Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2021) Winner
Sarah Stewart Johnson
サラ・スチュアート・ジョンソン
Sara Sutyuāto Jonson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Kentucky
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lexington, Kentucky → Washington, D.C.
Career
- Occupations
- biologist, geochemist, astronomer, planetary scientist, astrobiologist
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- Georgetown University, Harvard University, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Influenced By
- Maria Zuber
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St. Louis | — | math and environmental studies | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| University of Oxford | — | — | Bachelor's and Master's degrees | — | United Kingdom |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | — | Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | PhD | — | United States |
Washington University in St. Louis
math and environmental studies
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United States
Arthur Holly Compton Fellow
University of Oxford
Degree:
Bachelor's and Master's degrees
Country:
United Kingdom
Rhodes Scholar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
United States
Thesis: Mars in the late Noachian : evolution of a habitable surface environment, Doctoral advisor: Maria Zuber
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Rhodes Scholarship | — | — | Rhodes Trust | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Truman Scholarship | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Goldwater Scholarship | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Desert Writers Award | — | — | Ellen Meloy Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2009 | White House Fellow | — | — | White House | 選出 |
Rhodes Scholarship
2001
Organization:
Rhodes Trust
Result:
受賞
Truman Scholarship
2000
Result:
受賞
Goldwater Scholarship
1999
Result:
受賞
Desert Writers Award
2013
Organization:
Ellen Meloy Foundation
Result:
受賞
White House Fellow
2009
Organization:
White House
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Sirens of Mars
2020 Non-fictionA popular science book exploring the search for life on Mars, intertwining the author's career with the history of Mars exploration and the future of the quest for life.
MarsSearch for lifeAstrobiologyHabitability
Bibliography
- The Sirens of Mars
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scientific narrativePersonal memoir-infused style
- Recurring Motifs
- Cosmic solitudeQuest for the unknown
Legacy
Pioneer in studying the habitability of Mars' surface and subsurface using analog environments. Participated in NASA missions and focuses on detecting agnostic biosignatures.
Trivia
- Grew up in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Participated in Curiosity, Opportunity, and Spirit rover missions.
- Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.