Professor Antonio Paris Antonio Paris is a Professor of Astronomy at St. Prof.
Petersburg College and the Director of Planetarium and Space Programs at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, FL. His course centers on a survey of astronomy and an introduction to the characteristics, origin and evolution of the solar system, galaxies, and the Universe. Additionally, he incorporates ancient astronomy, cosmology, astrophysics, interstellar travel and the search for life in
the Universe into his lectures. Paris, moreover, is the Chief Scientist at the Center for Planetary Science – a science outreach program promoting astronomy, planetary science, and astrophysics to the next generation of space explorers. He has a Master’s of Science in Planetary Science from the American Public University and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for Valor while serving as a US Army Intelligence Officer in Iraq. Paris' latest publication is The Physiological & Psychological Aspects of Sending Humans to Mars, published in the Washington Academy of Sciences in 2015. His research centers on the implications of prolonged spaceflight, which include radiation, the cardiovascular system in space and long-term nutritional concerns in a microgravity environment. He is the author of two books, Aerial Phenomena (ISBN 1467549274) and Space Science (ISBN 1495101037). Additionally, he is the director and producer for the documentaries Area 51: A History of this Reclusive Base (2012) and Skinwalker (2014). He has appeared in dozens of radio shows, webcasts, and the TV shows Unsealed and Close Encounters. On his spare time, Antonio enjoys hunting, SCUBA diving, rock climbing, mountaineering, and sailing.
