Laurie Leshin

Laurie Leshin
Laurie Leshin
	Leshin in 2023
10th Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 16, 2022
Preceded by	Michael M. Watkins; Larry D. James (interim)
16th President of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute
	In office; June 1, 2014 – May 15, 2022
Preceded by	Dennis D. Berkey
Succeeded by	Grace Wang
Education	Arizona State University (BS); California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Awards	NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal; NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal; Nier Prize;
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry; Geochemistry ; Planetary Science
Institutions	Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Arizona State University; NASA
Thesis	The Abundance and Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Water in SNC Meteorites: Implications for Water on Mars (1995)
Doctoral advisor	Edward M. Stolper
Other academic advisors	Ronald Greeley

Laurie Leshin is an American scientist and academic administrator serving as the 10th Director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and as Vice President and Bren Professor of Geochemistry and Planetary Science at California Institute of Technology. Leshin's research has focused on geochemistry and space science. Leshin previously served as the 16th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

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