Natalie Batalha

Natalie Batalha
Natalie Batalha
Born (1966-05-14) May 14, 1966 (age 58)
California, U.S.
Alma materUC Santa Cruz (Ph.D.)
University of California, Berkeley (S.B.)
Known forKepler Mission
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Exoplanets
InstitutionsUC 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).

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