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Dr. Fishbaugh joined the Center for Earth & Planetary Studies at the Smithsonian in the fall of 2007 as a Research Physical Scientist. As a planetary geologist, she specializes in geomorphology and has focused thus far on the geologic history of the Mars polar regions, from melting and outflow, to ice stratigraphy, to the origins of mysterious gypsum-rich dunes. Dr. Fishbaugh received her bachelor's degree, magna cum laude with honors, in astronomy & physics in 1998 and doctorate in geological sciences in 2004 from Boston University and Brown University, respectively. While at Brown, she participated in NASA Space Grant outreach activities and the Graduate Student Council. Dr. Fishbaugh also took a break during graduate school to teach geology, oceanography, and astronomy at the Community College of Rhode Island. After finishing at Brown, she pursued a postdoctoral position in planetary geology over seas at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Switzerland for three years. During this time, she began on ongoing role as a visiting scientist in the Niels Bohr Institute Ice and Climate group at the University of Copenhagen under an American Scandinavian Foundation fellowship. While working at ISSI she co-edited the book Geology and Habitability of Terrestrial Planets, served as co-convener for the 4th International Mars Polar Science and Exploration Conference. Currently, Dr. Fishbaugh is a Participating Scientists on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment team. In her free time, Dr. Fishbaugh enjoys being outdoors as much as possible (hiking, backpacking, skiing, rock climbing, sitting around the camp fire with friends), traveling, trying new wines and new recipes, reading (especially historical fiction about prominent women), and finding the humor in life.
Links and projects:
Geology and Habitability of Terrestrial Planets
Mars North Polar Layered Deposits Stratiagraphic Units
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