Michelle is an Earth and Atmospheric Sciences student in the BS/MS program, focusing on planetary science and astrophysics. Michelle completed their EAS undergrad in Summer 2021 and is continuing in the master’s program this Fall.  Over the past two semesters, Michelle did research under Dr. Britney Schmidt and graduate student Chase Chivers to look at “tortuous faults” and other features on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa, Michelle has also spent a couple years creating online media with Dr. Schmidt’s NASA-sponsored Oceans Across Space And Time project. In addition to space sciences, Michelle is interested in climate change and won Georgia Tech’s Spring 2020 Carbon Reduction Challenge along with a team of four EAS students. In addition to being an EAS student at Georgia Tech, Michelle earned a Communication degree from Kennesaw State University in 2012, then worked as a journalist, earning 11 Associated Press and 9 GA Press Association awards. Combining  journalism and science is a natural fit, as both endeavors seek and share truths.