| Nadine G. Barlow | |
| Birth Place: | La Jolla, California |
| Death Date: | August 17, 2020 |
| Fields: | Planetary science |
| Alma Mater: | University of Arizona |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Robert G. Strom |
Nadine G. Barlow (1958–2020) was an American planetary scientist.[1] She was a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northern Arizona University (NAU). She became Associate Chair of the NAU Department of Physics and Astronomy in Fall 2010. She was also the director of the Northern Arizona University/NASA Space Grant Program and an associate director of the Arizona Space Grant Consortium.
During her career, Barlow taught at Palomar College, University of Houston–Clear Lake, University of Central Florida (UCF), and NAU, where she was on staff until the time of her death. She also conducted research at the NASA Johnson Space Center, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff. She served as the first director of the UCF Robinson Observatory in Orlando.
Barlow worked on a number of NASA lunar and planetary science projects, including:
She was considered to be one of the top Mars scholars in the world.[2]
Barlow died on August 17, 2020, from ovarian cancer.
Barlow received the University of Central Florida Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award in 2002 and the Palomar Community College Alumna of the Year Award for 2002–2003. In 1999 she was awarded the asteroid name 15466 Barlow by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in her honor.[3]