Jessica Gaskin is an American astrophysicist at
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, where she leads the X-ray Astronomy Grou
X-Ray Astronomy at Marshall Space Flight Center She was the lead author on the conceptual study of the
Lynx X-ray Observatory
The Lynx X-ray Observatory (''Lynx'') is a NASA-funded Large strategic science missions, Large Mission Concept Study commissioned as part of the National Academy of Sciences 2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. The concept study phas ...
, 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
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech or NMT), formerly New Mexico School of Mines, is a public university in Socorro, New Mexico, United States.
It offers over 30 Bachelor of Science degrees in technology, the scien ...
before receiving an M.S. in astronomy from
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a Private university, private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1967 by a merger between Western Reserve University and the Case Institute of Technology. Case ...
.
She then earned a PhD in physics from the
University of Alabama in Huntsville
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is a public research university in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and comprises eight colleges: arts, humanities ...
.
Awards and honors
* 2021 NASA Silver Achievement Medal
* 2019 NASA MSFC Innovation Peer Award
* 2014 NASA Honor Award for Early Career Achievement Medal
References
External links
X-Ray Astronomy at Marshall Space Flight Center – NASA
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American physicists
American astrophysicists
American women astrophysicists
American women physicists
American women astronomers
Case Western Reserve University alumni
University of Alabama in Huntsville alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people