Surface Geochemistry
and Comparative Planetology
About
Katelyn Frizzell is a graduate student studying surface geochemistry and comparative planetology. She's passionate about missions, space policy, and instrumentation, and aspires to one day lead her own NASA mission as a principal investigator. She's currently looking for potential postdoctoral positions, with a focus on topics like BepiColombo surface investigations, broad spectroscopy topics on either Mercury, Mars, or the Moon, and modeling lunar polar volatiles.
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Research
Planetary science is interdisciplinary in nature, so I do my best to incorporate different perspectives and learn new things while honing my own craft. Because of this, my research interests are broad and varied.
Diversity
I am passionate about making the geosciences a diverse, equitable, and accessible workspace, especially for individuals with disabilities. I have recently begun work with the International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) as the executive student chair, where I act as a communication front to students and manage the student pathways scholarship awardee process.