Meet: David Morrison

Director, Astrobiology and Space Research
NASA Ames Research Center

David Morrison is the Director of Astrobiology and Space Research at NASA Ames Research Center, where he manages basic and applied research programs in the space, life, and Earth sciences, with emphasis on astrobiology -- the study of the living universe. Dr. Morrison received his Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard University, and until he joined NASA he was Professor of Astronomy at the University of Hawaii. Internationally known for his research on small bodies in the solar system, Dr. Morrison is the author of more than 120 technical papers and has published a dozen books. He is the recipient of the Klumpke-Roberts award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for contributions to science education as well as NASA Outstanding Leadership medals for contributions to the Galileo Mission and for dealing with the hazard of asteroid and comet impacts. He was awarded the Presidential Meritorious Rank in 1999, and asteroid 2410 Morrison is named in his honor.

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