Jessica Gaskin Explained

Jessica Gaskin is an American astrophysicist at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center,^[1] where she leads the X-ray Astronomy Group X-Ray Astronomy at Marshall Space Flight Center. She was the lead author on the conceptual study of the Lynx X-ray Observatory,^[2] a Large Mission Concept Study space-based X-ray telescope submitted to the Decadal Survey for prioritization.

Education

Gaskin earned a B.S. in Physics and Astrophysics from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology before receiving an M.S. in astronomy from Case Western Reserve University.^[3] She then earned a PhD in physics from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.^[4]

Awards and honors

• 2021 NASA Silver Achievement Medal
• 2019 NASA MSFC Innovation Peer Award
• 2014 NASA Honor Award for Early Career Achievement Medal

External links

• X-Ray Astronomy at Marshall Space Flight Center – NASA

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Jessica Gaskin – NESC Academy Biography – NASA.
2. Web site: Concept Study Report. 23 August 2019 . Lynx X-ray Observatory. 2020-01-10. Gaskin . Jessica A. . Ozel . Feryal . Vikhlinin . Alexey . Allen . Steven . Bautz . Mark . Brandt . W. Niel . Bregman . Joel . Donahue . Megan . Haiman . Zoltan . Hickox . Ryan . Jeltema . Tesla . Kollmeier . Juna . Kravtsov . Andrey . Lopez . Laura . Madau . Piero . Osten . Rachel . Paerels . Frits . Pooley . David . Ptak . Andrew . Quataert . Eliot . Reynolds . Christopher . Stern . Daniel .
3. Web site: Learned fearlessness – Case Western University.
4. Web site: UAH alumna Jessica A. Gaskin leads NASA Lynx X-ray Observatory Mission – University of Alabama in Huntsville.