Michael D. Swords
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Michael D. Swords is an American
scientist.
In 1962 Swords graduated from the University of Notre Dame
with a B.S.
. He studied biochemistry
at Iowa State University
(where he earned his M.S.
), and at Case Western Reserve University
(where he earned his Ph.D.
in 1972).
As of 2006, Swords is a professor
of natural sciences at Western Michigan University
, where he received a Teaching Excellence award in 1978.
Swords is also interested in ufology
, and is seen as an authority of the Condon Committee
.
He was editor of the Journal for UFO Studies.
He was a prominently featured talking head
on the prime-time 2005 television special Peter Jennings
Reporting: UFOs — Seeing Is Believing, discussing the early history of the U.S. Military's UFO invesitgations (see also Project Sign
and Project Grudge
.)
United States
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scientist.
In 1962 Swords graduated from the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
with a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
. He studied biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
at Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
(where he earned his M.S.
Master of Science
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), and at Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
(where he earned his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1972).
As of 2006, Swords is a professor
Professor
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of natural sciences at Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
, where he received a Teaching Excellence award in 1978.
Swords is also interested in ufology
Ufology
Ufology is a neologism coined to describe the collective efforts of those who study reports and associated evidence of unidentified flying objects . UFOs have been subject to various investigations over the years by governments, independent groups, and scientists...
, and is seen as an authority of the Condon Committee
Condon Committee
The Condon Committee was the informal name of the University of Colorado UFO Project, a group funded by the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1968 at the University of Colorado to study unidentified flying objects under the direction of physicist Edward Condon...
.
He was editor of the Journal for UFO Studies.
He was a prominently featured talking head
Talking head
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on the prime-time 2005 television special Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM was a Canadian American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer...
Reporting: UFOs — Seeing Is Believing, discussing the early history of the U.S. Military's UFO invesitgations (see also Project Sign
Project Sign
Project Sign was an official U.S. government study of unidentified flying objects undertaken by the United States Air Force and active for most of 1948....
and Project Grudge
Project Grudge
Project Grudge was a short-lived project by the U.S. Air Force to investigate unidentified flying objects . Grudge succeeded Project Sign in February, 1949, and was then followed by Project Blue Book. The project formally ended in December 1949, but actually continued on in a very minimal capacity...
.)
Works
- "THUMBNAIL HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTALISM", Western Michigan University
- "THE USAF-SPONSORED COLORADO PROJECT FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF UFOS"