Eric E. Becklin (born 6 April 1940) is an American astrophysicist. The primary focus of Becklin's research is infrared imaging and spectroscopy, including the search for brown dwarfs, the detection of circumstellar dust rings, the dynamics and composition of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, and the nature of luminous infrared galaxies.[1]
On August 23, 2012, in a ceremony held at Dryden Flight Research Center (now the Armstrong Flight Research Center), Becklin received the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal “for excellence as a pioneer in the infrared astronomy field and providing key leadership for the scientific success of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.”[3] He was awarded the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship by the American Astronomical Society in 2017.[4]
In 1988, while returning home from an observing run on Mauna Kea, Becklin was a passenger on Aloha Airlines Flight 243, which underwent explosive decompression and had to make an emergency landing in Maui.[7]
External links
Becklin's lecture Fifty-four Years of Adventures in Infrared Astronomy
Notes
^"Eric Becklin". UCLA Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics. UCLA. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^Beklin, Eric. "Infrared Observation of the Galatic Center" (PDF). Caltech. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
^"Henry Norris Russell Lectureship". aas.org. American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^"Becklin-Neugebauer Object". The Internet Encyclopedia of Science.
^Uechi, Colleen (22 April 2018). "Aloha Airlines Flt. 243: 30 years later — recalling terror in the skies". The Maui News. Ogden Newspapers, The Nutting Company. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
February 25, 2023
eric, becklin, eric, becklin, born, april, 1940, american, astrophysicist, primary, focus, becklin, research, infrared, imaging, spectroscopy, including, search, brown, dwarfs, detection, circumstellar, dust, rings, dynamics, composition, center, milky, galaxy. Eric E Becklin born 6 April 1940 is an American astrophysicist The primary focus of Becklin s research is infrared imaging and spectroscopy including the search for brown dwarfs the detection of circumstellar dust rings the dynamics and composition of the center of the Milky Way galaxy and the nature of luminous infrared galaxies 1 Eric Edward BecklinBorn 1940 04 06 6 April 1940CitizenshipUSAAlma materB S Physics University of Minnesota 1963Ph D Physics California Institute of Technology 1968Known forinfrared astronomyairborne observatoriesBecklin received his Ph D in physics from the California Institute of Technology His thesis advisor was Gerry Neugebauer and his thesis was Infrared Observation of the Galatic sic Center 2 A faculty member since 1989 Becklin is a Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy at University of California Los Angeles UCLA Named Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy SOFIA Chief Scientist in 1996 he was the first director of the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility IRTF at Mauna Kea Hawaii and a principal investigator on the Kuiper Airborne Observatory KAO On August 23 2012 in a ceremony held at Dryden Flight Research Center now the Armstrong Flight Research Center Becklin received the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal for excellence as a pioneer in the infrared astronomy field and providing key leadership for the scientific success of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 3 He was awarded the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship by the American Astronomical Society in 2017 4 In 1966 Becklin and Gerry Neugebauer discovered an exceptionally bright infrared source within Orion known today as the Becklin Neugebauer Object 5 He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009 6 In 1988 while returning home from an observing run on Mauna Kea Becklin was a passenger on Aloha Airlines Flight 243 which underwent explosive decompression and had to make an emergency landing in Maui 7 External links EditBecklin s lecture Fifty four Years of Adventures in Infrared AstronomyNotes Edit Eric Becklin UCLA Division of Astronomy amp Astrophysics UCLA Retrieved 28 January 2021 Beklin Eric Infrared Observation of the Galatic Center PDF Caltech Retrieved 28 January 2021 USRA USRA Employees Receive NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal Archived from the original on 2017 12 01 Retrieved 2014 03 28 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship aas org American Astronomical Society Retrieved 28 January 2021 Becklin Neugebauer Object The Internet Encyclopedia of Science Book of Members 1780 2010 Chapter B PDF American Academy of Arts and Sciences Retrieved May 29 2011 Uechi Colleen 22 April 2018 Aloha Airlines Flt 243 30 years later recalling terror in the skies The Maui News Ogden Newspapers The Nutting Company Retrieved 8 December 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Becklin amp oldid 1140249871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
