Natalie Batalha | |
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![]() Natalie Batalha | |
Born | California, U.S. | May 14, 1966
Alma mater | UC Santa Cruz (Ph.D.) University of California, Berkeley (S.B.) |
Known for | Kepler Mission |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy Exoplanets |
Institutions | UC Santa Cruz |
Natalie M. Batalha (born 1966) is professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz. Previously she was a research astronomer in the Space Sciences Division of NASA Ames Research Center and held the position of Science Team Lead (2010 - 2012), Mission Scientist (2012 - 2016), and Project Scientist (2016 - 2018) on the Kepler Mission, the first mission capable of finding Earth-size planets around other stars.[1][2][3] Before moving to NASA, Batalha was a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University (2002 - 2012).