Lauren Edgar

Lauren Edgar
Edgar in 2025
Born
Lauren Ashley Edgar

(1985-08-17) August 17, 1985
Washington D.C., U.S.
Education
Space career
NASA astronaut candidate
SelectionNASA Group 24 (2025)
Scientific career
Workplaces
ThesisIdentifying and Interpreting Stratification in Sedimentary Rocks on Mars: Insight from Rover and Orbital Observations and Terrestrial Field Analogs (2013)
John P. Grotzinger

Lauren Edgar (born 1985) is an American geologist and NASA astronaut candidate.

Early life and education

Edgar was born in Washington, D.C. in 1985, but considers Sammamish, Washington to be her hometown.[1] Edgar attended Discovery Elementary School[2] and Skyline High School.[3]

Edgar was part of Dartmouth College's Class of 2007, originally majoring in engineering before switching to earth sciences. She earned her master’s and doctorate in geology at Caltech under the direction of John P. Grotzinger.[4][5]

Career

Edgar previously worked for the United States Geological Survey as a research geologist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Boyle, Alan (2025-09-22). "NASA showcases its latest class of astronauts — including a geologist from the Seattle area". GeekWire. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  2. ↑ "Sammamish woman selected as one of NASA's 10 astronaut candidates". The Seattle Times. 2025-09-23. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  3. ↑ Kent, Jackie (2025-10-03). "Former Skyline High School student picked for NASA candidate class". KOMO. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  4. ↑ "To the Moon and Beyond". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  5. ↑ Edgar, Lauren Ashley (2013). Identifying and Interpreting Stratification in Sedimentary Rocks on Mars: Insight from Rover and Orbital Observations and Terrestrial Field Analogs (PhD thesis). doi:10.7907/RAGV-WT91.
  6. ↑ Cowing, Keith (2025-09-24). "Former USGS Geologist Lauren Edgar Selected As A NASA Astronaut Candidate". Astrobiology. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
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