Michael H. Hecht

Michael H. Hecht
Alma materPrinceton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University
Known forMicroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment, Event Horizon Telescope
AwardsNASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Scientific career
FieldsPlanetary Science, Surface Science
InstitutionsJet Propulsion Laboratory, Haystack Observatory
Websitewww.haystack.mit.edu/researcher/mike-hecht/
This article is about the American scientist. For other people, see Michael Hecht (disambiguation).

Michael H. Hecht is a research scientist, associate director for research management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Haystack Observatory,[1] and former deputy project director of the Event Horizon Telescope.[2] He served as lead scientist for the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer instrument on the Phoenix Mars lander,[3] and as principal investigator for the Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE) instrument on the Mars 2020 rover.[4]

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  2. ^ "A year after the first black hole image, the EHT has been stymied by the coronavirus". Science News. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. ^ Kerr, Richard A. (2008-09-30). "Phoenix Finds Signs of Once-Liquid Water on Mars". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  4. ^ Strickland, Ashley (2019-12-27). "Four ways the Mars 2020 rover will pave the way for a manned mission". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-29.