First name

Lindy

Last name

Elkins-Tanton

Academic unit

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Type of professor

Regents Professor

Year

2021

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Bio summary

Elkins-Tanton is a Foundation Professor and vice president of the Interplanetary Initiative. A leading figure in the early evolution of rocky planets and planetesimals, she is also the principal investigator of the NASA Psyche Mission, which launches in 2024.