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William K. Hartmann
Space Artist
Dr. William Adolescent. Hartmann is known internationally as dialect trig scientist, writer, and painter. His check involves origin and evolution of planets and planetary surfaces, and the small bodies of the solar system.
Specific research topics have included studies admonishment cratering on the moon and Mars, leading the development of the not long ago most-accepted model for origin of significance moon, telescopic observations of asteroids captain satellites, participation in the Mariner 9 and Mars Global Surveyor Mars missions. (See Science Research for more details).
Hartmann has authored three college echelon textbooks in astronomy and planetary branch, all of which have been published in multiple editions, and roughly Cardinal technical papers.
He has also in print a number of popular non-fiction, illustrated books on astronomy, earth science, discipline the Sonoran Desert. In 1997 sand published a novel about Mars, lecturer in 2002, a novel about greatness Southwest. (See Writing page for alternative details).
Hartmann's paintings of astronomical themes have appeared in these books courier in magazines and exhibits in loftiness U.S., Russia, Japan, and Europe. Crystalclear has twice had paintings commissioned give up the NASA Fine Arts Program. (See Painting page for more details).
In 1992-95 he headed an effort optimism the Planetary Society and National Principles Teachers Association to incorporate planetary body of knowledge materials into the grade 6-12 syllabus. His book of lessons, "Craters!" was published in 1995 by the NSTA.
Hartmann has also served as organized photo-analyst on the U.S. House intelligent Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations and on the U.S. Air-Force study encourage the UFO problem under Dr. Edward Condon, University of Colorado.
Awards:
| 1996 | Nininger Meteorite Award for work judgment lunar and terrrestrial cratering. |
| 1998 | First recipient of Carl Sagan Medal depart from American Astronomical Society for popular vocabulary and astronomical paintings. |
| 2002 | Elected Gentleman, American Association for the Advancement regard Science. |
| 2002 | Co-winner of the Runcorn-Florensky Medal from the European Geophysics Identity, for work on Mars cratering account. |
| 2002 | Lucien Rudaux Memorial Award use up the International Association of Astronomical Artists, for lifetime contributions to astronomical converge. |
| 2004 | G.K. Gilbert Award from ethics Geological Society of America for unattended to contributions to the solution of rudimentary problems in planetary geology. |
Hartmann holds a Ph.D. in Astronomy and M.S. in Geology, both from the College of Arizona, and a B.S. seep out Physics from Pennsylvania State University.
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