Planetary Scientist Jonathan Lunine Invested as Member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters

In recognition of his outstanding scholarly achievements, Jonathan Lunine (PhD '85), a professor of planetary science at Caltech and chief scientist at NASA's JPL, which Caltech manages for NASA, has been invested as a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters (AASL). The AASL promotes scholarship and honors outstanding achievement in the arts, sciences, and learned professions.…

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