- Research Scientist at Centro de Astrobiología, Spain, and Visiting Scientist in Astronomy, Cornell University
Alberto Fairén’s research focuses in the fields of Planetary Sciences and Astrobiology, with particular emphasis in the understanding of the early Mars environments.
Experience
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2015–presentVisiting Scientist, Cornell University
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2014–presentResearch Scientist, Centro de Astrobiologia
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2012–2014Research Associate, Cornell University
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2009–2012Research Scientist, SETI Institute & NASA Ames
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2006–2009Postdoctoral research fellow, NASA Ames
Education
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2006Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, PhD in Molecular Biology
Honours
2015 NASA Group Achievement Award: MSL Prime Mission Science and Operations Team. 2013 NASA Group Achievement Awards: MSL SAM and APXS Instrument Development and Science Teams. 2012 Harold C. Urey Prize, awarded by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society (https://dps.aas.org/prizes/urey).