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EDUCATION

ACTIVE GRANTS

2024 - Present

NASA Postdoctoral Management Program

“NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES)”.

Astrobiology Fellow.

2020

Princeton University

Ph.D. in Geosciences

2017

Princeton University

M.A. in Geosciences

2014

Wellesley College

A.B. in Biological Sciences

Minor in Russian Language and Literature

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On the hunt for microbial dark matter 1.4 km below land surface in Beatrix Mine, Free State Province, South Africa. Pictured are Dr. Maggie C. Y. Lau-Vetter (left) and Dr. Rachel L. Harris (right)© 2015 by Rachel L. Harris

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Showcasing appropriate PPE for operating Parr  4575 high-pressure, high-temperature reactors to incubate deep-sea samples. ©2020 by Rachel L. Harris

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© 2025 by Rachel L. Harris

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