Jennifer J. Wiseman

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Jennifer J. Wiseman (2013)

Jennifer J. Wiseman is an American astronomer .

Wiseman received her bachelor's degree in physics from MIT and her Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard University . She discovered the periodic comet 114P / Wiseman skiff named after her in 1987 while doing research. She was the head of the ExoPlanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory of the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and currently works as a senior scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope .

Wiseman is a Christian and a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation . On June 16, 2010, she was named as the new director of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ’s Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion.

Individual evidence

  1. 114P / Wiseman-Skiffwhile. Retrieved August 1, 2012 .
  2. Bio - Dr. Jennifer J Wiseman. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, accessed November 2, 2015 .
  3. ^ How You Can Help Young Christians in Science. Retrieved August 1, 2012 .
  4. ^ AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion. Retrieved August 1, 2012 .

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