IACS Personnel

Institute for Astrophysics and Computational Sciences
http://iacs.cua.edu

Dr. Peter Chen

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Positions:

Adjunct Research Professor, Dept. of Physics, The Catholic University of America
Vice President, Composite Mirror Applications, Inc.

Address:

Code 684.9
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Email: chen@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov

EDUCATION:

B.S. Math. & Physics, U. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ph.D. Astronomy, Case WRU, Cleveland, Ohio 1979.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1998-present	Co-I & Technical Lead, NRA-97-OSS-01 Ultra Lightweight Composite Telescopes (S.G. Neff, PI) 1997-present Co-I and Technical Lead, NRA-96-OSS-04 Ultra Lightweight Optics with Silicon & Boron Carbide Coatings For Space UV Astronomy (R. Polidan, PI)
1996-98	Co-I and Technical Lead, NRA-95-OSS-09 Active Lightweight Optics for Space UV Missions (C. Bowers, PI)
1995-98	Co-I and Technical Lead, NRA-94-OSS-07 Very Lightweight Mirrors For Space Astronomy (A.M. Smith, PI).
1983-96	Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope project (T.Stecher, PI) for Astro-1 & 2 Missions flown 12/90 & 12/95, resp. Member of science planning, instrumentation, science operations, and data analysis teams. Designed, helped built, and programmed the UIT Dedicated Experiment Processor. Participated in mission control and post-flight analysis of data.
1979-83	Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Astronomy, U. of Texas at Austin.

Major Accomplishments
- Invented lunar telescope using ultra lightweight replica optics and high temperature superconductors. (US Patent issued 4/93).
- Co-invented new processes of making ultra lightweight optical telescopes by composite replication. Several patents pending.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

PUBLICATIONS:

P.C. Chen, R.A.M. Keski-Kuha, C.W. Bowers, and R.C. Romeo. "Development and Status of a New Optical Technology for UV Space Astronomy, in Ultraviolet-Optical Space Astronomy Beyond HST," ASP Conf. Series v164, Eds. J.A. Morse, J.M. Shull and A.L. Kinney, pp459-464 (1999)
P.C. Chen, R.J. Oliversen, and Y. Kondo, "A First Generation Lunar Ultraviolet Observatory, in Ultraviolet-Optical Space Astronomy Beyond HST," ASP Conf. Series v164, Eds. J.A. Morse, J.M. Shull and A.L. Kinney, pp289-296 (1999)
Chen, P.C., Bowers, C.W., Content, D.A., Marzouk, M. & Romeo, R.C. (1999) "Advances In Very Lightweight Composite Mirror Technology" submitted to Opt. Eng.
Chen, P.C. & Romeo, R. (1998) "Fabrication And Testing Of Very Lightweight Composite Mirrors", in Space Telescopes & Instruments V, Proc. SPIE 3356, eds. P-Y. Bely & J.B. Breckinridg, 938-945.
Chen, P.C., Saha, T.T., Smith, A.M., & Romeo, R. (1998) "Progress In Very Lightweight Optics Using Graphite Fiber Composite Material", Opt. Eng. 37(2), 666-676.
Chen, P.C., Oliversen, R.J., Hojaji, H., Chu, W.K. & Wislon, T.L. (1994) "An Ultra-Lightweight Advanced Technology Telescope For Space Applications", Space IV: Proc. of Space '94, 2, R.G. Galloway & S. Lokaj, eds., Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., 1422-1430.
Chen, P.C., Cornett, R.C. et al. (1992) "Ultraviolet Observations of the ScI Galaxy NGC628 (M74)", ApJ. 395, L41.
Stecher, T.P., Baker, Chen, P.C., et al. (1992) "The Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope: Design and Performance", ApJ. 395, L1.