Dr. Tom Essinger-Hileman is an Astrophysicist in the Observational Cosmology Lab at the Goddard Space Flight Center whose research focuses on understanding the origin, contents, and evolution of our universe through observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and other diffuse backgrounds. He currently works on the ground-based CLASS and balloon-borne PIPER CMB experiments, the EXCLAIM balloon-borne intensity-mapping experiment, and the development of novel balloon platforms for sub-mm and far-IR astrophysics through the BOBCAT technology demonstration platform.
Tom Essinger-Hileman
(Rsch AST, Stlr Galctic&Xtrgltc Astr)
| Email: | thomas.m.essinger-hileman@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.3693 |
| Org Code: | 665 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 665 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Missions & Projects
Brief Bio
Current Projects
Balloon-Borne Cryogenic Telescope Testbed (BOBCAT)
Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS)
EXperiment for Cryogenic Large-aperture Intensity Mapping (EXCLAIM)
Primordial Inflation Polarization Explorer (PIPER)
PRobe Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA)
Positions/Employment
Research Astrophysicist
Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
January 2017 - Present
Associate Research Scientist
The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
June 2016 - January 2017
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow
The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
June 2013 - May 2016
Assistant Research Scientist
The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
November 2011 - May 2013
Education
Ph.D, Physics, Princeton University, 2011
B.S. Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, 2005
B.A. Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University, 2005
B.S. Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, 2005