Introduction to the Key Personnel

Project ASTEROID Special Project Advisors

Project ASTEROID is supported by a distinguished panel of Special Project Advisors who recognize the need for a new telescope dedicated to NEO follow-up astrometry and have endorsed Project ASTEROID to fill the gap. These individuals have made major contributions to our understanding of the solar system and understand the importance of continued monitoring of the NEO threat. Winer Observatory welcomes their support and advice with Project ASTEROID.

Dr. David H. Levy

Internationally known comet hunter, Parade Magazine Science Editor, host of the radio show Let's Talk Stars, and recipient of four honorary doctorate degrees, Dr. Levy is perhaps best known as the co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 that split into dozens of pieces and impacted Jupiter in July 1994.

Dr. Clark R. Chapman

A noted planetary scientist and Near Earth Object expert, Dr. Chapman is Institute Scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. He has published extensively on NEO impact hazards and their effects on Earth.

In a letter dated 22 October 2004, Dr. Chapman states "I have had long interest and involvement in issues surrounding the asteroid/comet impact hazard and I recognize both the high degree of public interest in this topic as well as the 'hole' in the Spaceguard telescopic survey work that the proposed telescope and endeavor would help fill."

Wayne Rosing

A leader in Silicon Valley technology development, Wayne Rosing is the former Vice President of Engineering at Google, Inc. A few years before joining Google, he was the President of FirstPerson, Inc., a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems that developed the original Java platform, and before that, Vice President of Technology at Sun Microsystems. Prior to joining Sun, he held positions of responsibility at Apple Computer and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has been a Principal Investigator on National Science Foundation grants for research in astronomy.

Russell L. Schweickart

Apollo 9 astronaut Russell L. ("Rusty") Schweickart is currently the Chairman of the Board of the B612 Foundation. The goal of this organization is to significantly alter the orbit of an asteroid in a controlled manner by 2015. Mr. Schweickart has a long and distinguished record in government service and in business.

Dr. Alan W. Harris

After serving 28 years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NEO orbit dynamicist and minor planet photometry and rotation theory expert Dr. Harris is now a Senior Research Scientist with the Space Science Institute of Boulder, Colorado.

Last modified: January 3, 2008.

	Dr. David H. Levy Internationally known comet hunter, Parade Magazine Science Editor, host of the radio show Let's Talk Stars, and recipient of four honorary doctorate degrees, Dr. Levy is perhaps best known as the co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 that split into dozens of pieces and impacted Jupiter in July 1994.
	Dr. Clark R. Chapman A noted planetary scientist and Near Earth Object expert, Dr. Chapman is Institute Scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. He has published extensively on NEO impact hazards and their effects on Earth. In a letter dated 22 October 2004, Dr. Chapman states "I have had long interest and involvement in issues surrounding the asteroid/comet impact hazard and I recognize both the high degree of public interest in this topic as well as the 'hole' in the Spaceguard telescopic survey work that the proposed telescope and endeavor would help fill."
	Wayne Rosing A leader in Silicon Valley technology development, Wayne Rosing is the former Vice President of Engineering at Google, Inc. A few years before joining Google, he was the President of FirstPerson, Inc., a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems that developed the original Java platform, and before that, Vice President of Technology at Sun Microsystems. Prior to joining Sun, he held positions of responsibility at Apple Computer and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has been a Principal Investigator on National Science Foundation grants for research in astronomy.
	Russell L. Schweickart Apollo 9 astronaut Russell L. ("Rusty") Schweickart is currently the Chairman of the Board of the B612 Foundation. The goal of this organization is to significantly alter the orbit of an asteroid in a controlled manner by 2015. Mr. Schweickart has a long and distinguished record in government service and in business.
	Dr. Alan W. Harris After serving 28 years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NEO orbit dynamicist and minor planet photometry and rotation theory expert Dr. Harris is now a Senior Research Scientist with the Space Science Institute of Boulder, Colorado.