Amy Mainzer
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| Born | 1974 |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Alma mater | Stanford University California Institute of Technology University of California |
| Known for | Astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy |
Amy Mainzer (born 1974)[1] is an American astronomer, specializing in astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy. She is the Deputy Project Scientist for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Principal Investigator for the NEOWISE project to study minor planets.[2] She has appeared a number of times in the History Channel series The Universe.[1] She also appears in the documentary featurette "Stellar Cartography: On Earth" included on the Star Trek Generations home video release (March 2010).
Asteroid (234750) Amymainzer was named after her.
Mainzer received a B.S. in Physics from Stanford University with honors (1996), holds an M.S. in Astronomy from California Institute of Technology (2000) and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of California, Los Angeles (2003)
Her research interests include asteroids, brown dwarfs, planetary atmospheres, debris disks, star formation and the design and construction of new ground- and space-based instrumentation.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Amy Mainzer". CBS Entertainment. http://www.tv.com/amy-mainzer/person/642559/summary.html. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "NASA's NEOWISE Completes Scan for Asteroids and Comets - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory". jpl.nasa.gov. February 1, 2011. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-031. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "Science - Evolution of Galaxies: People: Amy Mainzer". science.jpl.nasa.gov. http://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Mainzer/. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
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