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Board of DirectorsChristopher P. Mckay
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Christopher P. McKay
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Board member Chris McKay has been active with The Planetary Society since its early days. McKay was awarded the Thomas O. Paine Memorial Award for the Advancement of Human Exploration of Mars by the Society in 1994.
McKay is a Planetary Scientist with the Space Science Division of NASA Ames. He received his Ph.D. in AstroGeophysics from the University of Colorado in 1982 and has been a research scientist with the NASA Ames Research Center since that time. His current research focuses on the evolution of the Solar System and the origin of life. He is also actively involved in planning for future Mars missions including human settlements. McKay been involved in research in Mars-like environments on Earth, traveling to the Antarctic dry valleys, Siberia, the Canadian Arctic, and the Atacama desert to study life in these Mars-like environments. His is a co-investigator on the Titan Huygen's probe in 2005, the Mars Phoenix lander mission for 2007, and the Mars Science Lander mission for 2009. He is currently the Program Scientist for the Robotic Lunar Exploration Program.
His participation on the Planetary Society Board of Directors is as an unpaid volunteer and it not part of his official NASA duties.
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