Julie McEnery
Julie McEnery | |
|---|---|
| Education | University College Dublin, Ph.D. |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Physical Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Goddard Space Flight Center, University of Maryland, College Park, George Washington University |
Julie McEnery is an astrophysicist at the Goddard Space Flight Center where she is the senior project scientist for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Until 2020 she was the project scientist for the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope.[1][2] McEnery received a PhD in Experimental Physics from University College Dublin in 1998.[3] For her PhD, she observed the galaxy Markarian 421.[1] She is a fellow of the American Physical Society, and an adjunct professor of physics at The University of Maryland and George Washington University.[4] McEnery has spoken about how she admires Nancy Roman.[5]
Before working at the Goddard Space Flight Center, McEnery worked on ground based gamma-ray telescopes that detected Cherenkov radiation.[1] She has also worked with the Milagro collaboration on gamma-ray bursts.[1]
In 2018, McEnery was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Research, Innovation & Impact. [6]
The Julie McEnery Medal and Prize of University College Dublin is awarded in her honor.[7]
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- ^ a b c d Administrator, NASA Content (2017-10-16). "Julie Mc Enery - Fermi Project Scientist and Astrophysicist". NASA. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ O'Donovan, Brian (2019-03-12). "Reaching for the Stars: From Dublin to Outer Space".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "DR JULIE MCENERY". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ "Julie McEnery Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society - Joint Space-Science Institute". jsi.astro.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ Achenbach, Joel; Kaplan, Sarah (20 May 2020). "NASA names newest space telescope for pioneering female astronomer". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ "DR JULIE MCENERY". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "McEnery Medal and Prize". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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