Leonard Strachan Explained

Leonard Strachan
Nationality:American
Fields:Astrophysics, Solar Physics
Workplaces:United States Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian
Thesis Title:Measurement of outflow velocities in the solar corona
Thesis Url:http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990020299490203941/catalog
Thesis Year:1990
Doctoral Advisor:John L. Kohl
Awards:NASA Group Achievement Award for Spartan 201

Leonard Strachan is an astrophysicist who works on instrumentation to study the Sun's corona and solar wind.[1] He currently works at the United States Naval Research Laboratory where he is the principal investigator for the Ultraviolet Spectro-Coronagraph (UVSC) Pathfinder,[2] and serves on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Solar and Space Physics.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Oluseyi . H. M. . July 2007 . Contributions from the First Half-Century of African American Astronomers with a Focus on Solar Physics . African Sky . 11 . 42 . 2007AfrSk..11...42O .
  2. Web site: NASA TechPort. 2020-06-24. techport.nasa.gov. en.
  3. Web site: Committee on Solar and Space Physics . National Academy of Sciences . 16 June 2020.

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