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David H. Grinspoon (born 1959) is an American astrobiologist. He is Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. and was appointed Baruch S. Blumberg NASA-Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology for 2012/2013.〔http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-080.html〕 His research focuses on comparative planetology, with a focus on climate evolution on Earth-like planets and implications for habitability. He has also studied, written and lectured on the human influence on Earth, as seen in cosmic perspective. He has published two books, ''Venus Revealed'' and ''Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life'', the latter of which won the 2004 PEN literary award for nonfiction He is adjunct professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Science at the University of Colorado.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://aps.colorado.edu/directory_full.shtml )〕 ==Biography== Grinspoon, the son of Harvard psychiatrist and author Lester Grinspoon, holds degrees in Philosophy of Science and Planetary Science from Brown University and a doctorate in Planetary Sciences from the University of Arizona. He serves as an advisor to NASA on space exploration strategy. He serves as an Interdisciplinary Scientist on the European Space Agency's Venus Express spacecraft mission to Venus. He is a science team member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute Titan Team and serves as science Co-Investigator and team lead for Education and Public Outreach for the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on the Mars Science Laboratory. His popular writing has appeared in numerous periodicals, such as Slate, Scientific American, Natural History, The Sciences, Seed, Astronomy, The Boston Globe, LA Times, and The New York Times. His technical papers have been published in Nature, Science, and numerous other journals. Dr. Grinspoon has been featured on many television (PBS's Life Beyond Earth; BBC's The Planets, History Channel's The Universe) and radio (NPR’s Science Fridays, Wisconsin Public Radio, BBC World Service) shows. He has given invited talks at international conferences throughout the U.S., Europe, and Australia. A prolific public lecturer and writer, he also writes the monthly "Cosmic Relief" column for Sky & Telescope Magazine, where he is contributing editor. He has appeared several times as a guest, and also as guest host, of Neil deGrasse Tyson's popular podcast and live shows Star Talk and "Star Talk Live". Grinspoon is also an award-winning musician who has played guitar and composed for many bands. Currently he is performing with the House Band of the Universe. In 2006, he was awarded the Carl Sagan Medal by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society for excellence in public communication of planetary science. In 2013, he was invited to give the Carl Sagan Lecture at the Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Grinspoon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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