Madhulika (Lika) Guhathakurta is an Indian-American astrophysicist and scientist with NASA's Heliophysics Science Division. She was 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. 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 100 publications on the subject.[1] She served as the NASA Lead Scientist for the North American Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Mahulika Guhathakarta | |
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| Status | NASA Program Scientist |
| Nationality | Indian American |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (BS, MS) University of Denver (PhD) |
| Occupation | Physicist |
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| NASA Astrophysicist | |
| Missions | Living With a Star, SDO, STEREO, Van Allen Probes |
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References
edit- ^ "Madhulika GUHATHAKURTA | NASA, DC | Research profile". www.researchgate.com. November 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ Boyle, Rebecca (31 July 2017). "Some Pretty Cool Science Is Gonna Happen During The Eclipse".
- ^ "BBC World Service - The Forum, Total Eclipse of the Sun". BBC.
- ^ "Eclipsing All Other Shows - Big Picture Science". radio.seti.org.
- ^ "Boulder gathering marks one month to solar eclipse, moment of cosmic inspiration". www.dailycamera.com.
- ^ "Solar Eclipse 2017 With Michio Kaku: NASA Deploys Technology, Rockers Deploy Ozzy Osbourne [Opinion]". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05.
- ^ "Scientists ready to capitalize on perfect eclipse moment". KUSA.
- ^ Tribou, Richard. "New total solar eclipse stamp transforms with body heat". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- ^ Weitering, Hanneke; December 16, Staff Writer-Producer; ET, 2016 03:11pm. "NASA Wants You to Get Set for the Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2017". Space.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "3 Hard-Science Experiments Happening During the 2017 Solar Eclipse". www.yahoo.com.
- ^ Klotz, Irene (11 August 2017). "All Eyes on the Sun's Mysteriously Superhot Corona During Great American Eclipse". Seeker.
External links
edit- New York 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
- Applied Artificial Intelligence for Science & Exploration Enabled by Public-Private Partnerships