Date: August 20th, 2012
Title: An Inside Look at the NASA Lunar Science Institute
Podcasters: Nancy Atkinson, Dr. Yvonne Pendleton
Organization: NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI)
Description: The Director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute, Dr. Yvonne Pendleton provides an inside look at the many facets and areas of research within NLSI.
Music: “Amelia” by Ben Bedford from his “Land of the Shadows” CD.
Bios: The NLSI brings together leading lunar scientists from around the world to further NASA lunar science and exploration.
Dr. Yvonne Pendleton is the Director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute. Pendleton obtained a Master’s Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University (1981) and a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of California at Santa Cruz (1987). As a research astrophysicist in the Space Science and Astrobiology Division from 1979-2005, Yvonne published 80 scientific papers and contributed significantly to our understanding of the origin and evolution of organic material in the universe. The goal of her ongoing research program is to understand the composition of the organic material found in the interstellar medium and to investigate the incorporation of the organic material from space into the early Earth environment. She is an elected fellow of the California Academy of Science and Asteroid 7165Pendleton was named in honor of her research contributions.
See her complete bio at http://lunarscience.nasa.gov/content/yvonne-pendleton
Nancy Atkinson is a science journalist and is the Senior Editor for Universe Today.
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