Bio for Paul Lynam... 11/4/24 presenter on "The History and Science of Lick Observatory
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Mark Baker
Nov 3, 2024, 9:49:55 PM11/3/24
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Please note the bio for Mondays speaker... there will be a short intro instead for the meeting
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Paul Lynam is an astronomer at Lick Observatory, a multi- campus research unit of the University of California, providing state-of-the-art research facilities. Opened in 1888 as part of the legacy of James Lick, the world's first high altitude astronomical observatory overlooks San Francisco Bay from the (4200 ft / 1280 m) summit of Mount Hamilton, East of San Jose.
An amateur astronomer since childhood, Paul has travelled worldwide to work with forefront observatories. Educated in the UK, he investigated the effect of meteoroids on space platforms, advising operators (e.g. NASA) to modify on-orbit operations of the Space Shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Paul also worked on several European defense contracts. Simultaneously, preparatory work for the Cassini-Huygens (Titan, 2005) and Rosetta-Philae (comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 2014) landers was underway.
Paul received a Ph.D. in 2000 for research involving Brightest Cluster Galaxies and 'cosmic flows'. Subsequently, he worked at the Max-Planck-Institute (Germany), further exploring the large-scale structure of the Universe. Later, Paul relocated to Chile, supporting operations of the world's most advanced ground-based observatory, the Very Large Telescope (VLT). These roles placed Paul "in the room where it happened" for landmark events (e.g., the first image of an exoplanet and observing the effects of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way). In 2011, Paul Lynam joined Lick Observatory (US). A regular contributor to teaching and public outreach activities, Paul Lynam is a Member of the Institute of Physics (IoP), the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) and an advocate for Dark Skies.
Paul Lynam is an astronomer at Lick Observatory, a multi- campus research unit of the University of California, providing state-of-the-art research facilities. Opened in 1888 as part of the legacy of James Lick, the world's first high altitude astronomical observatory overlooks San Francisco Bay from the (4200 ft / 1280 m) summit of Mount Hamilton, East of San Jose.
An amateur astronomer since childhood, Paul has travelled worldwide to work with forefront observatories. Educated in the UK, he investigated the effect of meteoroids on space platforms, advising operators (e.g. NASA) to modify on-orbit operations of the Space Shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Paul also worked on several European defense contracts. Simultaneously, preparatory work for the Cassini-Huygens (Titan, 2005) and Rosetta-Philae (comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 2014) landers was underway.
Paul received a Ph.D. in 2000 for research involving Brightest Cluster Galaxies and 'cosmic flows'. Subsequently, he worked at the Max-Planck-Institute (Germany), further exploring the large-scale structure of the Universe. Later, Paul relocated to Chile, supporting operations of the world's most advanced ground-based observatory, the Very Large Telescope (VLT). These roles placed Paul "in the room where it happened" for landmark events (e.g., the first image of an exoplanet and observing the effects of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way). In 2011, Paul Lynam joined Lick Observatory (US). A regular contributor to teaching and public outreach activities, Paul Lynam is a Member of the Institute of Physics (IoP), the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) and an advocate for Dark Skies.
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Mark V Baker
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