Steve Squyres
| Dr. Steven W. Squyres | |
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| Born | January 9, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Known for | Spirit rover and Opportunity rover |
| Awards |
Harold C. Urey Prize (1987) Carl Sagan Memorial Award |
Steven W. Squyres (born January 9, 1956) is the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. His research area is in planetary sciences, with a focus on large solid bodies in the solar system such as the terrestrial planets and the moons of the Jovian planets. Squyres is principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission (MER). He is the recipient of the 2004 Carl Sagan Memorial Award and the 2009 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Communication in Planetary Science. On October 28, 2010, Dr. Squyres received the 2010 Mines Medal for his achievements as a researcher and professor. He is the brother of Academy Award-nominated film editor Tim Squyres.
Squyres was raised in the town of Wenonah in southern New Jersey.
Squyres attended Gateway Regional High School in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey. He received his B.A. in Geological Sciences from Cornell University in 1978 and his Ph.D. in Astronomy (Planetary Studies) from the same institution in 1981, where he worked closely with Carl Sagan. Squyres then spent five years as a postdoctoral associate and research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center before returning to Cornell as a faculty member. He received the H. C. Urey Prize from the Planetary Division of the American Astronomical Society in 1987. In 2007, he was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Science [2] by the Franklin Institute. He is also a member of the college fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE).
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