Amanda Hendrix

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Amanda Hendrix (2005)

Amanda R. Hendrix (born May 21, 1968 ) is an American planetary researcher known for her work on the study of planetary surfaces using UV spectroscopy . She was a candidate for the NASA space program.

Live and act

Amanda Hendrix studied aerospace engineering at California Polytechnic State University ( San Luis Obispo ), where she completed a bachelor's program. She then completed a master's degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Here she presented her doctoral thesis at the Institute for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). After a postdoc at LASP, Hendrix worked for twelve years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the research group for comets , asteroids and moons before moving to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) in 2012. Here she is a senior scientist at the Niwot site in Colorado .

As a scientist, Hendrix works on the UV spectroscopic investigation of planetary surfaces including ice moons , asteroids, the Earth's moon , Mars , Jupiter and its moons . She examines the surface properties, weathering processes and radiation products.

Hendrix 'research is based, among other things, on the measurements of the Cassini space probes (UVIS instrument / Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph ) and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter as well as the Hubble space telescope . She was deputy project scientist on the Casini-Huygens mission, a joint research project between NASA , the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency ASI. She was also involved in various mission studies.

In addition to her research, Hendrix likes to share her love for planetary science with the public and give lectures. She has also taught at California Polytechnic University Pomona , Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, and the University of Colorado Boulder .

In 2000, Hendrix was a shortlisted astronaut for NASA's space program.

honors and awards

Amanda Hendrix received the 2006 Lew Allen Award for Excellence from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for her scientific achievements .

In 2018, the asteroid 6813 was named in her honor Amandahendrix .

Quote

“I was lucky enough to be part of the Galileo Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS) team during my studies at the University of Colorado. I studied aerospace engineering. But it wasn't until I started studying planetary science and working with the UVS data that I felt like I had really found what I was looking for. I was very lucky because ultraviolet spectroscopy is traditionally used to study atmospheres and aurors, and not so much for surfaces, so no one on the team was particularly interested in analyzing the lunar data (from the Galileo Flybys of Earth and Moon) . I jumped on it! Ultraviolet spectroscopy of the surface has been 'my thing' ever since. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dr. Amanda Hendrix. Planetary Science Institute, accessed May 17, 2019 .
  2. ^ NASA - Third Interview Group Begins Astronaut Selection Process. Accessed May 17, 2019 .
  3. ^ Science and Technology: The Lew Allen Award for Excellence Recepients. May 18, 2015, accessed May 17, 2019 .
  4. ^ IAU Minor Planet Center. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
  5. ^ Susan Niebur: Amanda Hendrix, Cassini / Huygens DPS. In: Women in Planetary Science: Female Scientists on Careers, Research, Space Science, and Work / Life Balance. April 1, 2011, accessed May 17, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Hendrix, Amanda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hendrix, Amanda R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American planetary researcher
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1968