Biography:Jessica Gaskin
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Short description: American astrophysicist
Jessica Gaskin is an American astrophysicist at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center,[1] where she leads the X-ray Astronomy Group X-Ray Astronomy at Marshall Space Flight Center. She was the lead author on the conceptual study of the Lynx X-ray Observatory,[2] a Large Mission Concept Study space-based X-ray telescope submitted to the Decadal Survey for prioritization.
Education
Gaskin earned a B.S. in Physics and Astrophysics from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology before receiving an M.S. in astronomy from Case Western Reserve University. [3] She then earned a PhD in physics from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.[4]
Awards and honors
- 2021 NASA Silver Achievement Medal
- 2019 NASA MSFC Innovation Peer Award
- 2014 NASA Honor Award for Early Career Achievement Medal
References
- ↑ "Dr. Jessica Gaskin – NESC Academy Biography – NASA". https://www.nasa.gov/people/dr-jessica-gaskin-nesc-academy-biography/.
- ↑ Gaskin, Jessica A.; Ozel, Feryal; Vikhlinin, Alexey; Allen, Steven; Bautz, Mark; Brandt, W. Niel; Bregman, Joel; Donahue, Megan et al. (23 August 2019). "Concept Study Report". Lynx X-ray Observatory. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20190029659.pdf.
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- ↑ "Learned fearlessness – Case Western University". https://case.edu/think/spring2016/learned-fearlessness.html.
- ↑ "UAH alumna Jessica A. Gaskin leads NASA Lynx X-ray Observatory Mission – University of Alabama in Huntsville". https://www.uah.edu/news/news/uah-alumna-jessica-a-gaskin-leads-nasa-lynx-x-ray-observatory-mission.
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