Ashley Walker is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant at Howard University, engaged in advanced studies in Atmospheric and Planetary Science. Currently serving as a visiting researcher at the Carnegie Institution for Science, Ashley has previously held research assistant positions at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and The Johns Hopkins University, focusing on the chemistry of planetary atmospheres, particularly on Saturn's moon, Titan. An educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Chicago State University, complemented by undergraduate research experiences at various prestigious institutions, where Ashley investigated meteorites and conducted computational modeling of ice chemistry in protoplanetary disks.