John Moores

Director & Associate Professor, Earth and Space Science Program

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    Lassonde School of Engineering, York University

John Moores

Director & Associate Professor, Earth and Space Science Program

John is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science and the Director of the Earth and Space Science program at York University. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, a recipient of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute’s McCurdy Award and served as the Science Advisor to the President of the Canadian Space Agency from 2022-2024. John holds a BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in Planetary Science. An author on over 100 articles in planetary science, John has also been a member of five NASA and ESA-led space mission teams. His first book, “Daydreaming in the Solar System” co-authored with Prof. Jesse Rogerson was published by the MIT Press in 2024.
Research Domains:
Advancing Space Technology , Planetary Science & Astronomy
Faculty:
Other
Department:
Engineering
Member Type:
External Partner/Collaborator