Jemma Davidson

Jemma Davidson is a planetary scientist who studies some of the oldest meteorites known to man. She was born in England, undertook an undergraduate degree in Geology, followed by a PhD in planetary science. She now works as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Arizona where she studies carbonaceous chondrites (a carbon-rich group of meteorites that may hold clues to the origin of life). She is also a science collaborator on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.

She grew up with a photo of Apollo astronaut Jack Schmidt on her bedroom wall with the dream that she'd one day get to study Moon rock. Jemma worked on Apollo samples as part of an undergraduate research project and believes you can achieve anything you set your mind to. When she's not doing science, she loves to read and hike with her husband and two dogs.