▁named ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁president ▁of ▁Wor c ester ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁published ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 ▁scientific ▁papers . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Les hin ▁received ▁the ▁NASA ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Public ▁Service ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁President ial ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁Out standing ▁Le ad ership ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁at ▁NASA . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Meteor it ical ▁Society ' s ▁N ier ▁Prize , ▁awarded ▁for ▁out standing ▁research ▁in ▁meteor it ics ▁or ▁planet ary ▁science ▁by ▁a ▁scient ist ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 5 . ▁The ▁International ▁Astronom ical ▁Union ▁recognized ▁her ▁contributions ▁to ▁planet ary ▁science ▁with ▁the ▁naming ▁of ▁astero id ▁ 4 9 2 2 ▁Les hin . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁School ▁of ▁Science ▁Web ▁Page ▁ ▁AG U ▁Planet ary ▁Sciences ▁Section ▁Web ▁Page ▁ ▁Laur ie ▁Les hin ’ s ▁Profile ▁in ▁NASA ▁Ex pl oration ▁Systems ▁Mission ▁Director ate ▁Web ▁Page ▁ ▁Tem pe ▁Di ab los ▁Success ▁Story : ▁Laur ie ▁Les hin ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Date ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : American ▁ge och em ists ▁Category : A rizona