Alan Stern

S. Alan Stern was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 22,1957. He received his B.S. in physics (1978), M.S. in aerospace engineering (1980), B.A. in astronomy (1981), and M.A. in planetary atmospheres (1981) from the University of Texas, and a Ph.D. in astrophysics and planetary science in 1989 from the University of Colorado. His first professional assignment was as a summer intern at NASA s Johnson Space Center in 1979 and 1980. He then worked as a systems engineer at Martin Marietta Aerospace (1982-83) and spacecraft/instrument engineer at the University of Colorado s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (1983-86). In 1986, he was appointed assistant director in the Office of Space Science and Technology at the University of Colorado, after which he became assistant to the vice president for research at the university. 

Nix and Hydra discovered (Pluto companion team) The Hubble research team—composed of Hal Weaver, S. Alan Stern, Max Mutchler, Andrew Steffi, Marc Buie, William Merline, John Spencer, Ehot W>ung, and Leslie W>ung— finds these small moons of Pluto. 

Louise M. Ryan, Dana-Faiber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Alan H. Stern, New Jersey Department of Enviromnental Protection, Trenton, New Jersey... 

Mark W. Maciejewski, Mehdi Mobli, Adam D. Schuyler, Alan S. Stern, and Jeffrey C. Hoch... 

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