Stewart Nozette
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| Born | Stewart David Nozette May 20, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Residence | Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields |
Geoscience Planetary Science |
| Institutions |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ballistic Missile Defense Organization United States Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (1990–1999) United States Department of Defense National Space Council (1989–1990) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Alliance for Competitive Technology (1990–present) U.S. Naval Research Laboratory DARPA |
| Alma mater |
University of Arizona Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | The Physical and Chemical Properties of the Surface of Venus (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor |
John S. Lewis Gordon Pettengill |
| Known for | Attempting to transfer American nuclear and space technology to Israel |
| Notable awards | NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal |
Stewart David Nozette (born May 20, 1957) is an American planetary scientist, technologist, and consultant who worked for the United States Department of Energy, the United States Department of Defense, DARPA, the United States Naval Research Laboratory, and NASA. He is also a convicted felon for attempted espionage and fraud against the United States. The FBI arrested him October 19, 2009, charging him with attempted espionage after a sting operation which Nozette's lawyer claims amounted to entrapment. At trial, Nozette admitted attempting to sell U.S. classified information to someone he believed was an Israeli Mossad operative, but was in reality an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation employee. He pleaded guilty to one charge of attempted espionage and was sentenced, under the terms of a plea bargain, to thirteen years in prison and is now serving time at the Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute. The FBI found no evidence that any classified materials were actually released to anyone outside the US Government.
Nozette was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 20, 1957, to Helen and Morris Nozette. He grew up in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood and earned a B.S. in geosciences with honors and distinction (University of Arizona, 1979), and a Ph.D. in Planetary sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983).
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