Giada Arney
American astrobiologist
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Giada Nicole Arney is an American astrobiologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Her research concerns the biosignatures and suitability for life of exoplanets, as well as studying whether Venus may once have been habitable.[1]
Education and career
Arney grew up near Denver, Colorado, with an interest in astronomy from her earliest memories of backyard stargazing with her sister and mother. She majored in astronomy at the University of Colorado Boulder, and became interested in astrobiology through a second-year class there.[2] She completed a Ph.D. in astronomy and astrobiology at the University of Washington in 2016,[3] advised by Victoria Meadows.[2]
She joined NASA in 2016 as a postdoctoral fellow at the Goddard Space Flight Center, and became a permanent staff researcher there in 2017.[2]
Recognition
Arney received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2019.[4]