Lujendra Ojha (b. 1990 ne, लुजेन्द्र ओझा) is an American planetary scientist. He, as an undergraduate under the direction of planetary geologist

Alfred McEwen Alfred McEwen is a professor of planetary geology at the University of Arizona. McEwen is a member of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory where he directs the director of the Planetary Image Research Laboratory. He is a member of the imaging scien ...

, discovered compelling evidence that

water on Mars Almost all water on Mars today exists as ice, though it also exists in small quantities as vapor in the atmosphere. What was thought to be low-volume liquid brines in shallow Martian soil, also called recurrent slope lineae, may be grains of f ...

includes current, seasonal, surface liquid

brine Brine is a high-concentration solution of salt (NaCl) in water (H2O). In diverse contexts, ''brine'' may refer to the salt solutions ranging from about 3.5% (a typical concentration of seawater, on the lower end of that of solutions used for br ...

flows. He is current an assistant professor of

planetary science Planetary science (or more rarely, planetology) is the scientific study of planets (including Earth), celestial bodies (such as moons, asteroids, comets) and planetary systems (in particular those of the Solar System) and the processes of their f ...

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ...

. He has also played in a heavy metal band, Gorkha.

Awards

*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)Curriculum Vitae: Lujendra Ojha
(October 2015).

References

External links

Lujendra Ojha – Who Discovered Evidence of Water on Mars
Planetary scientists Georgia Tech alumni Nepalese emigrants to the United States American people of Nepalese descent American scientists 1990 births Living people {{US-scientist-stub