| 词条 | Susan McKenna-Lawlor |
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Susan McKenna-Lawlor is an Irish astrophysicist. She is professor of experimental physics at Maynooth University. Early life and careerSusan was born in Dublin in on March 3rd, 1935. She studied experimental physics at University College Dublin.[1] McKenna-Lawlor wrote the survey article "Astronomy in Ireland from 1780" for Vistas in Astronomy in 1968.[1] Space Technology Ireland LtdMcKenna-Lawlor was the principal investigator for an experiment on the European Space Agency (ESA) Giotto mission. In 1986 she founded the space instrumentation company Space Technology Ireland Ltd (STIL) with venture capitalist Dermot Desmond. STIL manufactures instruments for space missions and McKenna-Lawlor is the managing director. McKenna-Lawlor led an international team of scientists in building a particle detector capable of detecting energies between 30 kiloelectronvolts and several megaelectronvolts for the Soviet Union's Phobos spacecraft in 1988. The success of the detector led Soviet scientists to ask her to contribute a similar device for their 1994 Mars mission.[2] She developed instruments to monitor the solar wind on Mars for the ESA Mars Express mission. STIL designed the onboard Electrical Support System processor unit for the Rosetta spacecraft. McKenna-Lawlor also represented Ireland on the Steering Board of the Rosetta's Philae lander that touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.[3] McKenna-Lawlor wrote the 1998 book Whatever Shines Should be Observed. She was a member of the National University of Ireland Senate and of Maynooth University's Governing Authority. She was a winner of the Rehab People of the Year Award in 1986. She was elected to the International Academy of Astronautics and in 2005 she received an honorary DSc from the University of Ulster for her contributions to astrophysics. References1. ^{{cite journal|last=McKenna-Lawlor|first=Susan M.P. |title=Astronomy in Ireland from 1780 |journal=Vistas in Astronomy|pages=283–296|date=1968|volume=9}} 2. ^{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1RCzEaxzsbYC&lpg=PA34&dq=susan%20mckenna%20lawlor&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Probe reveals Mars may have radiation belts|journal=New Scientist|date=11 March 1989|last=Henbest|first=Nigel|page=34}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|title=Irish scientist's role in comet-chasing Rosetta mission|url=https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/2014/01/17/irish-scientists-role-in-comet-chasing-rosetta-mission |last=O'Connell|first=Claire|date=17 January 2014|work=Silicon Republic}} External links
10 : 1935 births|Living people|Alumni of University College Dublin|Women astrophysicists|Experimental physicists|Irish astronomers|Irish women scientists|Women astronomers|Academics of St Patrick's College, Maynooth|People from Dublin (city) |
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