Mary Urquhart

Academic Profile

Academic Background:

• PhD in Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder
• MS in Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder
• BS in Geophysics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
• BS in Physics (Astrophysics Option), New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Research Interests: Thermal processes on planetary surfaces, astrobiology, instructional design, and intervention in mental model formation for students from pre-Kindergarten to graduate school. Current work includes an astrobiology project involving Saturn’s moon Enceladus.

Appointments:

• Associate Professor and Department Head, Science and Mathematics Education, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Director, UTeach Dallas
• Named to NASA Mars Education Panel (2004)

Publications: Published works on Mars, the Moon, icy Galilean satellites, and the asteroid Eros.

Additional Contributions: Research published on Google Scholar and ResearchGate.