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Heidi Hammel
Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute
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Heidi Hammel rose to the challenge of a difficult college course. … Watch
August 18, 2008 | In Science & Tech
NASA's funding goes into exploration, science and aeronautics, explains Heidi Hammel. … Watch
August 18, 2008 | In Science & Tech
Heidi Hammel says we need to raise the bar in science education. … Watch
August 18, 2008 | In Science & Tech
Heidi Hammel says astronomers should be well-rounded especially in math, but no one looks for straight A’s. … Watch
August 18, 2008 | In Science & Tech
Heidi Hammel's team brought the Hubble back from irrelevance. … Watch
August 18, 2008 | In Science & Tech
Heidi B. Hammel joined The Planetary Society's Board of Directors in 2005. A Senior Research Scientist with the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado, Hammel herself lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut.She received her undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 and her Ph.D. in physics and astronomy from the University of Hawaii in 1988. After a post-doctoral position at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, California), Hammel returned to MIT, where she spent nearly nine years as a Principal Research Scientist in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Hammel primarily studies outer planets and their satellites, with a focus on observational techniques. Hammel received the 2002 American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences (AAS/DPS) Sagan Medal for outstanding communication by an active planetary scientist to the general public .
