Edwin Kite is a planetary scientist working on habitability across our solar system and beyond. As an associate professor at the University of Chicago and participating scientist on the Mars Curiosity rover, he combines computer modeling, spacecraft data analysis (Mars orbiters and space telescopes), rover operations, and terrestrial analog fieldwork. Originally from London, Edwin holds undergraduate degrees from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from UC Berkeley, and has held previous roles as O.K. Earl Fellow at Caltech and Hess Fellow at Princeton.