Daniel N. Baker (born 1947) is an American space scientist. He is the Distinguished Professor of

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and

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at the

University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University o ...

and director of the

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. He received his B.A. from the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized int ...

in 1969 and his Ph.D. from the same institution in 1974. In 2010 he was elected to the

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for "leadership in studies, measurements, and predictive tools for the Earth's radiation environment and its impact on U.S. security." He has been an researcher for several NASA missions, such as

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and the

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, and he served as the chair of the committee that wrote the 2012 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey.National Research Council (2013). ''Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society.'' Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13060.

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