Madhulika Guhathakurta
Madhulika Guhathakurta | |
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NASA Astrophysicist | |
Nationality | American |
Status | NASA Program Scientist |
Born | Kolkata, West Bengal |
Other occupation | Physicist |
University of Delhi (BS, MS) University of Denver (PhD) | |
Missions | Living With a Star, SDO, STEREO, Van Allen Probes |
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Madhulika (Lika) Guhathakurta is an American Astrophysicist and scientist with NASA's Heliophysics Science Division. She is the lead program scientist for NASA's Living With a Star initiative and serves as program scientist on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), Van Allen Probes, and Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) missions. She will also be the program scientist for two upcoming missions: Solar Probe Plus and Solar Orbiter. Lika was previously the program scientist on SPARTAN-201 (Shuttle Point Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy-201), a free-flying science instrument platform designed to study velocity and acceleration of the solar wind and observe the sun's corona. These missions were conducted as part of the larger STS-56, STS-69, STS-77, STS-87, and STS-95 mission objectives. She has worked as an educator, scientist, mission designer, directed and managed science programs, and has built instruments for spacecraft. Dr. Guhathakurta is known for her work in heliophysics where she has authored over 70 publications on the subject.[1]
References
External links
- Lika Guhathakurta on Twitter
- NY Times Op-Ed: How's the Weather on the Sun?
- NPR: On Point - Mysteries of the Sun
- NBC Today Show: Lester Holt Interview
- The Atlantic: Solar Probe Plus
- CNN Starting Point: Soledad O'Brien Interview
- New Scientist: SDO
- New Scientist: Largest Sunspot in 25 Years
- Wired Magazine: Rethinking Space Weather
- USA Today: Weather Forecast in Space
- Boston Globe: Solar Activity/Climate Change
- Christian Science Monitor: Solar Storms Ahead
- Huffington Post: Space Weather Threat
- FOX: Lou Dobbs Interview
- Heliophysics: LWS Overview
- Smithsonian Air & Space: From Skylab to Interplanetary Space Weather - The Next Frontier
- Smithsonian Air & Space: Meet the Lecturer
- Peak Prosperity Podcast: Our Tech-Dependent Lifestyle is Vulnerable to Solar Flares
- Peak Prosperity Podcast: Revisiting Our Vulnerability to Solar Flares
- LWS Interview
- Sun-Earth Day Podcast
- The 25th Hour Radio Show: 2017 North American Solar Eclipse