Emily Lakdawalla Bio | Wiki
Emily Lakdawalla is an American planetary geologist and editor. She is a science advocate on various social media platforms. Before, Lakdawalla was Senior Editor of The Planetary Society from 2001 to 2020. In addition, she has performed research work in geology, Mars topography, and science communication as well as education.
Emily Lakdawalla Age
She was born on February 8, 1975, in the United States. Lakdawalla is 48 years old and celebrates her birthday on February 8 every year.
Emily Lakdawalla Height
She is a woman of average stature. Lakdawalla stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx 1.68 m).
Emily Lakdawalla Family
She was born to caring parents in the United States. Lakdawalla holds American citizenship. Details regarding her parents and/or siblings remain unknown to the public.
Emily Lakdawalla Husband
She is married to her handsome husband Darius Lakdawalla. Darius works as an economist and is the Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Southern California. The duo met while attending Amherst together as undergraduates in the early 1990s. Lakdawalla and Darius are parents to two daughters.
Emily Lakdawalla Education
Upon graduating with her high school diploma, she enrolled at Amherst College. Lakdawalla pursued and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geology in 1996. She later received her Master of Science degree in planetary geology from Brown University in 2000.
Emily Lakdawalla Book
She has authored The Design and Engineering of Curiosity, a book published on March 27, 2018. In her book, she describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet. The machine is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. The book contains 394 pages available on Kindle Store at $28.02, Google Play books at $12.18, and Kobo at $35.99.
Emily Lakdawalla Editor
She first worked at The Planetary Society from 2001 to 2020. Lakdawalla worked as a deputy project manager of the Society’s Red Rover Goes to Mars project. She wrote web news articles, as well as made contributions to the society’s print publications for some years. She left the society in September 2020. Moreover, she is a regular contributor to the weekly Planetary Radio podcast.
She worked as editor of the Society’s member magazine, The Planetary Report from 2018 to 2019. Lakdawalla is also working as a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope magazine. Since 2005, she is the Administrator of the forum UnmannedSpaceflight.com.
Through her work, she has attained several awards including the 2011 Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award. Lakdawalla has been a host for CosmoQuest’s Science Hour. In addition, she has appeared on BBC America and BBC World News.
Emily Lakdawalla Salary
She is working as a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope magazine getting decent pay. Lakdawalla’s salary is $80,340 annually.
Emily Lakdawalla Net Worth
She has worked as a planetary geologist and editor for over a decade and through her successful job, she has attained decent possessions. Lakdawalla’s net worth is $1.6 Million.
Where Is Emily Lakdawalla
She is working as a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope magazine and contributing editor to Sky & Telescope magazine. Before, Lakdawalla was Senior Editor of The Planetary Society from 2001 to 2020. Lakdawalla worked as a deputy project manager of the Society’s Red Rover Goes to Mars project. She wrote web news articles, as well as made contributions to the society’s print publications.
Is Emily Lakdawalla Married
She is married to her handsome husband Darius Lakdawalla. Darius works as an economist and is the Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Southern California. The duo met while attending Amherst together as undergraduates in the early 1990s.
How Old Is Emily Lakdawalla
She is 48 years old born on February 8, 1975, in the United States of America, and celebrates he birthday every year on February 8.