Lujendra (Luju) Ojha is a 3rd year PhD student in Planetary Science with a Volcanology minor. He received his BS in Geo-physics with a Planetary Science minor from the University of Arizona in 2012. With his advisor Dr. James Wray, his main research interest is understanding the evolution of terrestrial planets. He’s passionate about studying present day geological features on planetary bodies across the solar system. Luju has worked on Earth, Mars, Moon, asteroids, comets, and has also classified various meteorites. His greatest accomplishment to date was discovering streams of water on Mars, by understanding the formation mechanism of Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL). 

Mr. Ojha has several peer-reviewed publications and awards which include a Research Excellence Award and Lunar and Planetary Institute Career Award from the National Science Foundation. When he was at the University of Arizona he received an Honorary Presidents Award and placed first in the Physical Science Research Annual Student Showcase.

Most recently Luju has gone to France for a month long NSF-GROW Fellowship.