- When did you know that you wanted to pursue science as a career? One of my earliest memories at maybe 3 years old is of seeing a bright fireball followed by a sonic boom on a summer night. I was holding my mother's skirt as she talked to a neighbor over our back fence...
- And the Apollo 8 image of the Earth made a deep impression on me, even more than the Moon landings themselves. My high school physics class was the first time I experienced learning as problem solving rather than memorization...Feb 2, 2026 15:01
- And finally, a slew of Voyagers 1 and 2, Carl Sagan's Cosmos, and Star Trek convinced me to try for a career exploring the Solar System. Read the full Q&A and subscribe to our newsletter to get more Scientist Spotlights and PSI stories delivered directly to your inbox: buff.ly/DDrMnac
