| Joy Crisp | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 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.
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. 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.
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). She is the deputy project scientist for the MSL Curiosity rover mission.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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