Me and HETE1

Joel Villasenor

I'm working on the HETE-2 (High-Energy Transient Experiment) program. Our satellite was launched from Kwajalein Oct.2000 and is now in low earth orbit. I built one of the main instruments on-board, a soft X-ray Camera that can localize flashes of x-rays to within a few tens of arcseconds over a 90 degree x 90 degree swath of sky.

My resume is also available for additional personal info.

Education:

• Ph.D., Department of Physics, 1993
  M.I.T., Cambridge, MA
  

• B. A., Physics, 1984
  Caltech, Pasadena, CA
  

Professional Experience:

• Spacecraft systems and detectors
  
• Ionospheric Modification Experiments
  
• Diagnostic Development
  
• Extremely Low Frequency (ELF)/Very Low Frequency (VLF) Applications
  
• Magnetic Fusion (Tokamak) Research