Speaker Biography

Jim Bell

Professor

Arizona State University

Jim Bell is a professor in the School of Earth & Space Exploration at Arizona State University, and President of The Planetary Society. He is an active astronomer and planetary scientist who has been involved in solar system exploration using the Hubble Space Telescope, Mars rovers, and orbiters to Mars, the Moon, and several asteroids. Jim has written many popular science books including “Postcards from Mars,” “The Interstellar Age,” “The Ultimate Interplanetary Travel Guide,” and “Hubble Legacy”. He has more than a dozen NASA Group Achievement Awards, and the American Astronomical Society’s Carl Sagan Medal for public communication in science.