Mike Werner

Dr. Michael Werner is the Project Scientist for the Spitzer Space Telescope and also the Chief Scientist for Astronomy and Physics at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. He has been an active researcher in infrared astronomy for over 35 years, studying star formation, the interstellar medium and the central regions of our Galaxy. He has served as Spitzer Project Scientist since 1984 and was one of the leaders of the evolution of Spitzer from a shuttle-attached payload into the elegant free-flying observatory now operating successfully in an Earth-trailing solar orbit. Werner was named the 2006 George Darwin lecturer by the Royal Astronomical Society in recognition of the success of Spitzer and is also the recipient of two NASA Outstanding Leadership medals. He graduated from Haverford College in 1963 with a B.A. in physics and received a PhD in Astronomy from Cornell University in 1968.

	March 9 History of Space Photography Exhibit in Pasadena
	January 18 The Art Behind the Astro Pictures: Lecture Online
	December 19 Telescopes on Land and in Space Work Together for the Holidays!
	November 11 11-11-11: At 3000 and Counting!
	October 31 NITARP 2012 Class of Educators
	October 25 See Spitzer at the Smithsonian!
	October 17 All in the Family
	August 25 Happy Anniversary, Spitzer
	July 5 Star Formation Seen through Dust-Covered Glasses
	May 25 Teasing Apart Galaxy Collisions

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