Background
Golombek, Matthew Philip was born on September 20, 1954 in New Haven. Son of Martin I. and Sonia Golombek.
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Matthew Philip Golombek
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Bachelor of Arts in Geology with honors, Rutgers College, 1976; Master of Science in Geology, U. Massachusetts, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, U. Massachusetts, 1981.
Career
Research assistant in sedimentology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, 1976;
teaching assistant, U. Massachusetts, 1979;
research assistant in structural and planetary geology, U. Massachusetts, 1976-1981;
visiting postdoctoral fellow, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 1981-1982;
visiting scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 1982-1983;
senior scientist Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1983-1984;
member technical staff, research science Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1984;
Mars Pathfinder project scientist Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1994-1998. Lecturer U. Houston, Clear Lake City, 1983, California State Polytechnic U., Pomona, 1986. Viking guest investigator Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1977, United States Geological Survey, Astrogeology Branch, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1978.
Member Mars Science.Working Group, 1989-1996, Mars Exploration Education Outreach Advisory Board, since 1994. Chairman Mars Pathfinder Project Science Group, 1994-1998. Member American Geophysical Union, Planetology Executive Committee, 1994-1997.
Speaker, lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Geophy. Union, Geological Society American.
Connections
Married Connie M. Morgan, April 26, 1980. Children: Sydney Morgan, Benjamin Clayton.
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American
Awards
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Recipient Schlumberger scholarship Rutgers University, 1975-1976, Vinton Gwinn Memorial prize Rutgers University, 1976, numerous grants, since 1983, Laurels award for Outstanding Achievement in Space, Aviation Week and Space Technology, 1997, award for excellence Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Project Scientist for Mars Pathfinder Mission, 1998, Distinguished Alumni award for Professional Svc. U. Massachusetts, 1988, Hall of Distinguished Alumni award Rutgers University Alumni Federation, 1998, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Exceptional Scientific Achievement medal, 1998, others. Doctor Matt Golombek Day named in his honor City of Hackensack, New Jersey, February 12, 1998. Asteroid named Golombek in his honor, 1992.Recipient Schlumberger scholarship Rutgers University, 1975-1976, Vinton Gwinn Memorial prize Rutgers University, 1976, numerous grants, since 1983, Laurels award for Outstanding Achievement in Space, Aviation Week and Space Technology, 1997, award for excellence Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Project Scientist for Mars Pathfinder Mission, 1998, Distinguished Alumni award for Professional Svc. U. Massachusetts, 1988, Hall of Distinguished Alumni award Rutgers University Alumni Federation, 1998, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Exceptional Scientific Achievement medal, 1998, others. Doctor Matt Golombek Day named in his honor City of Hackensack, New Jersey, February 12, 1998.
Asteroid named Golombek in his honor, 1992.