Dr. Kristen John is the Technical Integration Lead for the Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative, providing technical input for areas related to lunar surface exploration and infrastructure. Previously, she led lunar dust mitigation for the Agency as the STMD Dust Mitigation Technical Integration Manager and JSC Technical Discipline Lead for Dust Mitigation. She previously served as the HLS Dust Mitigation Discipline Lead and the PI for NASA’s Dust Testing Standard and several dust testing initiatives. Prior to working in dust mitigation, Kristen spent 5 years in JSC Astromaterials, where she studied asteroid regolith behavior. She was PI, PM and Deputy PM to six payloads delivered to the ISS related to asteroid regolith dynamics and sequencing DNA in space. She has been an Acting Deputy Branch Chief and spent a year in the Strategy and Architecture Office leading External Interfaces. Kristen received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from UT-Austin, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Caltech.