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- Works
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,183x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,461x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,858x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,491x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,105x
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Key facts
- Born
- John Mace Grunsfeld , ( 1958-10-10 ) October 10, 1958 (age 67) , Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( BS ), University of Chicago ( MS , PhD )
- Time in space
- 58d 15h 3m
- Selection
- NASA Group 14 (1992)
- Total eva time
- 58h 30m
- Missions
- STS-67 , STS-81 , STS-103 , STS-109 , STS-125
- Fields
- Physics
- Thesis
- The Energy Spectrum of the Iron Group Elements in the Cosmic Rays from 50-1000 GeV/amu (1988)
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Encyclopedic overview
John Grunsfeld during STS-109, March 4, 2002 John Mace Grunsfeld (born October 10, 1958) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and has served as NASA Chief Scientist. His academic background includes research in high energy astrophysics, cosmic ray physics and the emerging field of exoplanet studies with specific interest in future astronomical instrumentation. After retiring from NASA in 2009, he served as the deputy director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. In January 2012, he returned to NASA and served as associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD). Grunsfeld announced his retirement from NASA in April 2016.
Personal life
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