Background
Jakosky, Bruce M. was born on December 9, 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Jakosky, Bruce M. was born on December 9, 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Bachelor of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1982.
Jakosky heads the University of Colorado at Boulder team within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astrobiology Institute. He serves on numerous national advisory committees. He serves as an associate director at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
He is an expert in Earth and planetary geology and extraterrestrial life, including both the science and the societal and philosophical issues relating to the science.
His research interests are in the geology of planetary surfaces, specifically the geology of Mars, the evolution of the martian atmosphere and climate, atmospheric chemistry, the potential for life on Mars and elsewhere, and the philosophical and societal issues in astrobiology. In September 2008, the MAVEN project, a Mars orbiter, was chosen as an upcoming National Aeronautics and Space Administration exploration mission.
The probe was launched on November 18, 2013. Jakosky is serving as the MAVEN"s principal investigator.
The $485 million program represents the largest research contract ever awarded to the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society Division Planetary Science.