ASTRONOMER

Amy Mainzer

1974 - Today

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Amy Mainzer (born January 2, 1974) is an American astronomer, specializing in astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy. She was the deputy project scientist for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and is the principal investigator for its NEOWISE extension to study minor planets and for the future Near Earth Object Surveyor space telescope mission. She also hosted segments for and served as science curriculum consultant and executive producer for the PBS Kids series Ready Jet Go! Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Amy Mainzer is the 644th most popular astronomer (down from 625th in 2024), the 18,613th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,577th in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Amy Mainzer ranks 644 out of 644. Before her are Richard Kowalski, Tetsuo Kagawa, James Gall, John J. Kavelaars, Lisa Kaltenegger, and Konstantin Batygin. After her are Feryal Özel, Anna Frebel, Natalie Batalha, Robert S. McMillan, Austin Mardon, and Mario Jurić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Amy Mainzer ranks 1,208. Before her are Ibrahim Suwayed, Mária Kolíková, Tom Thacker, Jack D. Fischer, Jörgen Brink, and Chaiya Mitchai. After her are Sandra Völker, Catherine Sutherland, Cristina Torrens Valero, Hideaki Ozawa, Jia Zhanbo, and Yelena Antonova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Amy Mainzer ranks 18,621 out of 20,380. Before her are Miriam Shor (1971), Sean B. Carroll (1960), Rachael Adams (1990), Omar Gooding (1976), Auston Matthews (1997), and A. O. Scott (1966). After her are Austin Daye (1988), Dave McCormick (1965), Brian Ortega (1991), Jenna Johnson (1967), Julianne McNamara (1965), and Emily Alyn Lind (2002).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Amy Mainzer ranks 136. Before her are Jeff T. Alu (1966), Martha P. Haynes (1951), Kenneth J. Lawrence (null), Alan Stern (1957), C. Michelle Olmstead (1969), and Heidi Hammel (1960). After her are Natalie Batalha (1966), Robert S. McMillan (2000), Amy Barger (1971), and Tabetha S. Boyajian (null).

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