Sona Hosseini
S. Sona Hosseini | |
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| Born | Seyedeh Sona Hosseini 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Alma mater | University of Isfahan University of Zanjan University of California, Davis |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Thesis | Tunable all reflective spatial heterodyne spectroscopy, a technique for high resolving power observation ol defused emission line sources (2013) |
Seyedeh Sona Hosseini (born 1982) is an Iranian-American planetary scientist and researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She develops lightweight, compact and highly sensitive spectrometers for space missions.
Early life and education
[edit]Hosseini grew up in Iran, and moved to San Antonio at the age of 2.[1][2][3] She became interested in astronomy during a school trip to Johnson Space Center at the age of 7.[4] At the age of 11 she moved back to Iran, where her parents encouraged her to explore astronomy through the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences.[1] She built her first telescope in junior high school, and started building cameras and spectrometers during college. She made astrophysical observations of dark skies in Iran using her own equipment, which formed the basis of her undergraduate research.
Hosseini studied physics at the University of Isfahan, where she was involved in building a 16-inch telescope and dome for the physics department's observatory.[5] She moved to the University of Zanjan for her graduate research, where she specialised in physics and astronomy.[5] Her graduate research involved working with New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology on astrophysical observations from candidate sites for the Iran National Observatory. She moved to the University of California, Davis as a graduate student in engineering science. Her doctorate developed tunable, all reflective spatial heterodyne spectroscopy, a spectroscopic approach that combines dispersive and interferometric techniques.[6] Her PhD included the mathematical framework and experimental protocol for constructing a spatial heterodyne spectrometer. She developed a visible spatial heterodyne spectrometer for detecting Sodium D-lines. A minor planet (28912 Sonahosseini), discovered in 2000, was named after her.
Research and career
[edit]In 2015 Hosseini joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Here she has studied low-density gas environments (e.g. exospheres, cometary tails). At JPL she leads the development of next generation, miniaturised, high resolution spectrometers. In 2022 she was supported by the Nancy Grace Roman fellowship to work on far UV science investigations.[7]
Awards and honours
[edit]- 2014 University of California, Los Angeles Young Scholar Award[8]
- 2020 SPIE Early Career Achievement Award[9]
- 2022 NASA Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "S. Sona Hosseini". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Profile – Sona Hosseini". IRANIAN AMERICAN WOMEN FOUNDATION. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Her love of the stars made her lose track of her life on Earth". GBH. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "JPL Science: S. Sona Hosseini". science.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ a b "Sona Hosseini - NASA Science". science.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Tunable all reflective spatial heterodyne spectroscopy, a technique for high resolving power observation ol defused emission line sources | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ a b "Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships in Astrophysics for Early Career Researchers - NASA Science". science.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ apsihtv (2014-12-28). 17th Annual Academic Achievement Awards, 2014. Retrieved 2024-08-20 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sona Hosseini: The 2020 SPIE Early Career Achievement Award – Government/Industry Focus". spie.org. Retrieved 2024-08-20.