Position:
Professor at University of Tennessee
Location:
Knoxville, Tennessee Area
Work:
University of Tennessee
since Aug 2013
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Professor
University of Tennessee
Aug 2007 - Jul 2013
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Associate Professor
University of Tennessee
Aug 2003 - Aug 2007
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Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee
Jun 2000 - Aug 2003
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Research Assistant Professor
National Research Council, NASA Ames Research Center
Dec 1998 - Jun 2000
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Resident Research Assosciate
Education:
Cornell University 1993 - 1997
Ph.D., Astronomy and Space Sciences
Cornell University 1991 - 1993
M.S., Astronomy and Space Sciences
Arizona State University 1988 - 1991
M.S., Geology
Cornell University 1984 - 1988
B.A., Physics
Interests:
Author or co-author of 60 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and book contributions, and 116 contributed scientific abstracts.
Honor & Awards:
International Academy of Astronomics Basic Science Book Award, (shared with co-authors) for The Geology of Mars – Evidence from Earth-based Analogs, 2008
Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Best Team Achievement, Mars Exploration Rover Project, 2007
Trophy for Current Achievement, National Air and Space Museum, for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission Team, 2006.
Five-time recipient of NASA Group Achievement Award: Four times for work on the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and once for work on the Mars Odyssey Thermal Emission Imaging System Team (2004-2008).
Science magazine “Science Breakthrough of the Year” Award, for new insights into Mars’ aqueous past by the Mars Exploration Rover Mission Science Team, 2004