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Since early childhood, Ken has had a lifelong fascination and love for space exploration, astronomy and science. His interactive presentations to a variety of groups have been enjoyed by people of all ages from kids to teenagers to adults. He is an active member of The Planetary Society and the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton (AAAP), doing public outreach to educate and excite the general public and to encourage kids to study science. His education includes a PhD in organic chemistry from SUNY Stony Brook and postdoctoral studies in Germany. As a life sciences chemist for a leading international company, his research has resulted in over two dozen scientific publications and patents and furthered his experience of different cultures. Ken is trained in CPR and the use of Heart defibrillators.
Ken was part of a 4 person international team credited with a "Spirit" cover on the 14 November 2005 issue of Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine and the April 2006 issue of Spaceflight Magazine (British Interplanetary Society) and an "Opportunity" panorama of Duck Bay at Victoria Crater in the 2 October 2006 issue of Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine. New Mars Rover images appeared in Aviation Week in September and October 2007, the January 2008 cover of Spaceflight Magazine and other media including Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD).
Ken published a Mars review article on the cover of the Journal of the Explorers Club in Summer 2007 and has participated at Mars Day at the National Air and Space Museum. Ken attended the Dawn spacecraft launch in September 2007 and his launch blogs from the Kennedy Space Center appeared online at The Planetary Society Weblog.
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