Retired NASA astronaut Ron Garan appears in an interview on HuffPost Live where he discusses his perspectives on space exploration and his ideas for shaping the future. Our own Dr. Sara Walker is featured in the conversation (at 11:20 from the start), asking Garan his thoughts about our prospects of becoming an interstellar civilization. [Watch the conversation at HuffPost Live]
Read moreThis month we feature Steve Hsu, a research scientist with a medical background who recently joined our team. BMSIS: Please tell us a little about yourself. Steve: I was born in 1963 in Taiwan, where I was raised by my paternal grandparents, who were the first western-trained doctor and nurse in my family. Growing up watching my grandfather mixing medications in his own formulary and the antiseptic smell of the clinic are vivid memories. It wasn’t until I was older […]
Read moreThis month we feature Craig Hardgrove, a research scientist who recently joined our team at BMSIS. BMSIS: Please tell us a little about yourself. Craig: I grew up in the southeastern US, and got my undergraduate degree in physics at Georgia Tech. I completed my dissertation in planetary science from the University of Tennessee in 2011. I am currently on the Mars Science Laboratory color camera and neutron detector teams. I worked on the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, […]
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Read moreBMSIS research scientist Armando Azua-Bustos was recently interviewed for the newspaper El Mercurio in Chile. A scan of the article appears below, which features a discussion about the Curiosity rover’s one year anniversary of landing on Mars. Congrats Armando!
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