Alan Stern

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:author gptkb:Chasing_New_Horizons
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Public_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Public_Service_Medal
gptkb:AIAA_Space_Science_Award
gptkb:Carl_Sagan_Memorial_Award
gptkb:Smithsonian_American_Ingenuity_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1957-11-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana,_USA
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:citation H-index over 40
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Fran_Bagenal
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Encyclopedia_of_the_Solar_System
gptkb:Pluto_and_Charon:_Ice_Worlds_on_the_Ragged_Edge_of_the_Solar_System
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
planetary science
space exploration
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:S._Alan_Stern
gptkbp:hasAsteroidNamedAfter gptkb:28101_Alanstern
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alan Stern
gptkbp:knownFor Principal Investigator of New Horizons mission
gptkbp:mediaAppearance gptkb:NOVA
gptkb:How_the_Universe_Works
gptkb:The_Farthest:_Voyager_in_Space
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:New_Horizons
gptkb:Rosetta
gptkb:Europa_Jupiter_System_Mission
gptkb:NASA_Pluto_Kuiper_Express
gptkbp:notableWork Pluto flyby
Kuiper Belt exploration
gptkbp:occupation astronomer
space program executive
gptkbp:publishedIn numerous scientific papers
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boulder,_Colorado,_USA
gptkbp:role Associate Administrator for NASA Science Mission Directorate (2007-2008)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Carole_Stern
gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:Studies_of_Cometary_Atmospheres_(1989)
gptkbp:website https://www.boulder.swri.edu/~alan/
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