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The HEASARC and NuSTAR teams are greatly saddened by the sudden passing of Katja Pottschmidt. Most recently Katja was the lead scientist for the NuSTAR Guest Observer Facility (GOF), a role she had supported for many years. During her science career she worked on many other high energy astrophysics missions and played an integral role in advancing our knowledge of the universe. She was a wonderful colleague and friend and will be keenly missed by all who knew her.
Gail Rohrbach
- Employer: SP Systems Inc.
- Job Description: Swift Science Support Center / RXTE Guest Observer Support
- Phone: (301) 286-1516
Gail Rohrbach works for two space satellite missions in the Exploration of the Universe (EUD) division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. As a member of the Swift Science Center (SSC) she helps scientists and the general public understand and use data from NASA's Swift mission. As a member of the RXTE Guest Observer Facility (RXTE GOF) she oversees the RXTE data processing pipeline and answers questions about RXTE data analysis from scientists around the world.
Gail earned a B.S. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1987. Her previous experience includes 5 years with the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at JPL / Caltech, where she was a member of the New Products Development team and a co-author on the Faint Source Survey Catalog. She came to the HEASARC in 1993 as a member of the ROSAT Guest Observer Facility, where she was the primary contact for GO questions and support. In August 1995, she joined the RXTE GOF to help set-up and run their visiting Guest Observer support activities. After working full-time for the RXTE GOF for 5 years, she switched to Public Outreach work, helping to develop Web and print materials for teachers and students featuring science from EUD missions. She spent 3 years with the public outreach team before returning to direct science support, taking up the responsibilities she has now.