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Member Since 1996
Lindy T. Elkins-Tanton
Director, Space Sciences Lab, and Professor, EPS, University of California Berkeley
Lindy Elkins-Tanton is a planetary scientist, the Principal Investigator of the NASA Psyche mission, and ASU Vice President of the Interplanetary Initiative. Her research concerns the formation and evolution of rocky planets, as well as on effective teams and future-facing educational practices. She has led four field expeditions in central Siberia. Asteroid (8252) Elkins-Tanton is named for her, as is the mineral elkinstantonite. She is a member of the NAS and an AGU Fellow.
Professional Experience
University of California Berkeley
Director, Space Sciences Lab, and Professor, EPS
2025 - Present
Arizona State University
Vice President
2014 - 2025
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctorate
2002
Lindy's AGU Research
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Volunteer Experience
2017 - 2018
Immediate Past President
Planetary Sciences Executive Committee
2015 - 2016
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Planetary Sciences Executive Committee
2015 - 2016
President
Student Breakfast SFG Leaders
Honors & Awards
Eugene Shoemaker Lecture
Received December 2024
Union Fellow
Received December 2016
Citation
For convincingly elucidating the formation and differentiation of rocky planets and planetesimals, from their interiors to their atmospheres.
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