He is an Emeritus Scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center. He retired in January 2015 after serving as a Senior Scientist/Geochemist/Astrobiologist in the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Sciences Office, NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He had been with NASA for 45 yrs. and served 20 yrs as a Lunar Sample Principle Investigator studying volatile elements in lunar materials. During an Antarctic meteorite recovery trip, his team recovered a “Rosetta stone-like” meteorite originating on Mars. He was co-leader of the team that discovered possible signatures of past life in the ALH84001 Martian meteorite along with additional evidence in 3 more Martian samples. These discoveries helped establish the Astrobioloogy discipline and changed NASA and the European Space Agency’s Mars Exploration Programs. He has published more than 200 peer reviewed papers, 550 abstracts. Dr. Gibson was awarded NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal in 1997. He has received two Laurel Awards from Aviation Week and Space Technology for outstanding discoveries. Asteroid 14593 (1998 SA26) was named “Everett” in his honor by the IAU. He is recognized both nationally and internationally as an outstanding science communicator. He appears on PBS, Discovery Channel, National Geographic and History Channels and has been in more than 20 television productions about meteorites, planetary exploration and the search for life on Mars. A recent program was National Geographic's “Million Dollar Moon Rock Heist”. He has interviewed with CNN,ABC,CBS, NBC, BBC, NPR, MSNBC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Laura Ingraham, and Charles Grodin. He was the 2006 Papadopoulos Fellow for the Kinkaid School in Houston following the 2004 recipient Jane Goodall. He is a flight engineer/loadmaster on the B-17 Flying Fortress Texas Raiders, with 131 missions. For the past 29 years he has been military liaison officer for Wings Over Houston Airshow. www.everettgibson.com