Biography - Kieran Carroll
Kieran CarrollVP Technology
SPACE Canada
Dr. Kieran A. Carroll
is a Canadian
aerospace engineer,
with a Ph.D.from the University of
Toronto Institute for Aerospace
Studies, earned studying
dynamics and control as applied
to very large satellites, applicable
to the control of GW-scale solar
power satellites. He has built up
a successful satellite equipment
business, including being the
mission and system architect
for the successful MOST space
astronomy mission, which when
launched in 2003 became the first
new Canadian science satellite
in 35 years. He was a founding
Director and is a Past-President
of the Canadian Space Society,
in which capacity he co-authored
the successful program proposal
which led to the creation of the
Canadian Space Agency’s current
Space Exploration Program. He
currently is Chief Technology
Officer for a geophysics
exploration company, Gedex,
wherein he leads development
of gravity gradiometer sensor
systems for airborne and space
applications. He serves SPACE
Canada as VP Technology. |
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