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'''Lujendra Ohja''' (b. 1990) is a Nepali-American planetary scientist who, as an undergraduate under the direction of planetary geologist [[Alfred McEwen]], discovered in the 2010s compelling evidence that [[water on Mars]] includes current, seasonal, surface liquid [[brine]] flows.<ref name=nature>{{ cite journal | author1 = Lujendra Ojha | author2 = Wilhelm, M. B.; Murchie, S. L.; McEwen, A. S.; Wray, J. J.; Hanley, J.; Massé, M.; Chojnacki | title = Spectral evidence for hydrated salts in recurring slope lineae on Mars | journal = [[Nature Geoscience]] | number = 8 | pages = 829–832 | url = http://ofgs.aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~okino/ofgd15/Ojha%20et%20al._Nature%20Geoscience_2015.pdf | accessdate = 2015-11-21 | doi = 10.1038/ngeo2546 }}</ref><ref name="RSL">{{cite web |last=Kirby |first=Runyon |last2=Ojha |first2=Lujendra |title=Recurring Slope Lineae|url=http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_352-1 |date=August 18, 2014 |work=Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms |accessdate=September 26, 2015 }}</ref> He is enrolled in a graduate program in [[planetary science]] at [[Georgia Institute of Technology]].<ref name>{{cite web| publisher = [[BBC]] | author = Del Crookes | title = The student who discovered water on Mars says it was a 'lucky accident' | date = 30 Sep 2015 | accessdate = 2015-11-21 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34390462/the-student-who-discovered-water-on-mars-says-it-was-a-lucky-accident }}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{cite web| publisher = [[BBC]] | author = Jonathan Amos | title = Martian salt streaks 'painted by liquid water' | date = 28 September 2015 | accessdate = 2015-11-21 | url = http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34379284 }}</ref> He has also played in a heavy metal band, Gorkha.<ref name=bbc/><ref name=cnet>{{cite web | publisher = [[CNET]] | title = Meet the Nepalese-American death metal guitarist who just found water on Mars | author = Eric Mack | date = September 28, 2015 | url = http://www.cnet.com/news/meet-the-nepalese-american-death-metal-guitarist-that-just-found-water-on-mars/ | accessdate = 2015-11-21 }}</ref><ref name=billboard>{{ cite web | publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)]] | author = Malorie McCall | date = September 29, 2015| title = The Guy Who Discovered Water on Mars Is Also a Heavy-Metal Guitarist | accessdate = 2015-11-21 | url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6714490/lujendra-ohja-water-mars-heavy-metal-guitarist }}</ref>
'''Lujendra Ohja''' (b. 1990) is an American planetary scientist who, as an undergraduate under the direction of planetary geologist [[Alfred McEwen]], discovered in the 2010s compelling evidence that [[water on Mars]] includes current, seasonal, surface liquid [[brine]] flows.<ref name=nature>{{ cite journal | author1 = Lujendra Ojha | author2 = Wilhelm, M. B.; Murchie, S. L.; McEwen, A. S.; Wray, J. J.; Hanley, J.; Massé, M.; Chojnacki | title = Spectral evidence for hydrated salts in recurring slope lineae on Mars | journal = [[Nature Geoscience]] | number = 8 | pages = 829–832 | url = http://ofgs.aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~okino/ofgd15/Ojha%20et%20al._Nature%20Geoscience_2015.pdf | accessdate = 2015-11-21 | doi = 10.1038/ngeo2546 }}</ref><ref name="RSL">{{cite web |last=Kirby |first=Runyon |last2=Ojha |first2=Lujendra |title=Recurring Slope Lineae|url=http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_352-1 |date=August 18, 2014 |work=Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms |accessdate=September 26, 2015 }}</ref> He is enrolled in a graduate program in [[planetary science]] at [[Georgia Institute of Technology]].<ref name>{{cite web| publisher = [[BBC]] | author = Del Crookes | title = The student who discovered water on Mars says it was a 'lucky accident' | date = 30 Sep 2015 | accessdate = 2015-11-21 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34390462/the-student-who-discovered-water-on-mars-says-it-was-a-lucky-accident }}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{cite web| publisher = [[BBC]] | author = Jonathan Amos | title = Martian salt streaks 'painted by liquid water' | date = 28 September 2015 | accessdate = 2015-11-21 | url = http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34379284 }}</ref> He has also played in a heavy metal band, Gorkha.<ref name=bbc/><ref name=cnet>{{cite web | publisher = [[CNET]] | title = Meet the Nepalese-American death metal guitarist who just found water on Mars | author = Eric Mack | date = September 28, 2015 | url = http://www.cnet.com/news/meet-the-nepalese-american-death-metal-guitarist-that-just-found-water-on-mars/ | accessdate = 2015-11-21 }}</ref><ref name=billboard>{{ cite web | publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)]] | author = Malorie McCall | date = September 29, 2015| title = The Guy Who Discovered Water on Mars Is Also a Heavy-Metal Guitarist | accessdate = 2015-11-21 | url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6714490/lujendra-ohja-water-mars-heavy-metal-guitarist }}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==

Revision as of 06:44, 19 February 2016

Lujendra Ojha
Born1990
Texas, US
NationalityAmerican
EducationPh.D. (expected in 2016)
B.Sc., University of Arizona, 2012
Alma materGeorgia Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsPlanetary science with volcanology minor
InstitutionsNASA

Lujendra Ohja (b. 1990) is an American planetary scientist who, as an undergraduate under the direction of planetary geologist Alfred McEwen, discovered in the 2010s compelling evidence that water on Mars includes current, seasonal, surface liquid brine flows.[1][2] He is enrolled in a graduate program in planetary science at Georgia Institute of Technology.[3][4] He has also played in a heavy metal band, Gorkha.[4][5][6]

Awards

Awards and honors:[7]

  • Special Recognition — Office of the Governor. Douglas A. Ducey (Governor, AZ)
  • National Science Foundation (2015) — Research Excellence Award
  • Lunar and Planetary Institute (2013) — Team-X Merit Award
  • University of Arizona (2012) — First Place in Physical Science Research. Annual Student Showcase.
  • University of Arizona (2011) — Honorary Presidents Award
  • Group Achievement Award: HiRISE Science Team, NASA (2011)

References

  1. ^ Lujendra Ojha; Wilhelm, M. B.; Murchie, S. L.; McEwen, A. S.; Wray, J. J.; Hanley, J.; Massé, M.; Chojnacki. "Spectral evidence for hydrated salts in recurring slope lineae on Mars" (PDF). Nature Geoscience (8): 829–832. doi:10.1038/ngeo2546. Retrieved 2015-11-21.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Kirby, Runyon; Ojha, Lujendra (August 18, 2014). "Recurring Slope Lineae". Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Del Crookes (30 Sep 2015). "The student who discovered water on Mars says it was a 'lucky accident'". BBC. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  4. ^ a b Jonathan Amos (28 September 2015). "Martian salt streaks 'painted by liquid water'". BBC. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  5. ^ Eric Mack (September 28, 2015). "Meet the Nepalese-American death metal guitarist who just found water on Mars". CNET. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  6. ^ Malorie McCall (September 29, 2015). "The Guy Who Discovered Water on Mars Is Also a Heavy-Metal Guitarist". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  7. ^ Curriculum Vitae: Lujendra Ojha (October 2015).
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