GREENSBORO, N.C. — Dr. John Kiss is a space biologist and dean at UNCG's College of Arts and Sciences. He studies the effects of space flight and gravity on living organisms.
So, how else do you honor someone who studies what happens in space? You name something in space after them. Kiss recently received an International Cooperation medal from the Committee on Space Research. With the medal, comes Asteroid 8267 Kiss named specifically for Kiss.
Kiss has more than two decades of research experience with NASA, SpaceX, and the European Space Agency during which time he's made pioneering discoveries on how to grow plants in space.
