- PhD Candidate
- Email: lauren.m.berger@tamu.edu
- Office: Halbouty 367C
- Linkedin: Profile Page
Biography
I research the patterns of wind-formed compound bedforms on planetary surfaces to better understand surface conditions on those planetary bodies and the evolution of the bedforms themselves.
Research Interests
- Aeolian geomorphology
- Planetary geology
- GIS
- Sedimentology
Educational Background
- B.A. Geology with a concentration in Environmental Science from Occidental College (2019)
Awards & Honors
- Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology. August 2024
- IAS Travel Grant to the International Summer School of Sedimentology. May 2024
- M. T. Halbouty Graduate Fellowship, College of Arts & Sciences, Texas A&M. August 2023
- NASA Travel Grant to 2023 International Conference on Aeolian Research. July 2023
- NASA Travel Grant to 2022 In-Situ Planetary Workshop. June 2022
- ConcocoPhillips/HEEP Endowed Graduate Fellowship from the College of Geosciences, Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M. June 2022
- Avilés Johnson Fellowship, Texas A&M. Spring 2021
- NASA Honors Awards 2020: Group Achievement Award for my participation in the InSight Instrument Site Selection Working Group
- Birman Fund, Geology Department, Occidental College. February 2019
- ASP Conference Travel Grant, Occidental College. February 2019
Selected Publications
CC. Bedford, et al., including L. Berger, 2024, The Geochemical and Mineralogical Signature of Glaciovolcanism Near Þórisjökull, Iceland, and Its Implications for Glaciovolcanism on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE008261
M.P. Golombek, et al., including L. Berger, 2020, Geology of the InSight landing site on Mars. Nature Communications, v. 11, art. # 1014, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14679-1.1.