Ben McGee
Birth Name:
Ben McGee
Birth Place:
United States
Profession
Producer
Fast Facts
- Is concerned with public outreach of the sciences and seeks to have the latest planetary and astronomical information included in school books and curricula
- Was named a National Fellow of the Explorers Club for his adventures in extreme environments to complete his geological and hydrological research
- Graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Geology and Planetary Science in 2005 and earned his Master's in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota
- Studied Radiation Health Physics at Oregon State University from 2010 to 2012
- Started out as a staff writer for the University of Wyoming's student newspaper in 2000
- Worked as a geology research assistant to Dr․ Joel Harper and Dr․ Ed Kempema at the University of Wyoming
- Best known as a research scientist, geologist, and host of "Chasing UFOs," "Forecasting the End," and "America Declassified․"
- Founder and Principal Research Scientist of Astrowright Spaceflight Consulting LLC and Radiological Engineer at NSTec
- Is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Physical Science department at the College of Southern Nevada
- Is also an accomplished jazz trombonist and spent five years as the lead trombonist of the Maxwell Quintet