N. Jeremy Kasdin
N. Jeremy Kasdin is an American astrophysicist pursuing research into the detection and characterization of exoplanetary systems. He is a Professor at Princeton University and Vice Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.[1] He is a pioneer[2] of the starshade technique for suppressing starlight to enable the direct detection of Earth-like planets around nearby stars,.[3][4] He is also a recognized authority on orbital dynamics and optimal estimation of physical state, and co-authored the book "Engineering Dynamics: A Comprehensive Introduction".[5] His earlier work included involvement with NASA's Terrestrial Planet Finder mission, a mission studied in the 2000s; an innovative concept for a planet-finding telescope with an unusual pupil,[6] and Gravity Probe B. Kasdin has also been involved with developing a means of tracking birds or other migratory animals anywhere in the world,.[7][8]
He is currently the leader of the coronagraph science (the Adjutant Scientist) for NASA's WFIRST mission.[9] Kasdin's work on shaped pupil coronagraphy, one of the techniques being developed for WFIRST, has demonstrated high contrast imaging over a restricted field of view near a bright object such as a star,[10][11]
References
- ^ "Jeremy Kasdin page at Princeton". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "TIME magazine article on Kasdin & Starshades". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "Summary of Kasdin's TED talk on starshades". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "Princeton Alumni magazine article on Kasdin and Starshades". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "Google Books article on "Engineering Dynamics"".
- ^ "Daily Princetonian article on "The Pupil"". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "Economist article on animal-tracking system". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "Princeton article on tests of animal-tracking system". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "Professor Jeremy Kasdin selected to NASA WFIRST science team". Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "Keynote talk at 2009 Sagan Symposium on coronagraphy" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "Boston Micromachines article on shaped pupil coronagraphy". Retrieved 2016-01-14.