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Dr. George R Ricker, Jr

Senior Research Scientist

Principal Investigator, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Program Manager, HETE Project Office (MKI)
Head, Detector Laboratory (MKI)

Primary DLC

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research

MIT Room: 37-501

grr@space.mit.edu

Areas of Interest and Expertise

X-Ray Astronomy
Ground-Based Astronomy
CCD Detector Physics
Exoplanet Astronomy

Video

Planet Hunting and the Origins of Life

December 8, 2022MIT Faculty Feature Duration: 24:2

George R. Ricker
Principal Investigator, Senior Research Scientist, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research

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