Bio
BioDr. Heather Meyer has been involved in NASA missions and instrument teams since she was an intern at APL, including the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) on the MESSENGER mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Europa Imaging System (EIS) on Europa Clipper. She has worked on laboratory calibration of multiple instruments, and she has experience in science planning and targeting (LROC, MESSENGER). She is currently the in-flight calibration lead for EIS. Her research focuses on the processes involved in the development and evolution of the solid surfaces in the solar system, especially impact processes and volcanism, and her specialty is large impact basin geology.
Notable Awards and Leadership
Notable Awards and LeadershipYear(s) | Description |
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Year(s) 2018 | Description LEAG B. Ray Hawke Next Lunar Generation Career Development Award |
Year(s) 2017 | Description Amelia Earhart Fellowship (declined due to change in graduation date) |
Year(s) 2015 - 2017 | Description Graduate Excellence Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University |
Year(s) 2015 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award, LRO Extended Science Mission Team |
Year(s) 2014 - 2017 | Description NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship |
Year(s) 2012 | Description Dwornik Award Honorable Mention, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference |
Year(s) 2012 | Description Chair’s Award, Department of Geology, College of Charleston |