Artis Henderson spends eight months in Australia as a 2024 Fulbright-National Geographic Award recipient

Artis Henderson, 2010 OPC Foundation Award Winner, has been named a 2024 Fulbright-National Geographic Award recipient. She will spend eight months in Shark Bay in Western Australia studying marine stromatolites, the world's oldest living microorganisms. Her project will include the voices of the Malgana people — traditional custodians of Gatharragudu, the Malgana name for Shark Bay.  Marine stromatolites play a key role in understanding both early conditions on Earth and the potential for life on Mars and are in danger of disappearing within the next 30 years due to climate change. Henderson had an OPC Foundation fellowship with AP in Dakar.