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2002 MAPLD International Conference Panel
Wednesday Evening, September 11, 2002

 

Stamatios M. Krimigis
Space Department, Applied Physics Laboratory

Biography

 

Stamatios M. Krimigis Head, Space Department
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Laurel, Maryland 20723-6099

Summary
Dr. Krimigis joined APL in 1968, was head of the Space Physics and Instrumentation Group, became Chief Scientist in 1980, and was appointed Head of the Space Department in 1991. APL's Space Department conducts forefront research in space and earth sciences and designs, constructs, tests, and launches satellites and scientific instruments for Earth-orbiting and interplanetary missions, having combined excellence in space engineering with in-depth scientific capability on some 58 space missions and well over 150 instruments since 1959.

Dr. Krimigis has been Principal (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) on several NASA spacecraft, including the Low Energy Charged Particle (LECP) Experiment on Voyagers 1 and 2, the Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers (AMPTE), and the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE). He is currently PI for Cassini and Co-I on Galileo, Ulysses, and MESSENGER. He is a specialist in solar, interplanetary, and planetary magnetospheric physics. He was instrumental in the establishment of NASA's Discovery program: NEAR, the first such mission, was developed at APL, launched in 1996, and landed on asteroid Eros on February 12, 2001. Dr. Krimigis has published more than 330 scientific papers in refereed journals and books, participated in or chaired many national and international conferences in space science, and delivered more than 1,000 talks on these topics. In addition, Dr. Krimigis has served as member or chairman of more than 40 national and international committees, panels, and boards on issues of space science, technology, programmatics, management, publications, and conference activities. He has often testified before Congress on space science and technology and has been a member or Chairman of many advisory committees for the Government.

Education
B. Phys., Physics, University of Minnesota (1961)
M.S., Physics, University of Iowa (1963)
Ph.D., Physics, University of Iowa (1965)

Professional Experience
Head, Space Department, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (1991-present)
Chief Scientist, Space Department, APL (1980-90)
Supervisor, Space Physics and Instrumentation Group, APL (1974-81)
Supervisor, Space Physics Section, APL (1968-74)
Assistant Professor of Physics (1966-68) and Research Associate (1965-66), Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa

Professional Societies and Committees
Fellow, American Geophysical Union
Fellow, American Physical Society
Member, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
Corresponding member, Athens Academy
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Chairman, National Academy of Sciences, Space Science Board, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (1983-86)
Member, NASA's Space Science and Applications Advisory Committee (1987-91)
Chair, Subcommittee on Small Planetary Missions, IAA (1993-present)
Member, NASA's Solar System Exploration Subcommittee (1998-present)

Honors and Awards
NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement in 1981 and 1986
Over twenty NASA Group Achievement Awards for Voyager, AMPTE, Galileo, Ulysses, NEAR, ACE, and Cassini
IAA Basic Sciences Award, 1994; AHEPA Academy Prize, 1994
Aviation Week and Space Technology Laurels Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Space, 1996
Gold Medal, City of Homeroupolis, Chios, Greece, 1996
Asteroid "8323 Krimigis", IAU, 1999

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