Kevin Hand is an astrobiologist and planetary scientist at JPL.
He is also the founder of Cosmos Education and was its president until 2007.
He was working at NASA Ames when he was inspired to form Cosmos Education in 1999 after getting a grant from the Earth and Space Foundation to tour African schools to talk about how education relates to space research.
Hand studied psychology and physics as an undergraduate at Dartmouth.
He earned a master's degree at Stanford University in mechanical engineering while also working as a public policy research associate at Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).
He chose the question of whether Europa's putative ocean could harbor life as his Geological & Environmental Sciences PhD dissertation topic, under the direction of Christopher Chyba,
earning the doctorate in 2007.
U.S. PresidentBarack Obama met one-on-one with President-elect Donald Trump for 90 minutes at the White House on Thursday in part as a courtesy call and get-to-know-you session slightly more than 36 hours after the nation delivered a stunning upset to the current president’s legacy, Time magazine reported. Obama described the meeting as “an excellent conversation” touching on a wide range of organizational issues and foreign policy....
It sounds like astrology, but one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals has reported that the date of your birth determines which sorts of influenza you are most at risk of catching, IFLScience reports ... However, some outbreaks don't obey the rule. The H5N1 strain, for example, mostly affects the young, while H7N9 is a terror in retirement homes ... – James Lloyd-Smith....
President Obama, who had denounced Trump as unfit to serve as commander in chief, struck a conciliatory note in the Rose Garden of the White House, vowing to work with his successor to ensure a peaceful transfer ...Ryan (R-Wis.), who had all but abandoned the presidential nominee in the final weeks of the campaign, pledged that he and Trump would “work hand-in-hand on a positive agenda to tackle this country’s big challenges.”....
US government weather forecasters say the weather condition known as La Nina, affecting weather patterns worldwide, has developed in the Pacific, TheAssociated Press reported.La Nina, the opposite of the pattern known as El Niño, is the cooling of the waters in the central Pacific Ocean, the report said.NationalOceanic and Atmospheric ......
Canada is more than willing to reopen negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with President-elect Donald Trump – especially about softwood lumber, a long-standing sore spot, a report Thursday in the Ottawa Business Journal said. "I think any agreement can be improved ... While Canada believes the agreement as it stands has benefited all three countries, it also feels the accord could still be upgraded....
KevinNash went on a profanity-laden rant on Instagram in response to people bashing him about being a Donald Trump supporter, as reported by WrestlingInc ... Since Kevin Nash wore a shirt with the word “Trump” on there and posted it on social media, many were under the assumption that he was endorsing the Republican candidate ... The problem, though, was that Kevin Nash was not endorsing Donald Trump with that shirt....
I had my second-straight sub-100-point outing last week in my head-to-head matchup against fellow Colts.com writer Kevin Bowen, and fell to a bleak 2-7 on the year ... at the beginning of the year - after admitted early struggles - I said I'd let Kevin take the first half of the season, and then I'd come roaring back ... Kevin's Week 9 FanDuel Lineup. ... Kevin (7-2) ... K Matt Prater, Kevin (15 points; 3.5 in total value) ... Kevin. ... KEVIN'S RECORD....
GREAT FALLS - Following a four-day trial, a federal jury today convicted Kevin McGovern and CMG Construction of Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Bribery, arising out of a pay-to-play scheme on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation...Billings businessman Kevin McGovern and his company, CMG Construction, received contracts on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation without being required to submit bids to the Chippewa Cree Construction Corporation....
(Source. Golf Australia). Kevin Yuan is firing on all cylinders at StonecuttersRidge. Kevin Yuan might be one of the smaller players in this year's NSW Open field in terms of stature, but the talented amateur's game is standing tall this morning at Stonecutters Ridge with the hottest round of the morning on day two ...West AustralianMichael SIm is currently -4 for the round and now sitting at -6 for the Championship ... (noodl. 36263608) ....
(Source. Macon-Bibb, GA). 10November 2016 Solid WasteDepartment offers tips on disposing leaves, debris this season ...Below are some tips to help make your and their job easier. 'Our crews want to get the debris and leaves picked up as quickly as possible, but they can be slowed down because of the amount that gets placed on the curb at this time of year,' says Solid Waste DirectorKevin Barkley ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ...KevinBarkley, Director....
BALTIMORE, Md. - Robert Griffin III threw more than 20 passes before the Ravens game last night and looked sharp. Griffin is still on injured reserve with his fractured left shoulder but is eligible to come off anytime now since eight weeks have passed ... 11. Griffin, who threw to Jordan Payton ... CodyKessler vs ... Kevin Hogan active. Rookie quarterback Kevin Hogan was a surprise active against the Ravens and was expected to be used in some way....
No-one expects it'll be easy getting into or out of a prison. And sure enough, gaining access to AddiewellPrison in West Lothian is a long, slow process. Visitors' fingerprints have to be put into a biometric recognition system, mobile phones have to be stored in lockers at reception ...Kevin, 36, is one of the inmates waiting to be interviewed by Virgin recruiter, Kathryn Wildman ... But right now Kevin is brimming with self-confidence ... ....
A motorcyclist, who was in critical condition after an Oct. 29 crash in Ogden, died Wednesday, police said. Police identified the man as 49-year-old Theron James Palmer, of Ogden. Palmer had crashed into the side of a car near Washington Boulevard (400 East) while heading west on 12th Street about 2 p.m., said Ogden police Lt. Kevin Cottrell, after veering to the side of the road to pass traffic between the right lane and the curb ... ....
Discussion of whether to reclassify the hospital provider fee to provide more money for transportation may be running out of gas even before the 2017 legislative session has begun ...KevinGrantham of Canon City said he had very little interest in reviving the idea that has been pushed by business leaders and Democrats for the past two years but has been killed twice in the Legislature by Republicans. While… ... ....
In a football game, it’s easy to know whether you’re winning or not. Just look at the scoreboard. But for Kevin Chou, the CEO of Kabam, Inc., a mobile game developer headquartered in San Francisco, figuring out if games like “Marvel. Contest of Champions” or “Star Wars. Uprising” are on track can be harder ... ....