Ann Hornschemeier
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Ann Hornschemeier is an American astronomer specializing in X-ray emission from X-ray binary populations.[1] She is the Chief Scientist for the Physics of the Cosmos program at NASA.[1]
She chairs the NuSTAR Starburst and Local Group science working group, which observes seven nearby galaxies[1] and uses high-energy X-rays to search for and take pictures of the densest, hottest and most energetic regions in the universe.[2] At NASA, Hornschemeier researches high energy astrophysics and cosmology.[1] She is involved in future research missions, including the ESA Athena mission due to launch in 2028.[1] Hornschemeier is also an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University.[3]
Hornschemeier specializes in studies of x-ray emission from x-ray binary populations,[4] both in the local universe and at cosmologically interesting distances (z > 0.1). This work is carried out using surveys by space-based x-ray, UV and infrared observatories, alongside ground-based telescopes. She is also the Chief Scientist for the Physics of the Cosmos (PCOS) programme,[1] NASA's high energy astrophysics and cosmology programme, and is also heavily involved in future missions as a research scientist at NASA, including co-chairing a science panel for the ESA Athena mission due for launch in 2028.[4]
Hornschemeier is heavily involved in future missions, serving as the NASA Deputy Study Scientist for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, a space-based gravitational wave mission led by the European Space Agency. She works with the Study Scientist and NASA HQ on NASA's scientific and technical contributions to LISA.
Education
Hornschemeier gained a Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics in 2002[5] from Pennsylvania State University; she has a Master of Science in astronomy in Astrophysics[1] also from Pennsylvania State University. She graduated from her Bachelor of Science in physics and mathematics[1] magna cum laude, from Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa).
