16 Facts About Steve Squyres

Steven Weldon Squyres was born on January 9,1956 and is an American geologist and planetary scientist.

Steve Squyres was the James A Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Steve Squyres is the recipient of the 2004 Carl Sagan Memorial Award and the 2009 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Communication in Planetary Science.

Steve Squyres received the 2010 Mines Medal for his achievements as a researcher and professor.

Steve Squyres is the brother of Academy Award-nominated film editor Tim Squyres.

On September 13,2019, Steve Squyres announced that he would retire from Cornell University on September 22,2019 to take the position of chief scientist at Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer.

Steve Squyres was raised in the town of Wenonah in southwest New Jersey and attended Gateway Regional High School in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey.

Steve Squyres is a member of the college fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon.

Steve Squyres then spent five years as a postdoctoral associate and research scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center before returning to Cornell University as a faculty member.

Steve Squyres received the Harold C Urey Prize from the Planetary Division of the American Astronomical Society in 1987.

Steve Squyres has participated in many of NASA's planetary exploration missions.

Steve Squyres subsequently worked as a radar investigator on the Magellan mission to Venus, and with the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission.

Steve Squyres served as Chair of the NASA Space Science Advisory Committee and as a member of the NASA Advisory Council.

Steve Squyres was interviewed on 60 Minutes on Sunday, April 6,2008.

Steve Squyres contributed to the DAN instrument on the Curiosity rover.

Steve Squyres said in an interview that he would not be the principal investigator for the Mars Science Laboratory, launched in 2011, as he did not want to be away from his family again for a long period.