Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Neil Zimmerman

(Rsch AST, Stlr Galctic&Xtrgltc Astr)

 neil.t.zimmerman@nasa.gov

 301.286.3328

Org Code: 667

NASA/GSFC
 Mail Code: 667
 Greenbelt, MD 20771

Employer: NASA

Current Projects

Coronagraph Instrument for the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)

Extrasolar planets

Large UV-Optical-IR (LUVOIR) Surveyor mission concept study

Extrasolar planets

Positions/Employment

Research Astrophysicist

Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD

February 2017 - Present

Support Scientist

Space Telescope Science Institute - Baltimore, MD

September 2015 - February 2017

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Princeton University - Princeton, NJ

February 2014 - September 2015

Postdoctoral Fellow

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Heidelberg, Germany

November 2011 - 2013

Education

Ph.D., Astronomy, Columbia University, 2011

M.Phil., Astronomy, Columbia University, 2008

M.E., Electrical Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 2006

B.E., Electrical Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 2004

Contact Us

Jocelyn Lynch
Project Support Specialist
301-286-6066
jocelyn.m.lynch@nasa.gov
Ellie Jeffries
Project Support Specialist
301-286-6066
ellen.e.jeffries@nasa.gov

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