Education
From the University of Toronto in 1964 and a Doctor of Philosophy from University of California, Los Angeles in 1968.
From the University of Toronto in 1964 and a Doctor of Philosophy from University of California, Los Angeles in 1968.
He received a Bachelor of Science In 1977 he was awarded the James B. and in 2003 the John Adam Fleming Medal by the American Geophysical Union. Asteroid 21459 Chrisrussell was named after him in 2008. He has three grandchildren.
He led the Magnetic Fields Experiments on National Aeronautics and Space Administration"s Polar satellite to map the earth"s magnetosphere.
He leads National Aeronautics and Space Administration"s Dawn Mission team Dawn orbited Vesta in 2011 and 2012 and has entered the orbit of Ceres in 2015.
lieutenant is the first spacecraft to orbit two celestial bodies. In collaboration with John L. Philips he has studied the ashen light on Venus.
He has studied the solar wind through his participation in National Aeronautics and Space Administration"s STEREO and the European Space Agency"s Venus Express missions.
