Faculty Interest Inventory

Laurie Leshin

Thu, 2011-12-22 14:33 — Anonymous

Name:	Laurie Leshin
Title:	Dean
Department	Physics, Applied Physics & Astronomy
School	Science
Website:	http://www.scer.rpi.edu/science/

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Education B.S. chemistry, Arizona State University; M.S., Ph.D. geochemistry, California Institute of Technology.

Recognitions:

NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2004
Dee and John Whiteman Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences, 2001
The International Astronomical Union has recognized her contributions to planetary science by naming asteroid 4922, Leshin.
Meteoritical Society Nier Prize, awarded for outstanding research by a young scientist.