Nicholas M. Schneider, born in Appleton, Wisconsin, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, and a researcher in the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, Colorado. He received his B.A. in Physics and Astronomy from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1979, and his Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, in 1988. In 1991, he received the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Young Investigator Award. His research interests include planetary atmospheres and planetary astronomy, with a focus on the odd case of Jupiter’s moon Io. He enjoys teaching at all levels and is active in efforts to improve undergraduate astronomy education. Off the job, he enjoys exploring the outdoors with his family and figuring out how things work.
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Astronomy, Cosmology, Textbooks, Science, Astronomy - General, Galaxies, Physical & earth sciences -> astronomy -> introductory astronomy, Solar system, Stars, 1811, 520, Air, Astronomie, Astronomy - Solar System, Astronomy, Space & Time, Astronomy, study and teaching, Constellations, Cosmochemistry, Environmental policy, Imprints (J.G. Cotta), Mathematics, Physics, Pollution, Qb43.3 .e87 2012, Science/MathematicsID Numbers
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