{"id":489,"date":"2026-05-15T15:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/?p=489"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:37:13","slug":"a-wrap-on-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/a-wrap-on-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wrap on Year 2!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Year 2 Updates<\/h1>\n<p>Wow, what an amazing year! Some great highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First off, I am now a PhD Candidate! I passed my oral exams and project proposal and look forward to continuing my dissertation research titled &#8220;Machine Learning Applications for Mineral Substitution Chemistry, Predictive Prospecting, and Deposit Detection.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>This year, I also became an official member of the MSL Team at NASA, where I get to participate in Curiosity Rover Operations as a CheMin Instrument Payload Uplink\/Downlink Lead (PUDL) and as a general Science Team Member. It is an outstanding experience to be surrounded by such excellent scientists everyday.<\/li>\n<li>I defended a M.S. Thesis on my Martian Mineral Association Analysis work, which predicts additional mineral phases along Curiosity&#8217;s traverse.<\/li>\n<li>I presented at GSA and MSA annual meetings, sharing my science with the world and making excellent connections.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m beginning an internship with Lithium Africa, where I&#8217;m excited to apply my remote sensing and ML skills into current industry problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking forward to more great opportunities to come!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-490\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/Outlook-kwtee1of-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/Outlook-kwtee1of-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/Outlook-kwtee1of-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/Outlook-kwtee1of-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/Outlook-kwtee1of-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/Outlook-kwtee1of.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My research group , advisor (Shaunna Morrison), and advisor&#8217;s advisor (Bob Downs).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-491\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-491\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/NASA_Goddard_Logo_Photo-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Hendrickson NASA Goddard Visit\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/NASA_Goddard_Logo_Photo-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/NASA_Goddard_Logo_Photo-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/NASA_Goddard_Logo_Photo-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/NASA_Goddard_Logo_Photo.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kate Hendrickson NASA Goddard Visit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-492\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-492\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/MSgraduation-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"MS Graduation\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/MSgraduation-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/MSgraduation-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/MSgraduation-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/MSgraduation-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kate-hendrickson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2026\/05\/MSgraduation-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MS Graduation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year 2 Updates Wow, what an amazing year! 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