Zita Martins

Zita Martins
Nationality Portuguese
Fields Astrobiology
Institutions Imperial College London, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, NASA Goddard
Alma mater Leiden University, Instituto Superior Técnico
Thesis Chemical analysis of organic molecules in carbonaceous meteorites (2007)
Doctoral advisor Pascale Ehrenfreund
Known for Astrobiology, Meteorites and extraterrestrial organic matter, science communication
Website
www.imperial.ac.uk/people/z.martins

Zita Martins, OSE, is a Portuguese astrobiologist and Royal Society research fellow.[1] She studies meteorites.[2] Zita Martins was appointed Oficial da Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada (OSE, Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword) by the President of Portugal for exceptional and outstanding merits in science.[3]

References

  1. "Zita Martins, astrobiologist and Royal Society research fellow". The Valentina Project. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. Women's Business. "Meteoric career rise: Meet the female space scientist who's trying to discover the origin of life". Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  3. Presidência da República Portuguesa. "Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2015-06-10.

External links

Zita Martins on Twitter


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