Jason Kalirai
Proposed name: Deputy Project Scientist, James Webb Space Telescope
As an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Jason studies the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies in the local universe. His current research interests involve imaging and spectroscopic observations of resolved stellar populations, such as nearby star clusters and dwarf galaxies.
He is also the Deputy Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA's next flagship astrophysics mission.
Latest Planetary Radio Appearance
Visiting the AAS Meeting for a JWST Update and More
01/14/2013 | 52:37
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The 221st meeting of the American Astronomical Society was a great place to learn about the James Webb Space Telescope from Jason Kalirai and Dean C. Hines.
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