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Maria Zuber was born on 27 June, 1958 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American astronomer (born 1958). Discover Maria Zuber's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

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Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 27 June 1958
Birthday 27 June
Birthplace Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1958

Maria T. Zuber (born June 27, 1958) is an American geophysicist who is the vice president for research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she also holds the position of the E. A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.

Zuber has been involved in more than half a dozen NASA planetary missions aimed at mapping the Moon, Mars, Mercury, and several asteroids.

She was the principal investigator for the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) Mission, which was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Since January 2021, Zuber serves as co-chair of President Joe Biden's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

She was previously a member of the National Science Board.

Maria T. Zuber was born on June 27, 1958, in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

She grew up in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania's Coal Region, one of five children of Joseph and Dolores (Stoffa) Zuber.

1966

She has three brothers, Joseph Jr., Stephen, and Andrew (1966–2018), and a sister, Joanne.

Both her grandfathers were coal miners and contracted black lung disease.

1980

Zuber received her B.A. in astronomy and geology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980; she was the first person in her family to attend college.

1983

Zuber earned Sc.M. and Ph.D. degrees, both in geophysics, from Brown University in 1983 and 1986 respectively.

Reflecting on her decision to apply to Ivy League graduate schools and not MIT, Zuber joked "I remember saying, I don't want to go to any nerd school... and of course, I'm the biggest nerd there is."

Zuber later worked at Johns Hopkins University and was a research scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.

1995

She joined the faculty of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1995 and was the head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences from 2003 to 2012.

She is the first woman to lead a science department at MIT.

2012

Since 2012, she has been vice president for research at MIT.

Zuber's professional focus has been on the structure and tectonics of solid solar system objects.

She is a pioneer in the measurement of the shapes of the surfaces of the inner planets, and in interpreting what those shapes mean for internal structure and dynamics, thermal history, and surface-atmosphere interactions.

She specializes in using gravity and laser altimetry measurements to determine interior structure and evolution.

The topographic maps of Mars and the Moon produced by her laser altimeters on the Mars Global Surveyor and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft are more accurate than that of Earth.

She has been a team member on 10 NASA planetary missions, including Mars Global Surveyor, Dawn, and MESSENGER.

Zuber became interested in planetary science at an early age.

A desire to spread her childhood enthusiasm was one reason why she teamed up with former astronaut Sally Ride to include in the GRAIL mission components that would capture the imagination of young students.

A student contest provided the names for the mission's two spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, and students can sign up to use GRAIL's Moon Knowledge Acquired (MoonKAM) by Middle school students.

In January 2021, Zuber was appointed co-chair of President-elect Joe Biden's President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

Zuber is a fellow of the following professional societies:

The asteroid 6635 Zuber, which orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter, is named for Zuber.

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