Silica-Rich Deposits and Hydrated Minerals at Gusev Crater, Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXX, The Woodlands, TX, 23-27 March 2009.
[7] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, A. Wang, E.A. Cloutis,The Regional Distribution and Spectral Character of High-Silica Material at Gusev Crater, Mars: Emerging Evidence for a Hydrothermal System, IAVCEI Understanding Volcanoes General Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland, 17-22 August 2008.
[6] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, A. Wang, E.A. Cloutis, High-Silica Rocks and Soils at Gusev Crater, Mars: Distribution, Spectra, and Implications for Past Hydrothermal Activity, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December 2008.
[5] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, A. Wang, E.A. Cloutis, Vis-NIR Spectral Characterization of Si-Rich Deposits at Gusev Crater, Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, League City, TX, 10-14 March 2008.
[4] M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, J. Johnson, T. Hare, Surface Albedo Observations at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, Mars, 7th Int’l Conference on Mars, Pasadena, CA, 9-13 July 2007.
[3] M.S. Rice, O. Hubickyj, Visualizations of the Properties of a Growing Giant Planet, 37thAnnual DPS Meeting, Cambridge, U.K., 5-9 September 2005.
[2] M.S. Rice, H. Schwarz, H. Monteiro, 3D Photoionization of the Planetary Nebula Hb5. 205th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, San Diego, CA, 9-13 January 2005.
[1] M.S. Rice, J. Harmon, Radar Imaging of Mercury. 36th Annual Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting, Louisville, KY, 8-12 November 2004.

COAUTHORED ABSTRACTS
[17] J.F. Bell III, M.C. Malin, M.A. Caplinger, M.A. Ravine, A.S. Godber, M.C. Jungers, M.S. Rice, R.B. Anderson, Mastcam Multispectral Imaging on the Mars Science Laboratory Rover: Wavelength Coverage and Imaging Strategies at the Gale Crater Field Site, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIII, The Woodlands, TX, 19-23 March 2012.
[16] J.P. Mann, E.A. Cloutis, M.S. Rice, M.A. Craig, G.M. Berard, Variations in Reflectance Spectra Associated with Exposure of Hydrated Minerals to Simulated Mars Surface Conditions, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIII, The Woodlands, TX, 19-23 March 2012.
[15] W.H. Farrand, J.R. Johnson, J.F. Bell III, M.S. Rice, Visible and Near Infrared Spectral Classes of Rocks Observed at Cape York, Endeavour Crater, Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIII, The Woodlands, TX, 19-23 March 2012.
[14] G.M. Berard, D. Applin, J. Stromberg, R. Sharma, P. Mann, S. Grasby, R. Bezys, B. Horgan, K. Londry, M.S. Rice, B. Last, F. Last, P. Badiou, G. Goldsborough, J.F. Bell III, A Hypersaline Spring Analogue in Manitoba, Canada for Potential Ancient Spring Deposits on Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIII, The Woodlands, TX, 19-23 March 2012.
[13] S. Gupta, K. Goddard, M.S. Rice, N.H. Warner, J. Kim, J. Muller, Interpreting ancient fluvial and deltaic environments on Mars: what can Earth analogs tell us? American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 December 2011.
[12] J.R. Johnson, R. Sullivan, P. Geissler, M.S. Rice, Surface Changes Observed by the Mars Exploration Rovers, 43rd Annual Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting, Nantes, France, 2-7 October, 2011.
[11] N.K. McKeown, M.S. Rice, Detailed mineralogy of Eberswalde Crater, 5th Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site Workshop, Monrovia, CA, May 2011.
[10] G.M. Berard, J.M. Stromberg, E.A. Cloutis, P. Mann, B. Horgan, M.S. Rice, Dessication of Algal Mats from Analogue Sites when Exposed to Mars-Like Conditions, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXII, The Woodlands, TX, 7-11 March 2011.
[9] G.M. Berard, J.M. Stromberg, E.A. Cloutis, P. Mann, B. Horgan, M.S. Rice, A Hypersaline Spring Analogue in Central Manitoba for Arabia Terra’s Potential Ancient Spring Deposits, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXII, The Woodlands, TX, 7-11 March 2011.
[8] N.K. McKeown, M.S. Rice, Detailed mineralogy of Eberswalde Crater, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXII, The Woodlands, TX, 7-11 March 2011.
[7] S.B. Cole, W.A. Watters, M.S. Rice, S.W. Squyres, Detailed geologic mapping of the Columbia Hills, Mars: West Spur to Cumberland Ridge, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 December 2010.
[6] A. Batista, M.S. Rice, W.A. Watters, J.F. Bell III, The Distribution of Possible Hydrovolcanic Features in the Vicinity of Gusev Crater, Mars, 42nd Annual Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting, Pasadena, CA, 3-8 October 2010.
[5] S.B. Cole, A.T. Knudson, M. Rice, S.W. Squyres, A Detailed Look at Alteration Processes on Mars, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December 2009.
[4] E.A. Cloutis, M.S. Rice, J.F. Bell III, S.A. Mertzman, D.L. Bish, R. Renaut, Spectral Reflectance Diversity of Silica-Rich Materials: Insights into Structure and Petrogenesis and Implications for Mars, Workshop on Modeling Martian Hydrous Environments, Houston, TX, 1-3 June 2009.
[3] J.R. Johnson, J.F. Bell III, M.S. Rice, W.H. Farrand, M. Schmidt, K.E. Herkenhoff, A. Wang, Pancam Spectral Variations Across Home Plate: Bonestell Panorama, Gusev Crater, Mars, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 December 2008.
[2] A. Wang, J.F. Bell III, M. Rice, Coexistence of Si-rich and S-rich Materials at Gusev Crater, Columbia Hills, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, League City, TX, 10-14 March 2008.
[1] C. Desportes, M.S. Rice, P. Lee, Periglacial Polygon Fields on Devon Island, High Arctic, as Possible Analogs for High-Latitude Polygonal Terrain on Mars: Implications for Phoenix, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII, League City, TX, 12-16 March 2007.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENT
Collaborator, NASA Mars Science Laboratory Mission 2012-
MI/ECAm Payload Uplink Lead, NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission 2012-
Participant, NASA Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site Working Group 2010-2011
Pancam Payload Downlink Lead, NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission 2007-2011
Participant, University of Hawaii /NASA Astrobiology Winter School 2011
Team Member, NASA K10 Robotic Recon for Lunar Surface Science 2008-2009
Participant, AAAS “Communicating Your Science” Workshop 2008
Participant, USGS GIS for Planetary Mappers Workshop 2008
Participant, NASA Planetary Volcanology Field Workshop 2008
Participant, Mars Express Data Workshop 2008
Volunteer, National Research Council Mars Colloquium 2007
Participant, Massey University New Zealand Geology Field Course 2006

