Ghassem Asrar
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Ghassem Asrar | |
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Nationality | Iranian American |
Alma mater | Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan |
Awards | NASA Exceptional Performance Award (1997) NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1999) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | The Earth and Space Systems Civil Engineering and Environmental Physics Remote Sensing |
Institutions | University of Maryland World Climate Research Program (WCRP) U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
Website | [1] |
Ghassem R. Asrar is a distinguished Iranian-American scientist in the field of the Earth and Space science who currently serves as the Senior Vice President, science of the Universities Space Research Association since November 2019.[1][2]
Biography
Dr. Asrar was born and raised in Shiraz, Iran in a family where he was the eldest child among nine siblings.[3] He moved to the United States in 1978 to countinue his graduate education at the Michigan State University.[4][5]
Career[6]
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References
- ^ "Dr. Ghassem Asrar | USRA". www.usra.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Universities Space Research Association Names Ghassem Asrar Senior VP of Science". Universities Space Research Association Names Ghassem Asrar Senior VP of Science. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ Jah; Memarian, ad; Project, ContributorA media advisor at the Iranian Americans' Contributions (2016-06-02). "Ghassem R. Asrar: An Exceptional Performance Award Recipient from NASA". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
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- ^ "Ghassem Asrar". Honors Program. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Dr. Ghassem Asrar | USRA". www.usra.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Ghassem Asrar". Honors Program. Retrieved 2020-11-02.