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Craig Hardgrove's research focuses on thermal infrared and nuclear remote sensing of the moon and Mars.

He is the principal investigator of the LunaH-Map mission, the first planetary science mission designed, built and operated by ASU. The LunaH-Map CubeSat mission will orbit the moon to map hydrogen-rich deposits in permanently shadowed regions.

Hardgrove has experience working on many Mars rover and orbiter missions and is a collaborator on the Mars Science Laboratory rover's DAN instrument. He is working to develop next-generation neutron and gamma ray detectors, specifically on small spacecraft like CubeSats.

His research specialties include remote sensing of terrestrial and other planetary surfaces, spacecraft instrument development, Mars surface geology and improving planetary rover software by incorporating thermal infrared imaging and machine learning. His organization, Astrum Terra, aims to bring real science data from planetary spacecraft to the video game industry.

Meenakshi Wadhwa is an expert in cosmology, cosmochemistry and various planetary sciences. 

Her research focuses on time scales and the processes involved in the formation and evolution of the solar system and planets.

Wadhwa is the director and professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration.

She has hunted for meteorites in Antactica with the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program.

Lindy Elkins-Tanton studies planetary sciences, from formation to interaction with other planets and their atmosphere. 

She directs education initiatives, promoting education and skill-development for scientists and engineers. Elkins-Tanton is the principal investigator of the Psyche Mission. She is a foundation professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration. She is the Managing Director of the Interplanetary Initiative, and a Distinguished Sustainability Scientist.

Professor Elkins-Tanton received the Arthur L. Day prize from the National Academy of Sciences. She is on the Standing Review Board for the Europa mission, and was on the panel for the Mars 202 Rover Science Definition Team.

 Professor Elkins-Tanton is a two-time National Academy of Sciences Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow and served on the National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey Mars panel.

Steve Desch is an astrophysicist studying formation and cycles of molecular activities in novel biomes.

By creating computational models, his lab is developing insights on historic events and climate change.

Desch鈥檚 lab has secured funding by NASA to study geochemical cycles on exoplanets in search for signs of life. He has created models for water on moons, asteroids, and other planetary bodies.

Desch is a professor for the School of Earth and Space Exploration.

Asteroid 9926 Desch is named after him.

Jason Barnes studies the physics of planets and planetary systems and is the deputy principal investigator on the Dragonfly mission — an endeavor to send a robotic rotorcraft lander to Titan’s surface as part of the NASA New Frontiers Program.
Named for its insect shape, Dragonfly's primary mission will last a little over two years. With eight rotors, the dual-quadcopter will fly from site to site on the alien moon and sample the icy crust and hydrocarbon sands. It is outfitted with a vacuum to suck up samples, a drill for coring and instruments to perform chemical analyses.
Available to speak on: 

Astronomy
Planetary science
Space exploration (generally and also specifically regarding the Dragonfly mission)