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Dr. James Lochner
- Employer: Universities Space Research Association
- Job Description: Astrophysicist,
Group Leader for Education/Public Outeach
- Phone: (301)286-9711
- e-mail: lochner@xeric.gsfc.nasa.gov
Jim Lochner earned his doctorate in Physics at the University of
Maryland in 1989, concentrating on timing analyses of the x-ray light
curve of Cygnus X-1. He then held a post-doctoral position with the
Space Astronomy and Astrophysics group at Los Alamos National Lab. At
Los Alamos, Jim carried out studies on the long term variations in
x-ray binaries using the Vela 5B All-Sky-Monitor data base. He also
studied gamma ray bursts using data from the Pioneer Venus Gamma Ray
Burst detector. He joined OGIP under the HEASARC in Oct 1991, where
he transferred a copy of the Vela 5B data base into the HEASARC's data
sets. In April 1992, he joined the RXTE GOF and participated in many
aspects of the development of support for RXTE guest observers. In
particular, he oversaw the receipt of calibration products from the
instrument teams, and managed the ASM Products database. He
also developed the RXTE Learning
Center, providing resources for teachers. In addition, he also
continued his research on x-ray transients observed by RXTE.
Jim now leads the Education/Public Outreach efforts for the HEASARC. He
heads up the continuing development of the Imagine the Universe! Web site,
and oversees the production of posters and activity booklets. He also
develops and presents workshops about high-energy astronomy and available
education resources to educators at local, state, and national education
meetings, and at National Teacher
Training Institute (NTTI) workshops. He is also active in NASA's
Space Science E/PO Support
Network, serving as a consultant to the Sun-Earth-Connection Education
Forum's Resource Catalogue working group, and as an active participant
in the Education Forum
for the Structure and Evolution
of the Universe Theme.
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