Doris Daou

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Doris Daou
Born1964 (1964)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ames Research Center

Doris Daou (born 1964)

NASA Lunar Science Institute[2] and the associate director of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI),[3] and is currently the program contact for NASA's "Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx)".[4][5]

Early life and education

Daou's family fled war-ravaged

variable stars.[1] She holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, as well as a M.Sc. in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Her PhD dissertation in 1989 was titled, Études spectroscopiques et paramètres atmosphériques des étoiles ZZ Ceti.[7]

Career

She then moved to

public outreach[9] and helped found the Spitzer Space Telescope Research Program for Teachers and Students.[10] She joined the NASA Headquarters in 2006, and has served the institution in a variety of roles, including Education and Public Outreach Program Officer. She became the Director of Education and Public Outreach at the NASA Lunar Science Institute - Ames Research Center, in 2008[11] and the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) Associate Director in 2010. She has been actively involved in NASA's grant programs.[12][4] As of 2018, she continues her work as an astronomer at the NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C.,[13] and serves as Senior Scientist, as Program Officer and Chief of Staff for the Director of the Planetary Science Division in the Science Mission Directorate (2014–Present).[14][15]

She has worked as an outreach and education specialist at Ames Research Center[16] and for NASA's grant programs. From 2012 to 2018, Daou served as an associate of commissions for the International Astronomical Union,[17] and has been involved in the following commissions:

  • 55 Communicating Astronomy with the Public (2012-2015)
  • 55 WG CAP Conferences (until 2015)
  • C2 WG CAP Conferences (2015-2018)
  • 55 WG Outreach Professionalization & Accreditation (until 2015)
  • Outreach Professionalization & Accreditation (2015-2018)
  • 55 WG Washington Charter For CAP (until 2015)"[17]

She is the creator and producer of the Ask an Astronomer

video podcast.[18] Her research interests include: observational astronomy, astrophysics, and astronomy,[15] as well as solar systems, exoplanets, and international partnerships,[14] and she actively publishes in science journals.[19][20][21] In 2008, she co-authored Touch the Invisible Sky, which is a book written in Braille,[22] and in 2017 she co-authored proceedings of the Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop as part of the Lunar and Planetary Institute.[23]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b "SIRTF Profiles: Doris Daou". Spitzer Space Telescope. NASA. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2017. I was only five years old... They are walking on the moon, she said."
    "My journey started at the University of Montreal, where I completed my degree. I worked on determining the atmospheric parameters of a group of pulsating stars.
  2. ^ Atkinson, Nancy (2010-07-20). "Lunar Forums and Anniversaries". Universe Today. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. ^ Unknown (2014-09-16). "Women In Astronomy: Career Profiles: Astronomer to Associate Director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute". Women In Astronomy. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. ^ a b "NASA ROSES-16 Amendment 35: C.21 SIMPLEx deferred to ROSES-2017". www.spaceref.com. October 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Kovo, Yael (2018-04-26). "Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration released as amendment 2 to SALMON-3". NASA. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  6. ^ "One of NASA's Leading Experts in Education is Lebanese-Canadian". www.the961.com. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
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  8. ^ "Profiles: Doris Daou". legacy.spitzer.caltech.edu. August 2001. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  9. ^ Trouille, Laura (September 11, 2014). "Women in Astronomy, Career profiles: Astronomer to Associate Director of the NASN Lunar Science Institute" (PDF). Northwestern.edu. Retrieved January 9, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Doris Daou | NITARP - NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program". NITARP. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
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  12. ^ "SERVI - Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute". nasa.gov. July 19, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  13. ^ "NASA - NASA Unveils Cosmic Images Book in Braille for Blind Readers". www.nasa.gov. January 15, 2008. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  14. ^ a b "Candidate Statement: Doris Daou | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  15. ^ a b "Doris Daou". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
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  17. ^ a b "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  18. ^ "NASA - Cool Cosmos Videos". www.nasa.gov. April 10, 2009. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  19. ^ Daou, Doris (2015). "NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute – Expanded Goals and More Partners" (PDF). European Planetary Science Congress. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  20. ^ Bailey, B.; Schmidt, G.; Daou, D.; Pendleton, Y. (2014). "A New Direction for NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute: Combining Science and Exploration" (PDF). European Planetary Society Congress. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  21. ^ Daou, D. (2012). "The NASA Lunar Science Institute, International Efforts" (PDF). European Planetary Science Congress. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  22. ^ Flatow, Ira (18 January 2008). "'Invisible Sky' Presents NASA Images in Braille". NPR. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  23. OCLC 1088413493. {{cite conference}}: Missing or empty |title= (help
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