Marcia J. Rieke
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Marcia Jean Rieke (/ˈriːki/ REE-kee[1]) is an American astronomer. She is a Regents' Professor of Astronomy and associate department head at the University of Arizona.[2] Rieke is the Principal Investigator on the near-infrared camera (NIRCam) for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). She has also served as the deputy-Principal Investigator on the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and as the co-investigator for the multiband imaging photometer on the Spitzer Space Telescope, where she also acted as an outreach coordinator and a member of the Science Working Group.[3] Rieke was also involved with several infrared ground-based observatories, including the MMT Observatory in Arizona. She was vice chair for Program Prioritization of the Astro2010 Decadal Survey Committee, "New Worlds, New Horizons". Marcia Rieke is considered by many to be one of the "founding mothers" of infrared astronomy, along with Judith Pipher.[4]
Marcia J. Rieke | |
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Born | Marcia Jean Keyes June 13, 1951 |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Institutions | University of Arizona Steward Observatory |
Thesis | The Distribution of Celestial Infrared Sources. (1976) |
Doctoral advisor | Susan G. Kleinmann |