Case Studies

Mars Insight

How a KISS workshop helped build the science case for NASA’s InSight Mars lander

Abigail Crites

Observational cosmologist Abigail Crites designs and assembles instruments aimed at understanding how the early Universe evolved.

Dimitri Mawet

Dimitri Mawet develops technologies to image and characterize extra-solar planets.

Kerry Vahala

Kerry Vahala studies micro-cavity devices.

Jennifer Jackson

Jennifer Jackson focuses on combining experimental results with geophysical methods to understand planetary interiors.

Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson uses fleets of underwater robots to understand how ocean eddies transport heat and affect the climate.

Gregg Hallinan

Gregg Hallinan uses radio astronomy observations to search for potentially habitable planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.

Abigail Fraeman

Abigail Fraeman uses remote sensing techniques to study the rock record of Mars and small bodies in the solar system.

Jonathan Mihaly

Jonathan Mihaly builds instruments to explore other moons and planets.

Julia Greer

Julia Greer creates and studies new ultra-light and strong materials by combining 3-dimensional architectures with the natural strength of nanoscale materials.

Ken Farley

Ken Farley uses geochemical techniques to understand the sequence of events that shape the landscapes around us.