Francis "Frank" Cucinotta

New Faces: Francis A. Cucinotta

A childhood fascination with space exploration eventually led to a full-time role at NASA for a health physics professor.

Former NASA researcher Francis "Frank" Cucinotta has joined the Health Physics department as a professor. (Aaron Mayes / UNLV Photo Services)

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