Harry 'Doc' Kloor is an American scientist,

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, and

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. Kloor was the first to be awarded two

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simultaneously in two distinct academic disciplines (i.e.

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and

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) both earned at Purdue University. In recognition of this achievement, he was named ABC person of the week in August 1994.

Scientific activities

Kloor is the CEO of Beyond Imagination and Jupiter 9 Productions. He was the CSO of StemCC until its successful exit and acquisition by Celularity. He was one of the three co-founders of the Rocket Racing League, was one of the five original founding team members of Ansari XPRIZE, and served on the founding team for

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, where he still serves as a media adviser. Kloor taught at the first summer session of Singularity University in 2009. He was also the chief science adviser for the X Prize

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, advising X Prize Chairman and CEO Dr. Peter H. Diamandis on science and technology issues. In 2011, Kloor was one of the chairs of the

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study. Kloor also co-founded the company Universal Consultants, where he served as chief science consultant, providing guidance to clients in the development of new technological products, patents, and policy positions. These clients include

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, and Jet Propulsion Laboratories.

Film

Kloor is a film writer, director, and producer. He has written for '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and was the story editor for

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's '' Earth: Final Conflict'', a series he co-created/developed. Kloor has received Federal grants to develop some of his work with the entertainment industry, creating TV/film projects with NASA and the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement Agency. He completed his first feature in 2010, co-directing, producing and writing '' Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey'', an animated,

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program. In 2014, he co-wrote and produced a film titled ''ILL WIND'', based on

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's and

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's book.

Filmography

;As producer * '' Earth: Final Conflict'' (20 episodes, 1997–1998) * '' Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey'' (2010) (and as director and writer) * ''ILL WIND'' (2015-2017) (and as writer) ;As writer * '' Earth: Final Conflict'' (1 episode 1997, 15 stories uncredited) *:Episode "Scorpion's Dream" (1997) * '' Star Trek: Voyager'' (6 episodes, 1997–1998) *: "

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" (1997) *: "

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" (1997) *: "

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" (1997) *: "Be Afraid of the Dark" (unproduced, 1999) *: "

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" (1998) *: "

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" (1998) * '' Godzilla: The Series'' (1 episode, 1999) *: "Competition" (1999) * '' Deadzone: The Series'' (1 episode, 2004) *: "The Master" (unproduced, 2004) * '' Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey'' (2010) * '' ILL WIND'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2016)

References

External links

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DonnaReed.coHarry Kloor interviewSouthern Oregon University alumni files
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