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Karen Marais, Ph.D.

Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Head for Undergraduate Education School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Professor of Mechanical Engineering (by courtesy)
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Ben Pearce, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
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D. Marshall Porterfield, Ph.D.

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
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Giant Leaps in Space Exploration News Article

Kelsey Prissel, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Zahra Tehrani, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor & Director of the Research Mentorship Development Program and the Undergraduate Research Fellowship
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Dana Tulodziecki, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy University
Faculty Scholar 2019-2024
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Lindsay Weinberg, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor & Director of the Tech Justice Lab
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Tech Justice Lab

Gerald Whitaker

Director, Defense & Space Programs
Morgan State University

Tracy Grimm, Ph.D. (Academic year 2022-2023)

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Associate Head of Archives and Special Collections and Barron Hilton Archivist for Flight and Space Exploration
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Briony Horgan, Ph.D. (Academic years 2022-2024)

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Professor of Planetary Science in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Michelle Thompson, Ph.D. (Academic years 2022-2024)

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Associate Professor, Planetary Sciences
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Laboratory Studies of the Evolution of Airless Planetary Surfaces Research