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Charles Mattias ("Matt") Mountain es el director del Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) en Baltimore, Maryland.[1]​ El ha servido como director del STScI desde Septiembre del 2005.[1]​[2]​[3]​ PAnteriormente, Mountain fue el director del Gemini Observatory y condujo el diseño, construcción, y puesta en marcha de los dos telescopios Gemini de 8 metros en Hawaii y Chile.[4]​[5]​ El Dr. Mountain es también el científico de telescopio para el James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) de NASA, miembro del JWST Science Working Group, profesor en el Departamento de Física y Astronomía de la Johns Hopkins University, y profesor visitante en la University of Oxford.[6]​[7]​

Educación y carrera

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El Dr. Mountain obtuvo una Licenciatura de Ciencias en Física en 1978 y un Doctorado Ph.D. en astronomía en 1983, ambas de la Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University.[2]​[6]​[7]​ Después de obtener sus títulos, el Dr. Mountain ostentó la beca de investigación Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) research fellowship[8]​ en el Imperial College. El Dr. Mountain, más tarde, se unió al personal del Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, donde permaneció por siete años.[7]​[9]​ En el Royal Observatory, el trabajo de Dr. Mountain incluyó observaciones de los procesos de formación de estrellas y el lideró un equipo que diseñó y comisionó el espectrómetro infrarojo CGS-4 para el Telescopio Infrarojo del Reino Unido (United Kingdom Infrared Telescope) en Hawaii.[9]​

Mountain became project scientist for the Gemini 8-meter telescopes project[10]​ in 1992, then was appointed director of the seven-nation Gemini project[11]​ in 1994. Mountain led the team that designed, built, and commissioned the two 8-meter-diameter Gemini telescopes atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii and Cerro Pachón in Chile.[2]​[9]​ The book Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambitions and the Promise of Technology[12]​ details the efforts involved in building the Gemini telescopes.[9]​ At Gemini's helm for more than a decade, Mountain assumed responsibility for the creation of the Gemini Observatory, which included formulating, implementing, and running the operations and development programs for the two telescopes.[6]​[9]​ Mountain also developed an adaptive optics group to help the Gemini telescopes remain at the forefront of observational infrared astronomy.[2]​[5]​[6]​[9]​

In 2002, NASA appointed Mountain to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Science Working Group[13]​ as the JWST telescope scientist.[6]​[9]​ Mountain worked with the JWST project[14]​ to downscale the telescope's primary mirror to an achievable diameter. He represented the science community on the Mirror Review Board, contributing to the selection of beryllium mirrors[15]​[16]​ for the telescope. He co-chaired the Science Assessment Team[17]​ in 2005 and was a member of the Test Assessment Team[18]​ in 2010. Mountain continues to work with NASA, the JWST project, the JWST instrument teams,[19]​ and the Science Working Group to ensure that the performance of JWST meets the requirements of the scientific community.[9]​

In 2003, Mountain initiated a partnership with the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), which resulted in the formation of the New Initiatives Office[20]​ at the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). The New Initiatives Office conducted a two-year study of the feasibility of ground-based 30-meter telescopes, which led to the inclusion of AURA in the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project. Mountain has also served as a member of the review committee for the California Extremely Large Telescope (which became the TMT) and of the TMT Board.[6]​[7]​

In 2005, Mountain was appointed the director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) by AURA in consultation with NASA.[2]​[9]​ As part of his effort to transform STScI into an adaptable multi-mission institution[21]​ and a modern, diverse workplace, Mountain reorganized STScI's internal management and oversaw the creation of the Science Mission Office,[22]​ the Project Management Organization, and the Future of the Workplace Committee[23]​ to advise the director on issues of inclusion and workplace culture.[9]​

As STScI's director, Mountain collaborated with the astronomical community, NASA, and the crew of STS-125 to develop the science priorities for the Hubble Space Telescope's final servicing mission. He also represented the science community at NASA's Johnson Space Center during the mission's extra-vehicular activities in May 2009. After the servicing mission, Mountain initiated Hubble's Multi-Cycle Treasury Programs[24]​ (in 2010) and the Frontier Fields initiative[25]​ (in 2013).[9]​

As an astrophysicist, Mountain’s research interests have included star formation, instrumentation for infrared astronomy, and the capabilities of advanced telescopes.[6]​[7]​[9]​ He has published more than 100 research papers, articles, and reports.[26]​ Mountain is also a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Johns Hopkins University[7]​ and a visiting professor at the University of Oxford.[9]​[27]​ He is a fellow of the American Astronomical Society, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and he is a member of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).[6]​[7]​[9]​

In 2003, Mountain received the Gabriela Mistral Medal for excellence in education from the Chilean Ministry of Education for the Gemini StarTeachers educational program. This was the first time the medal was awarded outside of Chile.[6]​[9]​[28]​

References

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  1. ↑ a b STScI Director's website. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c d e New Director Appointed at Space Telescope, STScI, HubbleSite NewsCenter, June 13, 2005.
  3. ↑ Kanipe, Jeff. Space telescopes: Mountain at the top, Nature 437, pp. 610-611, September 29, 2005 | doi:10.1038/437610a
  4. ↑ About the Director, STScI Director's website. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ a b Gravitz, Lauren. Matt Mountain: A Clear Vision of the Future, GeminiFocus Issue 38, pp. 12-15, June 2009.
  6. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Meet Matt Mountain, James Webb Space Telescope Scientist and STScI Director, NASA, JWST. Accessed October 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g JHU Faculty: Charles Mattias Mountain, Department of Physics and Astronomy, JHU. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ SERC Fellowships, Smithsonian Institution. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ñ Professional Background, STScI Director's website. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ Kurz, R.; Mountain, M.; Oschmann, J. The Gemini 8-meter telescopes project: Scientific priorities and programmatics, International Symposium on the Scientific and Engineering Frontiers for 8 - 10 m Telescopes, p. 27 - 32, 1995
  11. ↑ International Gemini Project. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ Giant Telescopes: Astronomical Ambitions and the Promise of Technology, by W. Patrick McCray, Harvard University Press, 2006
  13. ↑ JWST Science Working Group, NASA. Accessed October 9, 2013.
  14. ↑ JWST Project, NASA. Accessed October 9, 2013.
  15. ↑ JWST Mirrors, NASA. Accessed October 9, 2013.
  16. ↑ NASA Approves James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Architecture, STScI, HubbleSite NewsCenter, September 10, 2003.
  17. ↑ James Webb Space Telescope Science Assessment Team Interim Report, STScI, July 26, 2005.
  18. ↑ JWST Test Assessment Team Final Report, NASA, October 9, 2007
  19. ↑ Instrument and Science Teams for JWST, STScI, JWST News, January 8, 2003.
  20. ↑ AURA New Initiatives Office, General Principles, AURA, August 8, 2005.
  21. ↑ Profile: Matt Mountain, SpaceNews, pg 22, May 28, 2007.
  22. ↑ STScI Science Mission Office. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  23. ↑ STScI Future of the Workplace Committee. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  24. ↑ Hubble Multi-Cycle Treasury Programs, STScI. Accessed November 7, 2013.
  25. ↑ NASA's Great Observatories Begin Deepest Ever Probe of the Universe, STScI, HubbleSite NewsCenter, October 24, 2013.
  26. ↑ Matt Mountain's Bibliography, STScI Director's website. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  27. ↑ Visiting Professorships in the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, University of Oxford. Accessed October 11, 2013.
  28. ↑ Gabriela Mistral Medal announcement, Gemini Observatory. Accessed October 11, 2013.
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