Believer's Journey Through the Stars

Pamela Gales Conrad, PhD, is a NASA planetary scientist, astrobiologist, and Episcopal priest whose groundbreaking work has been featured by NASA, CNN, and CBS. She serves as a scientific co-investigator on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover mission with the Planetary Environments Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and is Deputy Principal Investigator for the SAM instrument aboard the Curiosity Rover on Mars. In addition to her scientific research, Conrad is the Warden (president) of the North American Province of The Society of Ordained Scientists, an international order that supports clergy with scientific vocations. She is also the interim rector of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Bridging the worlds of scientific discovery and spiritual exploration, Conrad speaks regularly across the U.S. and U.K. on the intersections of faith, science, and wonder. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.