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Geoffrey A. Landis works as a scientist and writer of science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
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Landis holds undergraduate degrees in physics and electrical engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Brown University
Brown University

Brown University is a private university university located in , United States and is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in New England and Colonial Colleges in the United States....
. He works for the NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 John Glenn Research Center
Glenn Research Center

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field is a NASA center, located within the cities of Brookpark, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio and Fairview Park, Ohio, Ohio between Hopkins International Airport and the Cleveland Metroparks's Rocky River Reservation, and has other subsidiary facilities in Ohio....
, where he does research on Mars missions, solar energy, and advanced concepts for interstellar propulsion. He holds nine patents , and has published more than 300 scientific papers in the fields of astronautics and photovoltaics.






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Geoffrey A. Landis works as a scientist and writer of science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
.

Landis holds undergraduate degrees in physics and electrical engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Brown University
Brown University

Brown University is a private university university located in , United States and is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in New England and Colonial Colleges in the United States....
. He works for the NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 John Glenn Research Center
Glenn Research Center

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field is a NASA center, located within the cities of Brookpark, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio and Fairview Park, Ohio, Ohio between Hopkins International Airport and the Cleveland Metroparks's Rocky River Reservation, and has other subsidiary facilities in Ohio....
, where he does research on Mars missions, solar energy, and advanced concepts for interstellar propulsion. He holds nine patents , and has published more than 300 scientific papers in the fields of astronautics and photovoltaics. He was a member of the Rover team on the Mars Pathfinder
Mars Pathfinder

The Mars Pathfinder was launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II just a month after the Mars Global Surveyor was launched. After a 7-month voyage it landed on Ares Vallis, in a region called Chryse Planitia on Mars, on 4 July 1997....
 mission, and is a member of the science team on the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover
Mars Exploration Rover

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission is an ongoing robotic space mission mission of exploring Mars , that began in 2003 with the sending of two rover s ? Spirit rover and Opportunity rover ? to explore the Martian surface and geology....
s mission. In 2005-2006, he was the Ronald E. McNair Visiting Professor of Astronautics at MIT.

In the field of science fiction, Landis has published over 70 works of short fiction, and two books. His work mixes high science and technology with human emotion. He won the 1989 Nebula Award
Nebula Award

The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years ....
 for best short story for "Ripples in the Dirac Sea" (Asimov's Science Fiction
Asimov's Science Fiction

Asimov's Science Fiction is an United States science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy and perpetuates the name of author and biochemist Isaac Asimov....
, October 1988), and the 1992 Hugo Award
Hugo Award

The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories....
 for "A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun (story)

"A Walk in the Sun" is a science fiction short story published in 1991 by Geoffrey A. Landis. It won the 1992 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, the 1992 Asimov's Reader Poll Award and was nominated for the 1992 Locus Award....
" (Asimov's Science Fiction, October 1991) and the 2003 Hugo for his short story "Falling Onto Mars
Falling Onto Mars

"Falling Onto Mars" is a science fiction short story written in 2002 by Geoffrey A. Landis. It won the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Short Story....
" (Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Analog Science Fiction and Fact

Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an United States science fiction magazine. As of 2007, it is the longest continually published magazine of that genre....
, July/Aug 2002). His first novel, Mars Crossing
Mars Crossing

Mars Crossing is a science fiction novel by Geoffrey A. Landis about an expedition to Mars , published by Tor Books in 2000. The novel was a nominee for the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and won the Locus Award for best first novel in 2001....
, was published by Tor Books
Tor Books

Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles....
 in 2000, and a short story collection, Impact Parameter (and other quantum fictions) was published by Golden Gryphon Press
Golden Gryphon Press

Golden Gryphon Press is an independent publishing company, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and cross-genre novels. It was founded in 1996 by Jim Turner , former editor at Arkham House, and is currently run by his brother Gary Turner and his wife, Geri Turner....
 in 2001.

He attended the Clarion Workshop
Clarion Workshop

Clarion is a six-week workshop for new and aspiring science fiction and fantasy writers. It was founded by Robin Wilson at Clarion University of Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania....
 in 1985, with such other emerging SF writers as Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an United States writer. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy literature, Mystery fiction, Romance novel, and mainstream....
, Martha Soukup
Martha Soukup

Martha Soukup is a Nebula award-winning and Hugo award-nominated science fiction author, and playwright for the emerging playwrights group. In 2003, she won their annual commission....
, William Shunn
William Shunn

William Shunn is a science fiction writer and computer programmer. He was raised in a Latter-day Saint household, the oldest of eight children....
, Resa Nelson, Mary Turzillo
Mary Turzillo

Mary A. Turzillo is a science fiction writer noted primarily for short stories. She won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 2000 for her story "Mars is No Place for Children," published originally in Science Fiction Age, and her story "Pride," published originally in Fast Forward 1, was a Nebula award finalist for best short story...
 and Robert J. Howe, and taught at the Clarion Workshop in 2001.

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