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John W. Delano
Professor
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Areas of expertise:
Space exploration; NASA; renewable energy; solar power; Moon; astrobiology; environmental science
Space exploration; NASA; renewable energy; solar power; Moon; astrobiology; environmental science
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(518) 442-4479
Biography:
John W. Delano received his doctorate in geochemistry at Stony Brook University. His research has been primarily been funded by NASA dealing with chemical analysis of samples from the Moon returned by the six Apollo missions. Delano has not only served on scientific panels for NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF), but also provided invited testimony in 2004 to the President's Commission on Exploration of the Moon, Mars, and Beyond. He gives about 30 invited talks to professional and lay audiences annually, and is the author of 55 articles in the professional scientific journals. In addition, his family hasmade significant efforts living in a more environmentally sustainable fashion through the installation of solar energy systems for electricity and domestic hot water.
John W. Delano received his doctorate in geochemistry at Stony Brook University. His research has been primarily been funded by NASA dealing with chemical analysis of samples from the Moon returned by the six Apollo missions. Delano has not only served on scientific panels for NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF), but also provided invited testimony in 2004 to the President's Commission on Exploration of the Moon, Mars, and Beyond. He gives about 30 invited talks to professional and lay audiences annually, and is the author of 55 articles in the professional scientific journals. In addition, his family hasmade significant efforts living in a more environmentally sustainable fashion through the installation of solar energy systems for electricity and domestic hot water.
