Annabelle Niblett

Annabelle Niblett is a doctoral student in the Planetary Sciences program and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Her research focuses on prebiotic chemistry on Mars in the context of origins of life and exoplanetary atmospheres more broadly. The question that guides her research interests is: “How did life come to exist on Earth, and can we find it elsewhere?” Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Annabelle completed her bachelor’s degree at Dartmouth College in 2026 with a double major in Physics and Astronomy and a minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. On top of completing an honors thesis in Astronomy at Dartmouth, she spent off terms working at Los Alamos National Laboratory simulating type Ic supernovae and at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory understanding the radial velocity method for exoplanet detection. Outside of the classroom, she prioritized leadership and service in the Dartmouth Physics and Astronomy Department and through gender-based violence work while in college. In her free time, Annabelle enjoys running, hiking, reading, and exploring local coffee shops.