Jean Swank
Jean Hebb Swank | |
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Born | Mathilde Jeanette Hebb |
Education | |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | astrophysicist |
Years active | 1975–2013 |
Employer | NASA |
Known for | Research in X-ray astrophysics |
Jean Hebb Swank is an
Early life and education
Swank graduated with a
Teaching career
Swank taught physics as an assistant professor at California State University at Los Angeles from 1966 to 1969. After her marriage, Swank moved to Illinois where she taught at Chicago State University from 1969 until 1971.[1][2]
In 1971, Swank and her husband moved to
NASA career
Swank was first associated with
Swank was the principal investigator for the Proportional Counter Array (PCA) and project scientist for the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer project launched in December 1995.[3] In 1999, Swank was awarded the Bruno Rossi Prize along with Hale Bradt "for their key roles in the development of the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer, and for the resulting important discoveries related to high time resolution observations of compact astrophysical objects".[4]
Swank was appointed principal investigator for NASA's
Throughout her career at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Swank focused her research on observing and analyzing X-ray emissions from black holes and neutron stars.[1] She was elected a fellow in the American Physical Society in 1993.[7] She wrote or co-authored over 300 scientific papers published in scientific journals or by NASA during her career.[8] In June 2013, Swank was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.[9]
Swank retired in 2013. The Goddard Space Flight Center lists her as an emeritus scientist in her biographical sketch.[2]
She was elected a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society in 2020.[10]
Personal life
While participating in a summer research program at the
See also
References
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- ^ "APS Fellowship". American Physical Society. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Publications of Jean Hebb Swank". Microsoft Academic Search. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Recent Awards & Honors". NASA. Retrieved 9 July 2013. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "AAS Fellows". AAS. Retrieved 30 September 2020.