Julie McEnery

Julie McEnery is an astrophysicist at the Goddard Space Flight Center where she is a project scientist for the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope.[1][2] McEnery received a PhD from University College Dublin.[3] For her PhD, she observed the galaxy Markarian 421.[1] She is a fellow of the American Physical Society, and an adjunct professor of physics at The University of Maryland and George Washington University.[4] McEnery has spoken about how she admires Nancy Roman.[5]

Julie McEnery
EducationUniversity College Dublin, Ph.D.
AwardsFellow of the American Physical Society
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsGoddard Space Flight Center, University of Maryland, College Park, George Washington University

Before working at the Goddard Space Flight Center, McEnery worked on ground based gamma-ray telescopes that detected Cherenkov radiation.[1] She has also worked with the Milagro collaboration on gamma-ray bursts.[1]

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References
  1. Administrator, NASA Content (2017-10-16). "Julie Mc Enery - Fermi Project Scientist and Astrophysicist". NASA. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. O'Donovan, Brian (2019-03-12). "Reaching for the Stars: From Dublin to Outer Space". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "DR JULIE MCENERY". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  4. "Julie McEnery Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society - Joint Space-Science Institute". jsi.astro.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  5. Achenbach, Joel; Kaplan, Sarah (20 May 2020). "NASA names newest space telescope for pioneering female astronomer". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-22.


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