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 FMARS-9 Crew Biographies
Shannon Rupert Robles
 Shannon Rupert Robles is a professor of biology from San Diego, California. She is currently involved in a long-term collaborative microbial ecology research project at MDRS and will be extending her research first to FMARS and then to Australia's Mars-Oz, where she is the U.S. Coordinator for Expedition Two, in August 2004. She has served at MDRS as crew biologist for Crew 4, joint commander and chief biologist for Expedition One/Crew 14, and commander for Crew 21. She is the MDRS Remote Science Team Coordinator and the NASA Mobile Agents Remote Science Team Lead. A member of the San Diego Chapter of the Mars Society and the Association of Mars Explorers, Shannon is also a Solar System Ambassador through NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Among her earthly pursuits, she enjoys caring for her recently adopted horse and newborn filly. |
