Sigrid Elschot (nacida en 1971) es profesora en el Departamento de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica de la Universidad de Stanford . [ 1 ] Su principal interés de investigación es el entorno espacial con especial atención a los meteoroides , meteoros y desechos orbitales , y su interacción con las naves espaciales y las operaciones de las naves espaciales.
Carrera
La investigación de la profesora Elschot en la Universidad de Stanford explora los efectos del clima espacial en las naves espaciales y el papel de las ondas electromagnéticas en las comunicaciones por satélite. Su trabajo contribuye al conocimiento de la situación espacial mediante el avance de las técnicas de teledetección utilizando sensores satelitales y radares terrestres . Investiga las interacciones del plasma relevantes para la transmisión de señales, así como los impactos de la hipervelocidad en las naves espaciales mediante métodos experimentales como aceleradores de polvo y cañones de gas ligero, complementados con simulaciones de partículas en celda . Además, utiliza observaciones de radar para estudiar los desechos espaciales y las poblaciones de meteoroides, y examina los fenómenos de plasma hipersónico asociados con la reentrada atmosférica. [ 2 ]
Antes de incorporarse a Stanford, fue miembro del personal técnico del Laboratorio Lincoln del MIT y jefa de proyecto en el Laboratorio Nacional de Los Alamos . [ 3 ] Fue miembro de dos paneles del Consejo Nacional de Investigación : en 2010, examinó opciones para detectar y contrarrestar objetos cercanos a la Tierra, [ 4 ] y en 2011 evaluó los programas de meteoroides y desechos orbitales de la NASA . [ 5 ] También ha contribuido a la Institución Hoover mediante su participación en paneles sobre seguridad nacional [ 6 ] y como experta en temas espaciales para su Stanford Emerging Technology Review. [ 7 ]
In 2018 she was selected as a NIAC fellow for her research titled "Meteoroid Impact Detection for Exploration of Asteroids (MIDEA)",[8] and in 2021 she was selected as a NIAC fellow for her research titled "Exploring Uranus through Sustained CubeSat Activity Through Transmitted Electromagnetic Radiation (SCATTER)".[9] These studies explore mission concepts for potential exploration of asteroid composition and ice giant magnetospheres using swarms of small satellites coordinated around a mothership.[10][11]
Awards and honors
- In 2010, she won an NSF Career Award[12] and a Hellman Faculty Fellowship award[13] for her meteor research.
- In 2013 she was selected for a DoE Early Career Award[14] for her work on hypervelocity impact plasmas, and also awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.[15]
- She was the inaugural Science Guest of Honor at the ArmadilloCon science fiction and fantasy literary convention in 2014.[16]
- In 2017 she was recognized by the American Geophysical Union with the Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington (SPARC) Education and Public Outreach Award.[17] for significant and outstanding impact on students' and the public's understanding of geophysical science through education and outreach activities.
- Asteroid 11009 Sigridclose, discovered by astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in 1981, was named in her honor.[18] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 13 April 2017 (M.P.C. 103977).[18][19]
Television
In 2011, Professor Elschot co-hosted season three of National Geographic Channel's Known Universe documentary series along with David E. Kaplan, Andy Howell, Michael J. Massimino, and Steve Jacobs.[20] She was interviewed on the Nova ScienceNowCan We Make It to Mars? episode in 2011[21] and the NovaChasing Pluto special in 2015.[22]
References
- ↑Stanford Profiles - Sigrid ElschotArchived 2023-12-03(Date mismatch) at the Wayback Machine
- ↑Stanford Aeronautics and Astronautics - Sigrid Elschot
- ↑Asteroid Day - Sigrid Close
- ↑National Academies - Report Examines Options for Detecting and Countering Near-Earth Objects
- ↑National Academies - NASA Needs Strategic Plan to Manage Orbital Debris Efforts; Risks Increasing for Satellites, Space Station
- ↑National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable Meeting
- ↑A Deeper Dive into Space
- ↑NIAC 2018 Phase I and Phase II Selections
- ↑NIAC 2021 Phase I, Phase II and Phase III Selections
- ↑Swarms of orbiting sensors could map an asteroid's surface
- ↑Exploring Uranus through SCATTER
- ↑Stanford Engineering - Closing in on a mystery that impedes space explorationArchived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑Hellman Fellows >> Sigrid CloseArchived 2021-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑Sigrid Elschot: Then and Now / 2013 Early Career Award Winner
- ↑President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists
- ↑ArmadilloCon36 - Guests
- ↑2017 AGU Section and Focus Group Awardees and Named Lecturers
- 12"11009 Sigridclose". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ↑"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ↑IMDB - Known Universe (TV Series 2009– )
- ↑"Nova ScienceNow" Can We Make It to Mars? (TV Episode)
- ↑IMDB - "NOVA" Chasing Pluto (TV Episode)
External links
- Sigrid Elschot at IMDb
- Stanford School of Engineering Faculty Profile
- Space Environment and Satellite Systems Laboratory
- Un científico de Stanford se acerca a resolver un misterio que obstaculiza la exploración espacial.
- Personas vivas
- Nacimientos de 1971
- ex alumnos de la escuela secundaria Northern Lehigh
- Profesorado del Departamento de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica de la Universidad de Stanford
- Galardonados con el Premio Presidencial a la Trayectoria Temprana para Científicos e Ingenieros