Lauren A. Edgar

Lauren Edgar (born 1985) is an American geologist and NASA astronaut candidate.

Early life and education Edgar was born in Washington, D.C. in 1985, but considers Sammamish, Washington to be her hometown. Edgar attended Discovery Elementary School and Skyline High School.

Edgar was part of Dartmouth College's Class of 2007, originally majoring in engineering before switching to earth sciences. She earned her master’s and doctorate in geology at Caltech under the direction of John P. Grotzinger.

Career Edgar previously worked for the United States Geological Survey as a research geologist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona.