Antonio J. Ricco Chief Technologist, Small Payloads & Instrumentation, NASA Ames Research Center (on leave from Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University) Adjunct Professor, Dublin City University

EDUCATION:
- B.S., Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 1980
- Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, MIT, 1984
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- 2007 – present: NASA Ames Research Center: Chief Technologist, Small Payloads & Instrumentation
- 2005 – present: Dublin City University: Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Diagnostics Institute
- 2004 – 2007: Stanford University: Director, National Center for Space Biological Technologies
- 2003 – 2006: Eclipse Sciences, Inc., Los Gatos: President & co-founder
- 2003 – 2004: NASA Ames Research Center: Chief Technologist, Astrobionics Program
- 2003 – 2004: Stanford University: Consulting Professor, Electrical Engineering
- 2002 – 2004: NASA Ames Research Center: Director, Microtechnologies and Biosystems
- 1999 – 2003: ACLARA BioSciences, Inc.: Sr. Director, Microtechnologies and Materials
- 1996 – 1997: University of Heidelberg: Guest Professor, Institute of Applied Physical Chemistry
- 1984 – 1998: Sandia National Laboratories: Principal Member, Technical Staff, Microsensor R&D Dept.
RESEARCH INTERESTS: development of remote, autonomous miniaturized analytical systems for fundamental space and astrobiological studies, particularly of living organisms and chemical reactivity; development of next-generation point-of-care medical diagnostic devices.
PUBLICATIONS: Click here for list
AWARDS AND HONORS:
· NASA Group Achievement, NSS Space Pioneer, and Space Foundation Swigert Awards, LCROSS Lunar Impactor Mission, 2009
- Science Foundation of Ireland E.T.S. Walton Visiting Fellow, Dublin City University, Ireland, 2004 – 2005
- Outstanding Achievement Award, Sensor Division, The Electrochemical Society, 2000
- Fellow, The Electrochemical Society, 1998
- NASA Group Achievement Award, Russian Mars ‘96 Project, 1997
- Bunshah Award, Best Paper of Symposium, International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings & Thin Films, 1991
- Sigma Xi, 1984
- MIT NPW Fellow in Alternative Energy Resources, 1982 – 1983
- University of California Regents' Scholar, 1978 – 1980
- Bruce Howard Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry, 1979
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1978
- Bank of America Achievement Award, 1976
- Sons of Italy Scholarship, 1976
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- Editorial Board, IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS), 2000 – present
- Editorial Board, IEE Proceedings – Nanobiotechnology, 2005 – 2006
- Editorial Board, Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical, 2003 – 2006
- Editorial Advisory Board, Analytical Chemistry, 1999 – 2001
- Editorial Advisory Board, Sensors Update, 1998 – 2003
- Scientific Advisory Board, Microscale Immune Studies Laboratory, Sandia National Labs, 2006 – present
- Scientific Advisory Board, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), Sandia & Los Alamos National Laboratories, 2004 – 2008
- Scientific Advisory Board, A-Line, Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, 2004 – present
- Scientific Advisory Board, Excellin Life Sciences, Menlo Park, CA, 2003 – present
- Chief Technologist, Microsatellite in-situ Technologies (MisST) Nanosatellite, 2010 – present
- Instrument Scientistst, Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stressors (O/OREOS) Nanosatellite, 2008 – present
- Chief Technologist, PharmaSat, 2006 – 2010
- Chief Technologist, GeneSat-1, 2004 – 2007
- Vice President, Transducer Research Foundation, 2004 – 2016
- Member, NASA Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG), 2005 – present
- Panelist, World Technology Evaluation Center Study on Biosensing, 2002 – 2003
- International Steering Committee, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators & Microsystems, 1999 – 2007
OTHER LINKS:
http://www.bdi.ie
http://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/~muller/jmems.web
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/missions/2007/genesat1.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/pharmasat/main/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/oreos/main/
CONTACT INFORMATION:
NASA Ames Research Center Small Spacecraft Division
M/S 239-24 Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
Office Phone: 650-604-4276
Email: ajricco_at_stanford.edu
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