Dr. Hamden's research focuses on UV instrumentation, detector technology development, multi-object & IFU spectroscopy, galaxy evolution, and star formation. Dr. Hamden is interested in large scale galactic outflows and inflows, understanding molecular hydrogen in nearby star forming regions, and advancing UV missions of all types. Dr. Hamden has a close relationship with the Advanced Detectors, Systems and Nanoscience Group (389E) Group at JPL. She also has a larger interest in silicon detector technologies. She is the PI of Hyperion, a mission in development designed to observe molecular hydrogen in our galaxy to better understand how stars form. She is also the Deputy PI of Aspera, a NASA Pioneers Mission (PI: Dr. Carlos Vargas), which will observe nearby edge-on galaxies in the extreme UV. Aspera is scheduled to launch in 2025.