"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." ~Psalm
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M63 The Sunflower Galaxy About Me DTM Astronomy Group Meetings 2011-2012 DTM Astronomy Group Meetings 2012-2013 "Faith is the subtle chain that binds us to the infinite." | About MeI am a postdoctoral fellow at DTM Carnegie Institution of Washington working on characterization of Kuiper Belt objects (KBO) with an emphasis on binary systems. I am also working with scientists on the New Horizons team to help identify a KBO for our spacecraft to visit after it finishes its studies of the Pluto-Charon system. I am also an associate research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute where I have an HST program to characterize KBO candidates for New Horizons. My undergraduate degree is from the University of Arizona in Astronomy, Physics and Religious Studies. While there I worked with Dr. Don McCarthy, Dr. Mark Wagner and Dr. Larry Lebofsky. My graduate work was carried out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Department under the direction, encouragement and mentorship of the Dr. James Elliot. My first post-doc was with Dr. Keith Noll at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. Contact Information
Susan Benecchi and CVDownload: CV_Benecchi_May_2012.pdf |
