Kevin Hand | |
|---|---|
 Kevin Hand | |
| Nationality | American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Thesis | On the physics and chemistry of the ice shell and sub-surface ocean of Europa (2007) |
| Doctoral advisor | Christopher Chyba |
Kevin Hand is an astrobiologist and planetary scientist at 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Bowermaster, Jon (July 27, 2011). "The five explorers of the future". GADLING. AOL.com. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ Ravneet Sehmi (27 August 2008). "Bringing Science Education Down to the Grass Roots" (PDF). Nairobi Star; Star Life. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ Charles Cockell; Don White; Douglas Messier; M. Dale Stokes (2002). "Fostering links between environmental and space exploration: the Earth and Space Foundation" (PDF). Space Policy. 18 (4): 301–306. Bibcode:2002SpPol..18..301C. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.536.4575. doi:10.1016/s0265-9646(02)00043-7. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ "Earth and Space Awards 1999". Earth and Space Foundation. 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-08-13.