Eric Mamajek
Eric E. Mamajek | |
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| Born | October 22, 1975 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupations | Astrophysicist and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Penn State University (B.S.) University of New South Wales/ADFA (M.Sc.) University of Arizona (M.S., Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | Identification and Characterization of Young, Nearby, Solar-type Stars (2004) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Rochester Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)/California Institute of Technology (Caltech) |
Eric E. Mamajek (born 1975) is an American astrophysicist. He is a principal scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the deputy program chief scientist for the NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program.
Mamajek's research interests have focused on the formation and evolution of stars, planets, substellar objects, and circumstellar disks, with an emphasis on characterizing stars' ages and membership in kinematic groups and multiple systems.