From Here to the Stars: Special Episode - Scholarship Winner Sarah Lamm

In this episode of From Here to the Stars, host Stephen Euin Cobb sits down with Sarah Lamm, a planetary science PhD student whose groundbreaking research is helping shape the future of astrobiology and interstellar exploration. From studying manganese oxides in Gale Crater on Mars to pioneering biosignature detection in opals for the upcoming Mars Sample Return mission, Sarah’s work brings us one step closer to understanding life beyond Earth.

She shares insights from her internships at Los Alamos National Laboratory and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, her leadership in rural STEM outreach through “Rocks and Rockets,” and what it was like to participate in the prestigious Caltech Space Challenge designing a sample return mission from Titan.

Other topics covered in this interview include:
– Using Raman spectroscopy to identify potential biosignatures on Mars
– The role of machine learning in future deep space exploration
– Analog astronaut training at the Mars Desert Research Station
– Her journey to becoming a future Artemis astronaut candidate

Tune in to hear how her curiosity, creativity, and resilience are powering some of the most exciting frontiers in planetary science today.

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