William J. Borucki joined NASA-Ames in 1962 and has worked in several different areas of research. He first conducted laboratory and theoretical studies of the radiation environment for the design of the heat shield used during the Apollo program. After joining the Theoretical Studies Branch in 1972, he constructed a two-dimensional photochemical model of the Earth's stratosphere to investigate the impact of nitric oxides and fluorocarbon emissions on ozone. Since then he has conducted laboratory studies and spacecraft measurements to determine the production rate of prebiological molecules by lightning activity in planetary atmospheres. His most recent effort is the development of a photometric method to find Earth-size planets in and near the habitability zone of other stars.

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