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   Wendy Calvin

   Research Associate Professor
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada
United States Of America


Education



High School: Douglas County High School, Castle Rock, CO



B.S., Physics and Mathematics, University of Denver



Ph.D., Geophysics, University of Colorado

Background Information

I grew up in Colorado where I did both my undergraduate and graduate degrees. For a few years between the B.S. and Ph.D. I worked for Ball Aerospace in Boulder, CO, which was really the start of my “space” career. After getting my Ph.D. I spent a year in Germany on a fellowship. I then spent 7 years in Flagstaff, AZ working for the United States Geological Society (USGS) Astrogeology Team before moving to University of Nevada at Reno (UNR) in January of 2000. I was married while in Boulder, divorced for many years, and am now engaged. We plan to get married this fall. We have 2 cats.

Contributions to Mars Exploration

The Mars Color Imager (MARCI) camera that was lost on Mars Climate Orbiter (MCO) will refly (in part) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). I am a Co-Investigator for the camera specializing in polar processes and surface mineral alteration. [more contributions ...] Personal Reflections

content image for personal reflections section I have been a runner since college. I also love downhill and backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, hiking and backpacking. Essentially anything that gets me up in the mountains, rain or shine. We don’t have a television so we spend a lot of time reading or listening to music. [more personal reflections ...]