I’m a research scientist in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University. My interests include visible and near-infrared spectroscopy, thermal infrared spectroscopy and thermophysics, Martian surface processes, and planetary exploration. Currently I support NASA’s Mars 2020 Mastcam-Z as a member of the downlink operations team based at Arizona State University, and previously I was a member of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Mars Science Laboratory, and Emirates Mars Mission teams.

Contact: kpowell@rice.edu