Kevin Hand

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Kevin Hand
Kevin Hand
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
Fields
ThesisOn the physics and chemistry of the ice shell and sub-surface ocean of Europa (2007)
Doctoral advisorChristopher Chyba

Kevin Hand is an

JPL.[1][2]
He is also the founder of Cosmos Education[1][2] and was its president until 2007.[3] He was working at
NASA Ames when he was inspired to form Cosmos Education in 1999 after getting a grant from the Earth and Space Foundation to tour African schools to talk about how education relates to space research.[4][5]

Education and career

Hand studied psychology and physics as an undergraduate at Dartmouth.[6] He earned a master's degree at

Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).[6][7]
He chose the question of whether Europa's putative ocean could harbor life as his Geological & Environmental Sciences PhD dissertation topic, under the direction of Christopher Chyba,[7] earning the doctorate in 2007.[6]

While a PhD student, he was chosen by

mid-Atlantic ridge and East Pacific Rise.[7] He was a featured scientist in Cameron's 2005 IMAX documentary, Aliens of the Deep.[8]

At a 2014 NASA panel discussion, Hand predicted that extraterrestrial life would be found within 20 years.[9][10]

Hand published the book Alien Oceans in 2020.[11]

Selected publications

  • Hand, Kevin (May 12, 2005). "Cosmos Education: Engaging, Empowering, Inspiring". Cyberspeak. USA Today. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  • Kevin Hand (22 January 2009). "Is there life on Europa?".
    ISBN 978-0-387-47936-1
    .

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b "Kevin Hand, Planetary Scientist and Astrobiologist". Emerging Explorers. National Geographic. 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  2. ^
    AOL.com
    . Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. Nairobi Star; Star Life. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  4. doi:10.1016/s0265-9646(02)00043-7
    . Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  5. ^ "Earth and Space Awards 1999". Earth and Space Foundation. 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  6. ^ a b c "Kevin Hand". JPL Science: Planetary ICES: People.
  7. ^ a b c "Kevin Hand". Voices.
  8. ^ "Kevin Hand". SETI Institute Explorer. 2005.
  9. ^ connecticut.cbslocal.com/2014/07/15/nasa-humans-will-prove-we-are-not-alone-in-the-universe-within-20-years/
  10. ^ Gates, Sara (2014-07-15). "We Are Not Alone in Universe, NASA Scientists Say". Huffington Post.
  11. ^ McLemee, Scott (15 May 2020). "The Oceans of Outer Space". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

External links

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