Planetary Science Institute

**Planetary Science Institute**
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Abbreviation	PSI
Formation	1972
Founders	William Kenneth Hartmann
Type	Nonprofit 501(c)(3)
Focus	Planetary science
Headquarters	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Location	1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106;
Official language	English
Director	Mark V. Sykes
Website	psi.edu

The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute based in Tucson, Arizona, focusing on planetary science. As of 2018, its director is Dr. Mark V. Sykes. PSI, along with Space Science Institute (SSI) Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), and Eureka Scientific, were listed as 501(c)(3) organizations in the US in a special report by Nature in 2007, which facilitate federal grant applications of non-tenure-track astronomers.

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