Jennifer J. Wiseman | |
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| Alma mater | MIT Harvard University |
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| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University NASA Headquarters NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center |
Jennifer J. Wiseman is an American astronomer and Senior Project Scientist on the Hubble Space Telescope.[1][2]
She was born into a rural community in Mountain Home, Arkansas.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree in physics from MIT and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from Harvard University in 1995. Wiseman discovered periodic comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff while working as an undergraduate search assistant in 1987.[4] Wiseman is a senior astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where she serves as the Senior Project Scientist[5] 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,[6] 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.[7]
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 gives talks on the excitement of astronomy and scientific discovery.[8] She has appeared in many science and news venues including The New York Times, The Washington Post, NOVA and National Public Radio. She has been featured in the John Templeton Foundation funded project, The Purposeful Universe.[9]
Wiseman is a Christian and a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation[10] and a member of the BioLogos Board of Directors.[11] On June 16, 2010, Wiseman was introduced as the new director for the American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) program, Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion.[12] She remained in that position until August 2022 when she was succeeded by Katharine Hinman.[13] Her work for AAAS included speaking to organizations about her beliefs on Christianity and Science.[14][15]
- ^ NASA website, Hubble Space Telescope section, Dr. Jennifer J. Wiseman, retrieved September 19, 2024
- ^ "Jennifer Wiseman - Personal Story [1]". YouTube.
- ^ Lifology website, From Farm to Hubble: Jennifer Wiseman’s Journey of Wonder and Awe, July 2024
- ^ Garner, Rob (2016-01-21). "About - The Hubble Team | Dr. Jennifer J. Wiseman". NASA. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "Dr. Jennifer J. Wiseman - Hubble Senior Project Scientist". 21 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Google Scholar: Jennifer Wiseman NASA". Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ^ Wiseman, Jennifer; Sewilo, Marta (2017). "Multi-molecular views of a stellar nursery". Nature. 546 (7656): 37–39. doi:10.1038/nature22499. PMID 28538725.
- ^ "wiseman" The American Scientific Affiliation website, New Advances and New Questions on the Frontiers of Astronomy, event dated May 18, 2023
- ^ Magis Center website, Jennifer Wiseman
- ^ Jennifer J. Wiseman, "How You Can Help Young Christians in Science," Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 51.1 2 - 5 (3/1999)
- ^ "BioLogos Board of Directors".
- ^ AAAS, "Re-Envisioning the Science and Religion Dialogue"
- ^ Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology website, Hinman named director for AAAS DoSER program, article by Susan Barreto dated August 14, 2022
- ^ "Dr. Jennifer Wiseman Speaks on the Harmony of Faith and Science | Belmont University News & Media". 8 April 2016. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "Beauty, Mystery, and Significance in a Vast Universe (with Dr. Jennifer J. Wiseman)". Sinai and Synapses. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
