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| nationality = United States Citizen
| field = Astrophysics
| work_institutions = Jet Propulsion Laboratory
| alma_mater = Stanford University
California Institute of Technology
University of California, Los Angeles
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| known_for = Astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy
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Amy Mainzer (born January 2, 1974) 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[1] and the proposed Near Earth Object Camera space telescope mission.

Life

Mainzer received a B.Sc. in Physics from Stanford University with honors (1996), an M.Sc. 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.[2]

She appears in several episodes of the History Channel series The Universe.[3] She also appears in the documentary featurette "Stellar Cartography: On Earth" included on the Star Trek Generations home video release (March 2010). Mainzer is also in the 2016 documentary about the life of Leonard Nimoy and the effect of Spock on popular culture called "For the Love of Spock", which was directed by Leonard Nimoy's son Adam Nimoy. As of winter 2016, she serves as the science consultant and host for the live-action interstitials on the PBS Kids series Ready Jet Go!.[4]

Awards and honors

  • NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (2012)
  • NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (2011)
  • Numerous group achievement awards for Spitzer, WISE, NEOWISE
  • Lew Allen Award for Excellence (2010)
  • NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellowship (2001-2003)
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (1996-1999)[5]

Asteroid

Asteroid 234750 Amymainzer, discovered by astronomers of the NEAT program at Palomar Observatory in 2002, was named after her.[6] The official {{MoMP|234750|naming citation}} was published by the Minor Planet Center on 26 July 2010 ({{small|M.P.C. 71353}}).[7]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-031 |title=NASA's NEOWISE Completes Scan for Asteroids and Comets – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |work=jpl.nasa.gov |date= February 1, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Mainzer/ |title=Science – Evolution of Galaxies: People: Amy Mainzer |work=science.jpl.nasa.gov |accessdate=March 11, 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/amy-mainzer/person/642559/summary.html|title=Amy Mainzer|publisher=CBS Entertainment|accessdate=January 30, 2011}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2015/ready-jet-go-premiere/|title=PBS KIDS Announces Premiere Date for New Animated Series READY JET GO! - PBS About|website=PBS KIDS Announces Premiere Date for New Animated Series READY JET GO! - PBS About}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Mainzer/|title=Science - Structure of the Universe (3266): People: Amy Mainzer|last=Mainzer|first=Amy|website=science.jpl.nasa.gov|access-date=April 22, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web |title=234750 Amymainzer (2002 NX69) |work= Minor Planet Center |url=https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=234750 |accessdate=22 October 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web |title=MPC/MPO/MPS Archive |work=Minor Planet Center |url=https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html |accessdate = 22 October 2018}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|3185069}}
  • Amy Mainzer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=335|title=A Voyage of Discovery with Amy Mainzer |author=Jasmin Ionescu |publisher=JPL Education Office }}
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