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Improving NASA's Technology for Space Science (Biographical Sketches of Committee Members)
Pages 70-75

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... He was named the Wernher von Braun Memorial Lecturer by the Smithsonian Institution for 1986. He is currently a member of the NRC's Space Studies Board, chairs its Committee on Earth Studies, and is a past member of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board.
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From page 71...
... His research interests include planetary surface composition, meteorites, comets, and trace element condensation from the solar nebula. He is a team leader and principal investigator for the Mars Observer mission, a co-investigator for the Cassini mission to the outer solar system, and has served on several advisory groups and committees for NASA and the NRC.
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From page 72...
... Dr. Dupree has served two terms on the NRC's Space Studies Board, is a former vice president of the American Astronomical Society, and has served on numerous other boards and committees for groups including the NRC, NASA, and the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
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From page 73...
... in Geophysics and Space Physics from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1986. He is the principal investigator for the series of 12 Magnetospheric Plasma Analyzer instruments at geosynchronous orbit and leads the Los Alamos involvement in space plasma instruments for NASA missions.
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From page 74...
... He was a principal investigator for a scientific experiment flown in space on board the Space Shuttle's USML-1 mission in June-July 1992. He is a member and Home Secretary of the National Academy of Engineering, and member of the Space Studies Board's Committee on Microgravity Research and has served widely on the boards of professional societies and journals.
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From page 75...
... His research interests include immunology, nephrology, and space biology. He is the Project Manager and Senior Principal Investigator for the Department of Defense Space Tissue Loss Project, an experiment utilizing a novel piece of flight hardware to culture bone and muscle cells on orbit in the Space Shuttle.
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