Amy Mainzer Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Amy Mainzer (born 1974) is an American astronomer, specializing in astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy. She is the Deputy Project Scientist for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Principal Investigator for the NEOWISE project to study minor planets and the proposed Near Earth Object Camera space telescope mission. She has appeared a number of times in the History Channel series The Universe. She also appears in the documentary featurette "Stellar Cartography: On Earth" included on the Star Trek Generations home video release (March 2010).
Net Worth
$1.7 Million
Date Of Birth
1974-01-02
Profession
Miscellaneous Crew
Education
California Institute of Technology
Nationality
United States Citizen
Nicknames
Amy Mainzer, Mainzer, Amy
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Quote
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Don't be afraid to be curious. Don't be afraid to ask silly questions. Why is the sky blue? It turns out silly questions have profound and interesting answers. That at its heart is what science is all about. It's understanding nature and not being afraid to ask why.
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Fact
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Discovered the asteroid 316201 on June 23 2010 and named it "316201 Malala", or "2010 ML48" after Malala Yousafzai. Mainzer decided Malala deserved to be immortalized after reading her story of activism promoting the right of girls' to go to school in Pakistan. The asteroid is about 4 kilometers in diameter with a very dark surface (the color of printer toner) and it circles the sun between Mars and Jupiter every 5.5 years.
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Graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics with honors in 1995.
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Asteroid "234750 Amymainzer" was named after her. It is an outer main belt asteroid discovered by NEAT in 2002.
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Graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with a Ph.D in Astronomy in 2003.
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Graduated from California Institute of Technology with a Masters degree in Astronomy in 2001.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ready Jet Go!
2016
TV Series science curriculum consultant - 1 episode
The Universe
2008-2009
TV Series documentary science consultant - 6 episodes
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
IRrelevant Astronomy
2014
TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jupiter's Dangerous Secrets
2016
TV Movie documentary
Herself -Astronomer
For the Love of Spock
2016
Documentary
Herself
Ready Jet Go!
2016
TV Series
Herself - Host
How the Universe Works
2012-2014
TV Series documentary
Herself - Astronomer / Herself - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Comet Encounter
2013
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Super Comet ISON
2013
TV Movie documentary
Herself
60 Minutes
2013
TV Series documentary
Herself - Scientist (segment "Cosmic Roulette")
Stargazing Live
2013
TV Series
Herself - Jet Propulsion Lab
The Universe
2008-2012
TV Series documentary
Herself - NASA / JPL / Herself - JPL / ...
Archive Footage
Known for movies
The Universe (2008-2012) as Miscellaneous Crew
For the Love of Spock (2016) as Herself
How the Universe Works (2012-2014) as Herself - Astronomer / Herself - NASA Jet Propulsi
