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'''Sarah K. Noble''' is a planetary geologist and a program scientist at [[NASA Headquarters]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Her area of expertise is [[space weathering]] processes. She was the Program Scientist for NASA's [[LADEE]] spacecraft and is the |
'''Sarah K. Noble''' is a planetary geologist and a program scientist at [[NASA Headquarters]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Her area of expertise is [[space weathering]] processes. She was the Program Scientist for NASA's [[LADEE]] spacecraft, and is the Program Scientist for the [[Psyche (spacecraft)|Psyche]] mission. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Sarah Noble earned her B.S. in [[geology]] with honor from the [[University of Minnesota]] in 1998, her M.S. in geological sciences from [[Brown University]] in 2000, and her Ph.D. in geological sciences from Brown University in 2004. In 1997 during her undergraduate studies, Noble was selected as a summer intern at the [[Lunar and Planetary Institute]]. After graduating, Noble worked as a congressional staffer with the [[United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology]] and then went on to serve as a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at the [[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center|Johnson Space Center]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. In 2008 she became a NASA Postdoctoral Management Fellow at [[NASA Headquarters]] and later went on to a position as a research scientist at the [[University of Alabama in Huntsville]] and [[Marshall Space Flight Center]] where she worked on lunar mapping and modeling and space weathering-related issues. From September 2010-2014, Noble split her time been working on a variety of research and program activities at the Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA Headquarters. In 2014 she began working at HQ full time. <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.interplanetsarah.com/CV.html|title=Sarah K. Noble’s CV}}</ref> |
Sarah Noble earned her B.S. in [[geology]] with honor from the [[University of Minnesota]] in 1998, her M.S. in geological sciences from [[Brown University]] in 2000, and her Ph.D. in geological sciences from Brown University in 2004. In 1997 during her undergraduate studies, Noble was selected as a summer intern at the [[Lunar and Planetary Institute]]. After graduating, Noble worked as a congressional staffer with the [[United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology]] and then went on to serve as a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at the [[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center|Johnson Space Center]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. In 2008 she became a NASA Postdoctoral Management Fellow at [[NASA Headquarters]] and later went on to a position as a research scientist at the [[University of Alabama in Huntsville]] and [[Marshall Space Flight Center]] where she worked on lunar mapping and modeling and space weathering-related issues. From September 2010-2014, Noble split her time been working on a variety of research and program activities at the Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA Headquarters. In 2014 she began working at HQ full time. <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.interplanetsarah.com/CV.html|title=Sarah K. Noble’s CV}}</ref> |
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She was the Program Scientist for the [[LADEE]] mission. She is also the Program Scientist for the [[Psyche (spacecraft)|Psyche]] mission and the Deputy Program Scientist for [[Mars 2020]] |
She was the Program Scientist for the [[LADEE]] mission. She is also the Program Scientist for the [[Psyche (spacecraft)|Psyche]] mission and was the Deputy Program Scientist for [[Mars 2020]] from January 2014 through April 2017. |
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In addition to her scientific research, Noble is a painter, and much of her artistic work is inspired by space exploration and alien worlds.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.interplanetsarah.com|title=Sarah K. Noble's Art}}</ref> |
In addition to her scientific research, Noble is a painter, and much of her artistic work is inspired by space exploration and alien worlds.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.interplanetsarah.com|title=Sarah K. Noble's Art}}</ref> |
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| Alma mater | University of Minnesota Brown University |
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| Fields | Planetary geology |
| Institutions | Johnson Space Center United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Marshall Space Flight Center Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Headquarters |
| Doctoral advisor | Carle M. Pieters |
Sarah K. Noble is a planetary geologist and a program scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Her area of expertise is space weathering processes. She was the Program Scientist for NASA's LADEE spacecraft, and is the Program Scientist for the Psyche mission.
Career
Sarah Noble earned her B.S. in geology with honor from the University of Minnesota in 1998, her M.S. in geological sciences from Brown University in 2000, and her Ph.D. in geological sciences from Brown University in 2004. In 1997 during her undergraduate studies, Noble was selected as a summer intern at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. After graduating, Noble worked as a congressional staffer with the United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and then went on to serve as a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. In 2008 she became a NASA Postdoctoral Management Fellow at NASA Headquarters and later went on to a position as a research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Marshall Space Flight Center where she worked on lunar mapping and modeling and space weathering-related issues. From September 2010-2014, Noble split her time been working on a variety of research and program activities at the Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA Headquarters. In 2014 she began working at HQ full time. [1]
She was the Program Scientist for the LADEE mission. She is also the Program Scientist for the Psyche mission and was the Deputy Program Scientist for Mars 2020 from January 2014 through April 2017.
In addition to her scientific research, Noble is a painter, and much of her artistic work is inspired by space exploration and alien worlds.[2]
Awards
Noble has received many awards and honors during her career, including a NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellowship and NASA ROSES2010 Lunar Advanced Science and Exploration Research (LASER) grant. She has served as a Geological Society of America committee member and as an Association for Women Geoscientists board member. She has co-authored many scholarly articles about space weathering and the lunar surface.
Asteroid 133432 Sarahnoble has been named in her honor.