College of Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison
Engineering Physics The Fountain
Engineering Physics : Faculty :
Harrison J. Schmitt

Harrison J. Schmitt

Harrison J. Schmitt
Adjunct Professor

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    437 Engineering Research Building
    1500 Engineering Drive
    Madison, WI 53706
    Tel: 608/263-3285

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    Additional Experience

    Consultant, NASA; U.S. Senate

    Summary

    Professor Schmitt is a consultant engaged in research with the Fusion Technology Institute on the utilization of resources from space, including the feasibility of using helium-3 from the moon to supply energy on Earth. He also teaches a popular course, Resources from Space. An astronaut on the Apollo 17 mission to the moon, Schmitt has first-hand knowledge of the space environment.



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