b'12-MAR-1971 13:07:24 SENTAUTHORIZED: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; CASE 43.B-7SUBJECT: SIMON PETER WORDEN A.K.A PETE WORDENSimon Peter Pete Worden, (Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret., PhD) is the Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and Executive Director of the foundations Breakthrough Initiatives. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Astronomy for the University of Arizona. Prior to joining the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, Dr. Worden was Director of NASAs Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California until his retirement in 2015. He has held several positions in the United States Air Force and was research professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He is a recognized expert on space and science issuesboth civil and military, and has been a leader in building partnerships between governments and the private sector internationally.Dr. Worden has authored or co-authored more than 150 scientific papers in astrophysics space sciences, and strategic studies. He served as a scientific co-investigator for three NASA space science missionsmost recently the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph launched in 2013 to study the Sun. He received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for the 1994 Clementine Mission to the moon. Dr. Worden was named the 2009 Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director of the Year and is the recipient of the 2010 Arthur C. Clarke Innovators Award.MORE ITEMS FROM DR. WORDEN:[VIDEO] Making Science Sexy and Chatting with AliensPage 15'