Dr. Cathy Weitz

Weitz’s research has addressed significant questions concerning surficial processes on the Earth, Moon, Venus, and Mars. She currently has three primary research interests: (1) sedimentary deposits on Mars; (2) soils and small rocks observed at various landing sites on Mars; and (3) explosive volcanism on the Moon.

Weitz has extensive experience in supporting mission operations and scientific analysis of data acquired from various NASA missions. She is currently or was a science team member on four different Mars missions, including the Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), Insight lander, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) missions. She is a Co-Investigator on the MRO High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera where she has mission operations responsibilities to prioritize and target sedimentary and stratigraphic features. She is a science team member on the MSL Curiosity rover mission and studies eolian bedforms and sedimentary deposits.