Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Jeremy David Schnittman

(RESEARCH AST, FIELDS AND PARTICLES)

Jeremy David Schnittman's Contact Card & Information.
Email: jeremy.d.schnittman@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.8069
Org Code: 663
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 663
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
NASA

Brief Bio


Jeremy joined the Astrophysics Science Division as a civil servant in 2010, coming all the way from Baltimore, MD, where he spent three years as a Chandra postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include theoretical and computational modeling of black hole accretion flows, X-ray polarimetry, black hole binaries, gravitational wave sources, gravitational microlensing, dark matter annihilation, planetary dynamics, resonance dynamics, and exoplanet atmospheres. He has been described as a "general-purpose astrophysics theorist," which he regards as quite a compliment. Jeremy works closely with members of the Exoplanet, X-ray, and Gravitational Astrophysics Labs on existing and future missions.

Positions/Employment


Research Astrophysicist

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD

2010 - Present


Chandra Postdoctoral Fellow

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Physics and Astronomy - Baltimore, MD

2007 - 2010


Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Maryland, Physics Department - College Park, MD

2005 - 2007

Education


2005: PhD in physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1999: BA in physics, Harvard University

Research Interests


Research Projects

  • Modeling X-ray spectra from black hole accretion flows
  • Electromagnetic counterparts to binary black hole mergers
  • Dark matter annihilation around black holes
  • Resonant dynamics of planetary systems and analogs
  • Modeling exoplanet atmospheres