Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
Campus Box 440
University of Colorado
Boulder CO 80309-0440
Contacts
Telephone: (303) 492-7838
FAX: (303) 492-5235
email: jlinsky@jila.colorado.edu
webpage: jilawww.colorado.edu/~jlinsky/
Appointments
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Colorado (1968-1969)
Astronomer, Quantum Physics Division, National Institute for Standards and Technology (1969-1995)
Professor Adjoint, Department of Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Colorado (1979-1995)
Fellow, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) (1971-2012)
Fellow, Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy (CASA), University of Colorado (1986-present)
Research Professor, Department of Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Colorado (1996-2012)
Research Professor-Emeritus, Department of Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Colorado (2012-present)
Fellow Adjoint, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) (2012-present)
Professional Societies
American Astronomical Society - Member and elected to the AAS Council for the term 1995-1998
International Astronomical Union} - Member
Education
Return to main pageBS (Physics) MIT, 1963
MS (Astronomy) Harvard University, 1965
PhD (Astronomy) Harvard University, 1968
Awards
- NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, 1988
- NASA Group Acievement Award, 1991
- NASA Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award, 1994
Memberships on Committees
- Member of telescope allocation committees for HST, Chandra, XMM-Newton, FUSE, and other missions
- Councilor, American Astronomical Society, 1995-98
- Member, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1979-1982
- Member, NASA Solar and Heliospheric Physics Management Operations Working Group, 1984-1986
- Chair, NASA Ultraviolet Astronomy and Gravitation Management Operations Working Group, 1984-1987
- Chair, NASA Infrared Astronomy Projects Panel, 1985-1986
- Member, NASA Astrophysics Council, 1985-1987
- Chair, NASA Science Operations Branch Management Operations Working Group, 1988-1991
- Chair, NASA Senior Review Committee for Astrophysics Mission Operations and Data Analysis Programs, 1988 (member 1992)
- Member, NASA High Energy Astrophysics Science Archival and Research Center Users Committee, 1992-1995
- Chair, NASA Task Group on Science Data Management, 1996
- Member of many peer review panels for the selection of NASA satellite missions and observing programs on NASA satellites
- Member of panels for the National Academy of Sciences Astronomy Survey Committees, 1978-1980, 1989-1990
- Member, Science Advisory Committee for the International Space Science Institute in Bern Switzerland, 1997-2001
- Member, NASA Information Systems and Science Operations Management Operations Working Group, 1997-2001
- Member, Consolidated Space Operations Contract Science Working Group for USRA, 1997-2001
- Chair, Chandra Fellows Selection Committee, 1999 (member 2000)
- Co-Investigator on the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph for the Hubble Space Telescope
- Co-Investigator on the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph for the Hubble Space Telescope
- Co-Investigator on the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph for the Hubble Space Telescope
- Interdisciplinary Scientist and Co-Investigator for the Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Co-Investigator and Member of the Science Working Group for the Far Ultraviolet Spectrograph Explorer satellite
- Chair or the Users Committee, Long Range Planning Committee, and Final Archive Development Committee for the International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite