Jennifer Wiseman

Jennifer J. Wiseman
Alma mater MIT
Harvard University
Scientific career
Fields Astrophysics
Institutions Johns Hopkins University
NASA Headquarters
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Jennifer J. Wiseman is an American astronomer. She received her bachelor's degree in physics from MIT and her Ph.D. in Astronomy from Harvard University in 1995. Wiseman discovered periodic comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff while working as an undergraduate research assistant in 1987. Dr. Wiseman is a senior astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where she serves as the Senior Project Scientist[1] for the Hubble Space Telescope. She previously headed the Laboratory for Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics. She studies star forming regions of our galaxy using radio, optical, and infrared telescopes[2], with a particular interest in molecular cloud cores, protostars, and outflows. She led a major study that mapped a star forming region in the constellation Orion[3].

Dr. Wiseman is also interested in science policy and public science outreach and engagement. She has served as a congressional science fellow of the American Physical Society, an elected councilor of the American Astronomical Society and a public dialogue leader for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She enjoys giving talks on the excitement of astronomy and scientific discovery, and has appeared in many science and news venues including The New York Times, The Washington Post, NOVA and National Public Radio.

Wiseman is a Christian and a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation.[4] On June 16, 2010, Wiseman was introduced as the new director for the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion.[5]

Awards

  • Hubble Fellow - 1998[6]
  • Jansky Fellow - 1995[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Jennifer J. Wiseman - Hubble Senior Project Scientist". Retrieved 2018-10-07. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Google Scholar: Jennifer Wiseman NASA". Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. ↑ Wiseman, J; Sewilo, M. (2017). "Multi-molecular views of a stellar nursery". Nature. 546: 37–39. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aaa6d6.
  4. ↑ Jennifer J. Wiseman, "How You Can Help Young Christians in Science," Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 51.1 2 - 5 (3/1999)
  5. ↑ AAAS, "Re-Envisioning the Science and Religion Dialogue"
  6. ↑ "Past Hubble Fellows". Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  7. ↑ "Past Jansky Fellows". Retrieved 2018-10-07.


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