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Matt Mountain

Scientist

Astrophysicist leading AURA observatory operations and serving as JWST telescope scientist

Disclosure Rating — 7/10

  Observatory Leadership

Matt Mountain directs major astronomical facilities as AURA president, overseeing operations of the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes.12

  Technical Innovation

His work on adaptive optics and mirrored-dish systems provides expertise for designing optical tracking of transient phenomena.345

  Space Telescope Science

As JWST telescope scientist, he guides cutting-edge astronomical observation and data analysis techniques.678910

  References

  1. AURA executive biography ↩

  2. JWST science working group charter ↩

  3. STScI annual report 2014 ↩

  4. Gemini Observatory press release, first-light NIFS Hilo ↩

  5. NASA Hubble 25th anniversary speech 2015 ↩

  6. National Academies committee on Extremely Large Telescopes roster 2021 ↩

  7. NSF proposal panel disclosure 2022 ↩

  8. UK Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal citation 2018 ↩

  9. ESA JWST commissioning press telecon transcript 12 Jan 2022 ↩

  10. AURA board minutes Mar 2024 ↩

Born on June 11, 1958

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