Kirsten Fristad
MDRS Spaceward Bound Crew 52

 

My name is Kirsten Fristad.  An aspiring planetary scientist, I work in the highly talented SAM Lab at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.  I graduated from Macalester College in 2005 with a major in geology and core in astronomy knowing I wanted to pursue a research career in planetary science. My background is in analyzing martian and lunar planetary remote sensing data and Mars analog field work in Alaska and the Arctic.  I am currently learning about organic geochemistry and studying copious numbers of Mars Analogue rocks in preparation for SAM data returns from Mars.  I will continue working in the SAM lab until fall 2007 when I will commence graduate studies in a yet to be decided location to pursue a PhD in planetary science.