ABOUT ME

Professional ​
Info​​

My interests are carbon-bearing, clay, sulfate minerals, remote IR spectroscopy, CRISM, image processing, craters, Mars, and instrumentation.

Johns Hopkins University

Ph.D. Earth & Planetary Science

​2018 - present

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Sam Houston State University

M.S. Geographic Information Systems

​2014 - 2017

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Wesleyan University

B.A. Earth & Environmental Science

​2010 - 2014

Work​
Experience​

Graduate Researcher​

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, ​Laurel, MD

Aug 2018 - Present

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Visiting Researcher

Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory,​ Washington, DC

June 2017 - Present 

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SAT/ACT/PSAT/GRE Tutor​

Novastar Prep, ​Remote 

​Mar 2019 - Present

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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Intern

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, ​Laurel, MD 

Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

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Geospatial Vector Data Production Manager

Army Geospatial Center,​ Alexandria, VA

​Dec 2016 - May 2018

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Planetary GIS Consultant (Intern)

NASA Langley Research Center, ​Hampton, VA 

May 2016 - April 2018

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Atmospheric Data Scientist (Intern)

NASA Langley Research Center,​ Hampton, VA 

​Jan 2016 - May 2016 

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GIS/CAD Technician

TranSystems,​ Houston, TX 

July 2014 - Aug 2015

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

Department of Earth & Environmental Science​, Wesleyan University 

​May 2012 - May 2014 

Outreach &
Leadership

DC STEM Network Ambassador

Carnegie Institution for Science,​ ​Washington, DC 

​July 2017 

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Lead Observatory Volunteer ​

National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution,​ ​Washington, DC 

​August 2017 - Present 

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Diversity and Inclusion Committee Member ​

Smithsonian Institution,​ ​Washington, DC 

​February 2019 

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The Women+ of Color Project Committee Member

Harvard University & Virtually 

May 2019 - Present 

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Space Interns Committee Member

Washington, DC & Virtually

​August 2020 

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Black in Geoscience Committee Member ​

Virtually  

​August 2020 

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Astrobiology Graduate Conference Committee Member ​

DC-Maryland-Virginia & Virtually

​February 2021 

Honors &
Awards

NASA Connecticut Space Grant Scholarship​
​Spring 2012 
 
Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program Scholar
Spring 2012 - Spring 2014 
 
2018 GEM Associate Fellow
The National GEM Consortium ​
​Fall 2018 - Present 
 
3​rd​ Place Student Poster Competition
AbSciCon2019 ​
​Summer 2019 
 
Kelly Miller Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University ​
​Sept 2019 

Conference
Abstracts

Aaron, L. M.​, Seelos, K. (2021), Investigation Of Hydrothermal Clays and Sulfates in Tyrrhena Terra Martian Craters. 52​ nd​Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Virtual, Abstract 2548.
 
Aaron, L. M.​, Steele, A., Shkolyar, S., Seelos, K., Viviano, C., Applin, D., Cloutis, E. (2019), Investigating Oxalate Mineral Formations on Mars using CRISM Hyperspectral Imaging Data. Astrobiology Science Conference, Seattle, WA, Abstract 118-014.
 
Aaron, L. M.​, Steele, A., Shkolyar, S., Seelos, K., Viviano, C., Applin, D., Cloutis, E. (2019), Detecting Oxalate Minerals on Mars Using CRISM and In-Situ Spectroscopy. 50​th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX, Abstract 2132.
 
Latorella, K., Tisdale, M., ​Aaron, L.​, Leinenveber, J., Wilson, J., Werynski, A., Gant, P. (2017). A GIS Layer Depicting Proposed Human Landing Sites & Exploration Zones on Mars & Tool to Investigate These. PSIDA.  
 
Gilmore, M. S., Golder, K. B., Korn, L., & ​Aaron, L. M.​ (2014), Carbonate associated with gullies in the Eridania region of Mars. Eighth International Conference on Mars, 1791, 1388.