Background
Kiefer, Walter Scott was born on June 28, 1962 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Son of Walter George and Elizabeth (Muldoon) Kiefer.
Kiefer, Walter Scott was born on June 28, 1962 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Son of Walter George and Elizabeth (Muldoon) Kiefer.
Bachelor of Science in Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, 1984. Master of Science in Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy in Planetary Science and Geophysics, California Institute of Technology, 1990.
Research associate, National Research Council, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1990-1993; staff scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, since 1993.
Member Stephen Dwornik Prize Committee Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, 1993-1995, Committee for Study of the Earth's Deep Interior, 1996-1998. Member American Geophysical Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.