Ithaca College

Please Join us for a talk with John Miles, Integration and Test Lead at the Giant Magellan Telescope entitled:

Adventures in Astronomical Instrumentation, from Ground, Air, and Space

Dr. Miles learned about telescopes and science instruments at Cornell. In 1993 he left Ithaca to seek his fortune in the world of space telescopes and science instruments. The path he found has led him (so far!) through five large telescope projects. He will describe the interesting new technologies he found at each telescope, and what new science was enabled by them. He will talk about why he went to each one, how he convinced the people at those telescopes that they needed him, and what he learned there. He will give his perspective on the variety of talent and expertise that are needed to make these large projects possible and successful.

Dr. John Miles is currently the integration and test lead at the Giant Magellan Telescope. His experience is in space mission systems engineering, science instrument integration and test, mission architecture, and mission operations. Formerly, he was the science instrument development manager for the SOFIA airborne observatory, integration and test manager for the NIRCam science instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, and systems engineer on the Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope. He carried out his Ph.D. work in the Cornell Astronomy Department, where he built an infrared spectrograph for the Palomar 200 inch telescope.

Tuesday April 19 at 12:10 in CNS 206B
Pizza & refreshments available for $1
Remember to bring your own cup - Reuse, reduce, recycle

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the department assistant at jackerman@ithaca.edu . We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.