Dr. Brook Lakew went to Lycée Guebre Mariam in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia where he obtained his baccalauréat.  He then went to France to further his education where he received his PhD in Physical Chemistry (with focus on physics of surfaces), from l’Université de Paris in 1982.

Dr. Brook moved to the USA and soon after joined the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center in 1984 as a Space Scientist.  During his many years of service at NASA, he occupied various important positions.  He currently holds the position of Associate Director for Mission Planning, Research and Development, Solar System Exploration Division.

Dr. Brook Lakew is married and lives in Maryland.