Donald S. Burnett
Genesis Principal Investigator
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Present Position:
Professor of Geochemistry,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech
Previous Positions:
NSF Post doctoral Fellow in Physics, Caltech, 1963-1965
Assistant Professor, Divison of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech, 1965-1968
Associate Professor, Caltech, 1968-1974
Research Interests:
Chemistry and Evolution of the Solar System
Origin and Abundances of the Elements
Trace Element Geochemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
Education:
PhD. University of California (Berkeley), 1963, in Nuclear
Chemistry
B.S. University of Chicago, 1959, in Chemistry
Graduate Research Directors:
Dr. S. G. Thompson
Professor G. T. Seaborg
Awards/committees:
NSF Post doctoral Fellowship, 1963-1964
A. P. Sloan Fellowship, 1968
Lunar Science Review Board, 1970-1971
Lunar Science Analysis Planning Team, 1971-1973
P.I., Apollo 17 Lunar Neutron Probe Experiment, 1972-1973
NASA Distinguished Science Award, 1974
ACS (American Chemical Society) Lecture Tour Speaker, 1975
Lunar Planetary Review Panel, 1976-1978
Assoc. Editor, Geochimica, Cosmochimica Acta, 1976-1982
Lunar Planetary Review Panel, 1982-1983
Committee on Lunar and Planetary Exploration, 1981-1983
LANL Nuclear Chemistry Visiting Committee, 1983-1985
Planetary Geosciences Strategy Committee, 1987
Planetary Materials and Geochemistry Working Group, 1986-1992
Planetary Materials and Geochemistry Review Panel, 1993-1994
Mars Surveyor Advisory Committee, 1994
LLL Chemistry Visiting Committe, 1996-
Personal Information:
Born June 25, 1937, Dayton, Ohio
Married; 3 children |