Bio
BioDr. Scott Murchie is a planetary geologist and instrument principal investigator whose research interests lie in using imaging and spectroscopy to reconstruct the three-dimensional structure and history of rocks forming planetary crusts, planetary satellites, and asteroids. His research over the last 15 years has focused mainly on the role of water on Mars and the geologic evolution of Mercury. The origin and evolution of asteroids and the moons of Mars also interest him. Dr. Murchie was a participating scientist on the Mars Pathfinder mission and has been a co-investigator on the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Shoemaker and Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging
(MESSENGER) missions. He is the principal investigator of the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a co-investigator on the Mapping Imaging Spectrometer for Europa (MISE) on the Europa mission, and the project scientist for the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan.
Notable Awards and Leadership
Notable Awards and Leadership| Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Year(s) 2017 - 2018 | Description Member, National Academy of Sciences Planetary Science Decadal Survey Mid-term Committee |
| Year(s) 2017 | Description Fellow, American Geophysical Union |
| Year(s) 2015 | Description Member, Mars 2022 Next Orbiter Science Advisory Group |
| Year(s) 2011 | Description NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, CRISM |
| Year(s) 2011 | Description NASA Public Service Group Achievement Awards, CRISM Instrument Team and CRISM Science Team |
| Year(s) 2008 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award, MESSENGER Mission |
| Year(s) 2002 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award, NEAR Shoemaker Mission Team |
| Year(s) 1999 | Description Asteroid 4642 Murchie named in honor of efforts on NEAR Shoemaker mission |
