Elizabeth Frank
Chief Scientist at Interlune
- Role
- Chief Scientist at Interlune
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Elizabeth Frank
I\'m a team-oriented leader operating at the intersection of planetary science, spacecraft engineering, and business development. After a decade in start-ups, I specialize in guiding multidisciplinary teams through ambiguous, dynamic environments.I\'m motivated by figuring out how to push the boundaries of solar system exploration through cost-effective, cross-sector collaboration. I believe the commercial space sector will play a pivotal role in accelerating access to deep space and redefining the art of the possible in solar system exploration.
Experience
Chief Scientist
Mar 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Serving as the internal subject matter expert in planetary science, particularly regarding the nature and distribution of helium-3 on the Moon and translating scientific knowledge gaps into requirements for the engineering team Serving as Principal Investigator, former Acting Lead Systems Engineer, and former Acting Instrument Systems Engineer for Interlune’s prospecting mission, Prospect Moon Leading Interlune\'s lunar site selection process through analysis of lunar remote sensing datasets in ArcGIS Pro Developed internal lunar helium database using Python libraries numpy, pandas, matplotlib, and csv Supporting business development activities such as proposal development, bid strategy, creating partnerships, and managing relationships across the lunar science & exploration community including NASA
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Science - Geology Concentration; Astrobiology Minor
2005 — 2009
University of Colorado Boulder
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Planetary Geochemistry
2009 — 2014
Skills
- Platinum Group Elements
- Mission Design
- Geospatial Data
- Astrobiology
- Solar System Formation
- Gis
- Project Management
- Arcmap
- Technical Writing
- Matplotlib
- Proposal Writing
- Isotope Geochemistry
- Microsoft Office
- Numpy
- Science
- Scientific Writing
- Planetary Science
- Astronomy
- Aerospace
- Space Exploration
- Research
- Statistics
- Geochemistry
- Matlab
- Python
- Experimentation
- Geospatial Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Remote Sensing
- Pandas
- Geology
- Leadership
- Arcgis
- Field Work
- Physics
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