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Cornell University Department of Astronomy
Instructor, ASTRO 1110, “The Exploration of Mars” (a First-Year Writing Seminar) Spring 2011
Designed a new syllabus and led two 75-minute seminars/week (17 students)
Co-advisor, REU student Annabelle Batista Summer 2010
Co-advised with Dr. Wes Watters; project title: “Hydrovolcanism in Gusev Crater”
Grader, ASTRO 2280, “Space Exploration” Fall 2007, Fall 2009
Evaluated and provided written comments to ~90 student essays each semester
Co-organizer, COMM 566, “Science Communication” Spring 2008
Designed syllabus and coordinated guest speakers
Teaching Assistant, ASTRO 102, “Our Solar System” Spring 2008
Led two 50-minute sections/week (45 students), wrote and graded assignments
Teaching Assistant, ASTRO 101, “The Nature of the Universe” Fall 2007
Led two 50-minute sections/week (18 students), wrote and graded assignments
Teaching Assistant, ASTRO 202, “Our Home in the Solar System” Spring 2007
Graded essays and exams, held office hours and student conferences (25 students)
Grader, ASTRO 490, “Critical Thinking” Fall 2006
Evaluated and provided written comments to student essays and exams (35 students)
Teaching Assistant, ASTRO 233, “Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics” Fall 2006
Evaluated essays, held office hours and student conferences (4 students)
Wellesley College Physics and Astronomy Departments
Tutor, all introductory physics courses 2003-2004
Held drop-in homework help hours, led group review sessions
Lab Assistant, Astronomy 101, “Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology” 2002-2004
Led telescopic observing sessions, led review sessions and administered quizzes

TEACHING TRAINING
Future Faculty Teaching Certificate Program, Cornell University 2010-2011
Writing 7100, “Teaching Writing,” Cornell University 2010
Center for Astronomy Education Teaching Excellence Workshop, University of Arizona 2008
Writing 701, “Writing in the Majors,” Cornell University 2006

SERVICE & OUTREACH
Guest Blogger, The Planetary Society 2011
Manuscript Referee, Icarus, Geology 2009-2011
Science Writing Intern, Cornell Chronicle 2007-2011
Committee Chair, Graduate Women in Science National Symposium 2011
Volunteer, Curious? Ask an Astronomer Website 2007-2010
Workshop Leader, Expanding Your Horizons Youth Conference 2008-2009
Writer, Barnes & Noble’s Quamut series of “how-to” guides2008
Member, DPS 2008 Local Organizing Committee, Ithaca, NY 2008
Math Tutor, Lansing Residential Center (a correctional facility for girls) 2008
Officer, Cornell Graduate Women in Physics 2007-2008
Workshop Leader, 4-H Focus for Teens 2007

RECENT PUBLIC TALKS AND GUEST LECTURES
M.S. Rice, The Mars Exploration Rover Mission. AP Physics and Conceptual Physics, Ithaca High School, Ithaca, NY, June 2011.
M.S. Rice, Roving the Surface of Mars. Whitin Observatory Rededication Ceremony, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, April 2011
M.S. Rice, A Journey to Mars. Public Lecture Series, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, NY, April 2011.
M.S. Rice, Exploring Mars, Scholastic Science Fair, Solvay High School, Solvay, NY, March 2011.
M.S. Rice, Red Rover, Red Rover - Exploring Mars with the Rover Imaging Team, Showtime! Presentation, Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY, February 2011.
For a complete list, see www.gps.caltech.edu/~mrice/speaking_and_outreach

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Geophysical Union (Planetary Sciences Section)
Geological Society of America (Planetary Geology Division)
American Astronomical Society (Division of Planetary Sciences)
The Planetary Society

REFERENCES
Provided upon request.