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| Abbreviation | PSI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1972 |
| Founders | William Kenneth Hartmann |
| Type | Nonprofit 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Planetary science |
| Headquarters | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Location |
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Official language | English |
Director | Mark V. Sykes |
| Website | psi |
The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) [1] is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute based in Tucson, Arizona, focusing on planetary science.[2] As of 2018[update], its director is Dr. Mark V. Sykes.[3] PSI, along with Space Science Institute (SSI) Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), and Eureka Scientific, were listed as 501(c)(3) organizations in the US in a special report by Nature in 2007, which facilitate federal grant applications of non-tenure-track astronomers.[4]
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- ^ "Leadership". Planetary Science Institute. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Bjorn, Genevive (2007). "Freedom of the skies". Nature. 449 (7163): 750–751. doi:10.1038/nj7163-750a.