Sean Carl Solomon was born on October 24, 1945 and is the director of the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, where he is the William B Ransford Professor of Earth and Planetary Science.
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10 Facts About Sean Solomon
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Sean Solomon is the principal investigator on the NASA MESSENGER mission to Mercury.
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Sean Solomon is a team member on the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission and the Plume-Lithosphere Undersea Melt Experiment.
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Sean Solomon has served as Principal Investigator for the Carnegie Institute's part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute and member of the Earth Institute External Advisory Board at Columbia University.
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Sean Solomon was president of the American Geophysical Union from 1996 to 1998.
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In 2005, Solomon was awarded the Harry H Hess Medal by the American Geophysical Union.
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Sean Solomon received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the California Institute of Technology in 2006.
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Sean Solomon was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995.
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