NASA has selected Northern Arizona University assistant research professor Alicia Rutledge as one of only five early-career scientists in the country to receive funding through its Planetary Science Early Career Award program, which supports outstanding early-career individuals.
Rutledge s proposal, Ice, Ice, Rock: Analog Studies in Cold Environments to Understand Past Climate, outlined how the award would enable her to invest in a portable laboratory that she could use to better conduct her research.