Dirk Terrell
Dirk Terrell | |
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| Born | August 14, 1965 San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Known for | Astronomy, Space art |
Dirk Terrell (born August 14, 1965) is an American astronomer and space artist who is the Director of the Computer and Software Sciences section in the Planetary Science Directorate of the Space Science and Engineering division of the Southwest Research Institute.[1] He is a Fellow and former President of the International Association of Astronomical Artists.[2] He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Clemson University and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Florida.
Career
In 2013, he was a member of a team of scientists that discovered and characterized the extrasolar planet
He is a core team member of the AAVSO Photometric All-Sky Survey (APASS), a photometric survey of over 100 million stars, providing measurements in eight photometric filters.
Awards and honors
Asteroid 79912 Terrell is named in his honor.[7]
References
- ^ "SwRI Department of Space Studies Organization Chart". 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "IAAA Fellows List". 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- S2CID 27456469.
- ^ "Citizen astronomers lead to first-of-a-kind discovery: circumbinary planet in four-star system". 15 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "The Road to Characterizing PH1: Transits and Initial Modeling". 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- S2CID 119096526.
- ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.