I am a fellow lunatic trying to learn more about the world around us. I have been investigating lunar magmatic processes as an igneous petrologist for over 7 years, first as an undergraduate at the University of Notre Dame, and recently as a PhD student at Miami University. As a PhD student I also became interested in lunar exploration and in situ resource utilization in support of lunar science particularly with regards to the lunar south pole. This led me to the work I now do at NASA Goddard to investigate whether endogenous volatiles (i.e., those delivered to the surface during volcanic outgassing) are preserved on the Moon, and whether they make up a component of ices that may exist in the lunar south polar region.
Aleks Gawronska
(POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH)
| Email: | aleksandra.j.gawronska@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 698 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 698 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | CATHOLIC UNIV OF AMERICA |
Brief Bio
Positions/Employment
Postdoctoral Researcher
Catholic University of America and NASA GSFC - MD
June 2023 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant
Miami University - OH
August 2022 - May 2023
Funded through a Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology solicitation (award number 80NSSC22K1371).
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Miami University - OH
August 2018 - August 2022
Exploration Science Intern
Lunar and Planetary Institute - TX
May 2019 - August 2019
Education
PhD, Geology, Miami University
BS, Environmental Science, concentration Earth Science, minor Sustainability, University of Notre Dame