Piers Sellers | |
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| Born | Piers John Sellers 11 April 1955 Crowborough, Sussex, England |
| Died | 23 December 2016 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | British American |
| Education | University of Edinburgh (BSc) University of Leeds (PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 35d 9h 2m |
| Selection | NASA Group 16 (1996) |
Total EVAs | 6 |
Total EVA time | 41h 10m |
| Missions | STS-112 STS-121 STS-132 |
Mission insignia |    |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Thesis | Vegetation Type and Catchment Water Balance: A Simulation Study (1981) |
Piers John Sellers OBE (11 April 1955 – 23 December 2016) was a British-American meteorologist, NASA astronaut[1] and Director of the Earth Science Division at NASA/GSFC. He was a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. Sellers attended Cranbrook School, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom, until 1973, and achieved a bachelor's degree in ecological science from the University of Edinburgh in 1976. In 1981 he gained a doctorate in biometeorology from the University of Leeds. In 2011, Sellers retired from the NASA Astronaut Corps.[2]
Before joining the astronaut corps, Sellers worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on research into how the Earth's biosphere and atmosphere interact. This work involved climate system computer modelling and field work utilising aircraft, satellites and ground support input.
- ^ "Piers J. Sellers Biography" (PDF). NASA. June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Astronaut revisits experience of space". University of Edinburgh. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.