Bethany List Ehlmann is a Professor of Planetary Science at California Institute of Technology and a Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Bethany’s research focuses on the mineralogy and chemistry of planetary surfaces, remote sensing techniques and instruments, astrobiology, and science policy and outreach. She is principal investigator of the NASA Lunar Trailblazer small satellite mission to map water on the Moon, with flight system delivery scheduled in October 2022. Much of her other recent scientific work has focused on unraveling Mars' environmental history: she is a member of the science teams for the Mars Exploration Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity), the CRISM imaging spectrometer on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) rover, and the Mars 2020 rover (Perseverance).

ZME Science interviewed Prof. Ehlmann at the STARMUS VI festival in Yerevan, Armenia.

Video produced by ZME Science (c) 2022.