Piers Sellers
Astronaut
1955 –
Who is Piers Sellers?
Piers John Sellers OBE is a British-born Anglo-American meteorologist and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of three space shuttle missions. Sellers attended Cranbrook School, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom, until 1973, and achieved a Bachelor of Science in ecological science from the University of Edinburgh in 1976. In 1981 he gained a doctorate in biometeorology from the University of Leeds.
Before joining the astronaut corps, Sellers worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on research into how the Earth's biosphere and atmosphere interact. This work involved climate system computer modeling and field work utilizing aircraft, satellites and ground support input.
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- Born
- Apr 11, 1955
Crowborough - Spouses
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, University of Edinburgh
Ecology
( - 1976) - Cranbrook School, Kent
( - 1973) - Doctorate, University of Leeds
Biometeorology
( - 1981)
- Bachelor of Science, University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Crowborough
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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