George R. Ricker
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George R. Ricker is an American astrophysicist known for leading major space-based exoplanet-hunting missions, including serving as principal investigator of NASA’s TESS project.
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| George R. Ricker canonical | 1 |
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American scientist
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astrophysicist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAgency | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| developedInstrument | TESS space telescope concept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
X-ray astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ exoplanet research ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| hasRole |
research scientist
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space mission principal investigator ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of wide-field space telescopes
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leading space-based exoplanet-hunting missions ⓘ principal investigator of NASA’s TESS project ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableProject |
High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE) program
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NASA TESS mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
TESS mission design
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Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ space-based exoplanet surveys ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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astrophysicist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | principal investigator of TESS ⓘ |
| workFocus |
detection of transiting exoplanets
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time-domain astronomy from space ⓘ |
| workInstitution | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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