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Kevin Hand
Kevin Hand
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
Fields
  • Planetary science
  • ThesisOn the physics and chemistry of the ice shell and sub-surface ocean of Europa (2007)
    Doctoral advisorChristopher Chyba

    Kevin Hand is an astrobiologist and planetary scientistatJPL.[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]

    Education and career

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    Hand studied psychology and physics as an undergraduate at Dartmouth.[6] He earned a master's degree at Stanford University in mechanical engineering while also working as a public policy research associate at Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).[6][7] He chose the question of whether Europa's putative ocean could harbor life as his Geological & Environmental Sciences PhD dissertation topic, under the direction of Christopher Chyba,[7] earning the doctorate in 2007.[6]

    While a PhD student, he was chosen by James Cameron to take marine biology samples from hydrothermal vents in subsea expeditions to the mid-Atlantic ridge and East Pacific Rise.[7] He was a featured scientist in Cameron's 2005 IMAX documentary, Aliens of the Deep.[8]

    At a 2014 NASA panel discussion, Hand predicted that extraterrestrial life would be found within 20 years.[9][10]

    Hand published the book Alien Oceans in 2020.[11]

    Selected publications

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    Bibliography

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    References

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    1. ^ 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.
  • ^ a b c "Kevin Hand". JPL Science: Planetary ICES: People.
  • ^ a b c "Kevin Hand". Voices.
  • ^ "Kevin Hand". SETI Institute Explorer. 2005.
  • ^ connecticut.cbslocal.com/2014/07/15/nasa-humans-will-prove-we-are-not-alone-in-the-universe-within-20-years/
  • ^ Gates, Sara (2014-07-15). "We Are Not Alone in Universe, NASA Scientists Say". Huffington Post.
  • ^ McLemee, Scott (15 May 2020). "The Oceans of Outer Space". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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