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McCord, Thomas B. was born on January 18, 1939 in Elverson, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas M. and Hazel Violet (Bard) M.
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Thomas B. McCord
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Thomas B. McCord, American Geophysicist, educator. President Pacific Space Center, 1988-1990. With United States Air Force 1958-1962. Fellow American Geophysical Union (president planetology section 1986-1990), American Association for the Advancement of Science; member American Astronomical Society (president division planetary section 1980-1982), Internat.Astron. Union, European Geophysical Society, Explorers Club.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1962; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1968.
Career
From assistant to associate professor (tenured), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1969-1977;
senior research scientist, Center for Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1977-1986;
tenured professor planetary science, departments geology and geophysics, and physics and astronomy, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1976. Visiting associate Planetary Science, California Institute Technology, 1969-1972. Director George R. Wallace Junior Astrophysical Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1970-1977.
Assistant director Institute for Astronomy, U. Hawaii, Honolulu 1976-1979. Chairman division planetary science Hawaii Institute Geophysics U. Hawaii, 1979-1990. Co-founder, chairman chief science SETS Inc., Honolulu, 1978-1996.
Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration teams on 8 past and current space missions, positions included team leader Comet RendezvousAsteroid Flyby Project and team member Galileo, Cassini, Rosetta, and Mars 96 mission.
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Membership
President Pacific Space Center, 1988-1990. With United States Air Force 1958-1962. Fellow American Geophysical Union (president planetology section 1986-1990), American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Astronomical Society (president division planetary section 1980-1982), Internat.Astron. Union, European Geophysical Society, Explorers Club.
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Married Carol S. Bansner, December 20, 1962.
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Named Research Fellow in Planetary Science, California Institute Technology, 1968. Recipient numerous research grants from various government and private agencies including National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Oceans and Atmospheres Administration, and National Science Foundation, since 1968, W.M. Keck Foundation grant, 1986, Honolulu City and County award. Asteroid discovered in 1985 named for him.Named Research Fellow in Planetary Science, California Institute Technology, 1968. Recipient numerous research grants from various government and private agencies including National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Oceans and Atmospheres Administration, and National Science Foundation, since 1968, W.M. Keck Foundation grant, 1986, Honolulu City and County award. Asteroid discovered in 1985 named for him.