Mike studies the history of atmospheric evolution at water loss at Mars as a member of a NASA mission called MAVEN, which arrives at Mars this September. He has competed in NASA's FameLAB communication competition, going to the finals last year in Atlanta. He is passionate about space and planetary science, the history of the planets in our solar system and the conditions for the emergence and sustenance of life. Mike shares his passion for science and space with the public through the Astrobiology Road Show, a traveling spectacle of science designed to bring working scientists in contact with underrepresented communities.