Joy Crisp | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Carleton College Princeton University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Planetary science |
| Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Joy A. Crisp is a planetary geologist specializing in Mars geology. She is noted for her work on NASA missions to Mars, including the Mars Exploration Rovers and Mars Science Laboratory.[1][2]
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Early life and education
Crisp was born in Colorado Springs, CO. She earned a bachelor's degree in geology from Carleton College in 1979, and both a Master's (1981) and a PhD (1984) from Princeton University.[3] Subsequently, Crisp was a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA for more than two years. Her studies involved investigating rocks from the Canary Islands under conditions similar to those within volcanoes.[1]
Career
Crisp has been a researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1989. She has been a principal scientist there since 2004. Crisp has worked on numerous projects and NASA missions, including the Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rovers, and Mars Science Laboratory (MSL).[3][4] She is the deputy project scientist for the MSL Curiosity rover mission.
References
- ^ a b National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "Dr. Joy Crisp, Project Scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission". Retrieved on May 27, 2013.
- ^ "Planetary Science: People: Joy Crisp". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Joy Crisp Brief Resume". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ Amos, Jonathan. "Nasa's Curiosity rover 'sniffs' Martian air". BBC, September 6, 2012. Retrieved on May 27, 2013.
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