a submillimeter heterodyne spectrometer, aimed at a mission proposal concept to Enceladus. She is also DPI of a joint GSFC/JPL SmallSat mission concept to Venus, with a submillimeter heterodyne spectrometer as the primary instrument. She is also actively engaged in mission design concepts for planetary flight mission opportunities as well as projects involving submillimeter heterodyne spectrometer designs for future planetary flight missions. Anderson is a member of the American Geophysical Union and the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences. Honors and awards NASA Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Group Achievement Award for Mission Support – March 2016 NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal – July 2015 NASA Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement for Engineering Team – March 2015 NASA Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award for Science – April 2013 NASA Early Career Achievement Medal – June 2012 References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American women academics Scientists from Arizona Women planetary scientists Planetary scientists Arizona State University alumni New Mexico State University alumni 21st-century American women