MDRS Crew 2 Settles In!
L to R: Jon Rask, Fred Jansen, Don Barker, Greg Delory, Gilles Dawidowicz, Andy de Wet
Commander Gregory T. Delory is an experimental space scientist at UC Berkeley with a
Ph.D. in Physics. In the planetary sciences, Greg was part of the Mars
Microphone team that constructed the first acoustic microphone sensor sent
to Mars on the ill-fated Mars Polar Lander mission. Recently he has received
NASA funding to develop sensors to detect subsurface water on future
planetary landers using electromagnetic fields. While at MDRS he will be
using a radio sounder to locate subsurface features in the local geography.
He is from San Francisco, CA, and is a private pilot and a research
certified scuba diver.
Frederic Janson is from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. With degrees in both
physical geography and molecular biology, Fred's research interests are
broad. One of his research goals is to genetically engineer organisms that
can adapt to different environments like Mars. Currently Fred lives in Moss
Beach, CA and enjoys fitness activities.
Jon Rask is a scientist at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA.
He currently supports the science side of hardware development for the
International Space Station biological research project. Jon is originally
from Bismarck, North Dakota. He received an undergraduate degree in science
education from North Dakota State University, and a masters in Space Studies
from the University of North Dakota.
Gilles Dawidowicz is a French geologist and planetary scientist. He studies
Mars at the Sorbonne University and at the Mudon Observatory. He is a member
of the board of the Mars Society in France, and is testing a rover called
the "cliff reconnaissance vehicle" while at MDRS.
Donald C. Barker holds masters degrees in Physics and Psychology. He
currently supports the International Space Station program in mission
control, Houston, for the station planning division. Don also conducts Mars
mission related research in geophysical applications. He has been a
certified pilot for 20 years. It is his intention to help the Mars Society
develop advanced training simulations for the Mars analogue stations.
Andy de Wet is an Associate Professor of Geosciences at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. He received a BSc with Honors in Geology from the University of Natal in Durban, South Africa and a PhD in Geology from the University of Cambridge, England. He is interested in the geological evolution of Mars and how geologists will be able to conduct field work on the surface of Mars. He teaches a course called "Life on Mars?" which compares the geological evolution of Earth and Mars and explores the possibility that life evolved there.
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