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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Amy Mainzer is the 633rd most popular astronomer (down from 625th in 2019), the 18,098th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,581st in 2019) and the 135th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Amy Mainzer ranks 633 out of 644. Before her are Alan Stern, C. Michelle Olmstead, Zdeněk Moravec, Heidi Hammel, Tetsuo Kagawa, and James Gall. After her are Anna Frebel, Robert S. McMillan, Jun Chen, Maria A. Barucci, Violeta G. Ivanova, and Atsushi Sugie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Amy Mainzer ranks 1,026. Before her are Roxane Gay, Patrice Halgand, Ibrahim Suwayed, Tom Thacker, Jack D. Fischer, and Chaiya Mitchai. After her are Sandra Völker, Hideaki Ozawa, Hugo Morales, Naoki Naruo, Motohiro Yoshida, and Matthew Reilly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Amy Mainzer ranks 18,106 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), Brian Ortega (1991), Jenna Johnson (1967), Julianne McNamara (1965), Emily Alyn Lind (2002), and Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1977).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Amy Mainzer ranks 135. Before her are Geoffrey Marcy (1954), Jeff T. Alu (1966), Martha P. Haynes (1951), Alan Stern (1957), C. Michelle Olmstead (1969), and Heidi Hammel (1960). After her are Robert S. McMillan (2000).

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