Professor C T Pillinger FRS Biographical information (brief) Professor of Planetary Sciences, The Open University Head of Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute Space experience includes: PI ESA Rosetta Modulus experiment. CoI Genesis NASA Discovery Mission, CoI ESA Flying Stones, PI Apollo Programme - analysis of lunar samples including searching for evidence of life. Curator of Russian lunar samples. Member of ESA Exobiology Panel and European Space Experts Group. Publications over 300 papers plus 200 published abstracts and contributions, many in connection with public awareness. Major research interests in all aspects of meteorite research. Frequent contributor to TV, radio and other media. Contributor to OU Astronomy and Planetary Sciences Course S281. Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Gresham College (1996-2000).