Nationality USA Fields Planetary science Alma mater University of Arizona | Name Nadine Barlow Doctoral advisor Robert G. Strom | |
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Institutions Lunar and Planetary Institute
NASA
University of Central Florida
Northern Arizona University Books Mars: An Introduction to Its Interior, Surface and Atmosphere Institution Lunar and Planetary Institute, NASA, University of Central Florida, Northern Arizona University | ||
Nadine G. Barlow is an American astrophysicist. She is currently a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northern Arizona University (NAU). She became Associate Chair of the NAU Department of Physics and Astronomy in Fall 2010. She is also the director of the Northern Arizona University/NASA Space Grant Program and an associate director of the Arizona Space Grant Consortium.
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Career
During her career, Barlow has taught at Palomar College, University of Houston–Clear Lake, University of Central Florida, and Northern Arizona University where she currently teaches. She also conducted research at the NASA Johnson Space Center, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff. She served as the first director of the University of Central Florida Robinson Observatory in Orlando.
Barlow has worked on a number of NASA lunar and planetary science projects, including:
She is considered to be one of the top Mars scholars in the world.
Awards and honors
Barlow received the University of Central Florida Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award in 2002 and the Palomar Community College Alumna of the Year Award for 2002-2003. In 1999 she was awarded the asteroid name 15466 Barlow by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in her honor.