American planetary geologist
Cynthia B. Phillips (born 1973)[ 1] planetary geologist who works forNASA at theJet Propulsion Laboratory . A focus of her research has beenEuropa , one of the moons of Jupiter, and she is project staff scientist and project science communications lead for theEuropa Clipper spacecraft mission.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] non-earth-based life that could apply on places like Europa that are outside thecircumstellar habitable zone .[ 5]
Education and career [ edit ] Phillips went toConcord-Carlisle High School inConcord, Massachusetts , where she grew up. She was an undergraduate atHarvard University , where she studied astronomy, astrophysics, and physics,[ 2] magna cum laude with an A.B. in 1995.[ 6] University of Arizona in 2000. Her dissertation,Voyager and Galileo SSI Views of Volcanic Resurfacing on Io and the Search for Geologic Activity on Europa , was supervised byAlfred McEwen .[ 7]
She worked as a researcher at theSETI Institute for 15 years before joining the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to work on the Europa Clipper mission.[ 2]
As well as her research publications, Phillips is a coauthor with Shana Priwer of science popularization books including:
101 Things You Didn't Know About Da Vinci: Inventions, Intrigue, and Unpublished Works [ 8] 101 Things You Didn't Know About Einstein: Sex, Science, and the Secrets of the Universe [ 8] The Everything Astronomy Book: Discover the Mysteries of the Universe [ 8] The Everything Da Vinci Book: Explore the Life and Times of the Ultimate Renaissance Man [ 8] The Everything Einstein Book: From Matter and Energy to Space and Time, All You Need to Understand the Man and His Theories [ 8] Essential Astronomy: Everything You Need to Understand the Mysteries of Our Universe Space Exploration for Dummies ,[ 3] Bridges and Spans Dams and Waterways Skyscrapers and High Rises Ancient Monuments Modern Wonders ^ Birth year fromLibrary of Congress catalog entry , retrieved 2022-08-14 ^a b c "Cynthia Phillips: Planetary Geologist, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)" ,NASA Science: Solar System Exploration , NASA, retrieved2022-08-14 ^a b "Cynthia Phillips" ,Meet Our Scientists , SETI Institute, archived fromthe original on 2015-09-10^ Surface of Jupiter's Moon Europa Churned by Small Impacts , retrieved2022-08-14 ^ Conditt, J. (March 11, 2018),"NASA wants to change the way we think about the habitable zone" ,Engadget , retrieved2022-08-14 ^ Biographical sketch (PDF) , SETI Institute, 2010, archived fromthe original (PDF) on 2014-08-10^ PTYS/LPL Alumni Directory , retrieved2022-08-14 ^a b c d e "Cynthia Phillips" ,About the author , Simon & Schuster, retrieved2022-08-14
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