Other College Appointments College of Arts and Sciences ↗ In the News Why does NASA’s Europa Clipper mission matter? ↗ Schmidt named 2024 Blavatnik National Awards Laureate Britney Schmidt, associate professor (EAS), has been named a laureate of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences. … Schmidt: Exploring Earth’s oceans to reach Europa ↗ Britney Schmidt is in Antarctica through February 2022 with a small team of researchers to explore the confluence of glaciers, floating ice shelves and ocean using a submarine robot called Icefin – the first mission of its kind. But the whole time, she’ll also be thinking about worlds beyond Earth.