Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Communications and Outreach
PI:
Lynn Cominsky
Co-PIs: Laura Peticolas
Department: Education and Public Outreach
School or Division: School of Science & Technology
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Calendar Start & End Date: -
Funding Amount: $240,000
Co-PIs: Laura Peticolas
Department: Education and Public Outreach
School or Division: School of Science & Technology
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Calendar Start & End Date: -
Funding Amount: $240,000
Working with Project Management at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, SSU personnel will support press communications, outreach events and scientific illustrations on behalf of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory scientific missions. Dr. Cominsky is a scientific Co-Investigator for both missions, and also serves as press officer. Aurore Simonnet's illustrations of previous Fermi and Swift high-energy discoveries have included covers of two issues of Science magazine, and one issue of Nature.