Student Information
Graduate Student
Geological Sciences
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Long Bio
Nicole Gonzales is a PhD student working at the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Science Operations Center, focusing on tectonic processes on terrestrial worlds, and the history of crewed space exploration. She also studies Neutron Spectroscopy via Earth analogs with the Hardgrove Nuclear Planetary Science Research Group, and does mission operations work for the LunaH-Map CubeSat.
Education
Bachelors of Science in Geological Sciences from Arizona State University (2019)
Research Interests
Planetary Tectonics
Space Exploration
Planetary Geology
Neutron Spectroscopy
ISRU
Apollo Missions
Research Activity
Mission Operations (2022 - 2023) - LunaH-Map
Graduate Research Associate (2020 - current) - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Science Operations Center; and the Hardgrove Nuclear Planetary Science Research Group
Research Technician (2019 - 2020) - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Science Operations Center
Undergraduate Student Research Aide (2018 - 2019) - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Science Operations Center
Mission Operations Lead (2016 - 2018) - Phoenix CubeSat (Sun Devil Satellite Labs)
Work History
TA for GLG 103 (Spring 2018) - School of Earth and Space Exploration (Geological Sciences)