Background
Helfenstein, Paul was born on December 17, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Helfenstein, Paul was born on December 17, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Space Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, 1977. Master of Science in Geological Science, Brown University, Providence, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Science, Brown University, Providence, 1986.
Space system engineer Space Shuttle Simulation, Johnson Space Center, 1977—1979. Senior research associate Astronomy Department, Cornell University, since 1985. Science associate Solid State Imaging Team, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Galileo Mission to Jupiter, 1990—2000, Imaging Science Subsys.
Team, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Cassini Mission to Saturn, since 2001.
Member of American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, Division Planetary Science, American Geophysical Union.
Married Pauline Fraser Fillion, June 26, 1988. Stepchildren: Justin Fillion, Szonja Jakovitz.