Author: Charles H. M. Beck

Louis Neal Irwin – Born and raised in Texas, Dr. Irwin earned a bachelor”s degree in chemistry at Texas Tech University, and a Ph D in biochemistry & physiology at the University of Kansas. He has held teaching and research positions at the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Columbia University, the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the Neurosciences Research Program of M.I.T., Simmons College, and the University of Texas at El Paso, where he is Professor Emeritus. He has published over 70 research papers and reviews in neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and astrobiology, has authored a neuroscience memoir (Scotophobin), and co-authored two books in astrobiology (Life in the Universe and Cosmic Biology). He also writes periodically on issues of public policy, science, and society.