Peter H. Schultz

Peter H. Schultz
Born (1944-01-22) January 22, 1944 (age 80)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCarleton College
University of Texas - Austin
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPlanetary science
Astronomy
InstitutionsNASA Ames Research Center
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Brown University
Academic advisorsJ. Hoover Mackin
William R. Muehlberger

Peter H. Schultz (born January 22, 1944) is Professor of Geological Sciences at Brown University specializing in the study of planetary geology, impact cratering on the Earth and other objects in the Solar System, and volcanic modifications of planetary surfaces.[1][2] He was co-investigator to the NASA Science Mission Directorate spacecraft Deep Impact and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). He was awarded the Barringer Medal of the Meteoritical Society in 2004 for his theoretical and experimental studies of impact craters.[3]

  1. ^ Q - S. Gale Group. 2005. ISBN 9780787673987. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  2. ^ American Men and Women of Science, 1998–1999
  3. ^ Meteoritical Society Newsletter "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)