Michalitsianos, 1947-1997

Dr. Andreas 'Andy' Gerasimos Michalitsianos (May 22, 1947 – October 29, 1997) was a Greek-American astronomer and a NASA astrophysicist. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... A Greek American is a citizen of the United States, who is of Greek heritage or descent. ... Galileo is often referred to as the Father of Modern Astronomy. ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... An astrophysicist is a person whose profession is astrophysics. ...

Born in Alexandria, Egypt on May 22, 1947, Andreas grew up with his mother, who spoke little English and shortly, with his father. He moved with his family to New York City in 1949 and lived in the Queens borough before going to college. Michalitsianos' father was a sea captain of a Greek tanker but the ship was caught up in a hurricane and sunk on September 24, 1952 off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia in which Michalitsianos' father died of pneumonia shortly after rescue. Andreas showed an early interest in astronomy and physics from the age of 16, when he was president of the Junior Astronomy Club in NYC where his accomplishments included leading a South American eclipse expedition. Later, he graduated from Newtown High School in 1965 and then earned his bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Arizona at Tucson in 1969, working at the nearby Kitt Peak National Observatory as a student employee in the Space Division to help pay off his college debts. His duties at Kitt Peak included the initial tests of a remotely-controlled telescope. Antiquity and modernity stand cheek-by-jowl in Egypts chief Mediterranean seaport For other uses, see Alexandria (disambiguation). ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up English, english in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ... Commercial crude oil supertanker AbQaiq. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... This article is about human pneumonia. ... For other uses, see Astronomy (disambiguation). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Newtown High School is a public school in Newtown, Connecticut. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... The University of Arizona (UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. ... Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Pima Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area    - City 505. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is a United States astronomical observatory located on a 2,096 m (6,880 ft) peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono Oodham Nation, 88 kilometres (55 miles) southwest of Tucson. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Andreas then received a scholarship and earned his Ph.D. in astrophysics from University of Cambridge, Churchill College in 1976 while doing research on a theoretical topic in solar physics. He would later work as a junior research fellow at the California Institute of Technology and then as an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center from the 1970s until his death. Michalitsianos was involved with such projects as the Hubble Space Telescope and was the Deputy Project Manager of the Observatory Branch for NASA Goddard's highly successful International Ultraviolet Explorer, in which he won several awards for his contributions. Michalitsianos eventually went on to become Chief of the Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics at the Goddard Space Flight Center in early 1997, and was renowned for his breakthrough research on symbiotic stars. His many awards included the NASA Meritorious Achievement Award and the promotion to Senior Executive Service of the United States. This article is about scholarship (noun) and scholarship as a form of financial aid. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... Spiral Galaxy ESO 269-57 Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition) of celestial objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... Full name Churchill College Motto Forward Named after Sir Winston Churchill Previous names - Established 1966 Sister College Trinity College Master Sir John Boyd Location Storeys Way Undergraduates 210 Graduates 440 Homepage Boatclub Churchill College Churchill College was founded in 1960 as the national and commonwealth memorial to Winston Churchill. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sun is the star at the centre of our Solar system. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech)[1] is a private, coeducational research university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... An astrophysicist is a person whose profession is astrophysics. ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... Aerial view of Goddard Space Flight Center. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble. ... International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) was an astronomical observatory satellite primarily designed to take ultraviolet spectra. ... Aerial view of Goddard Space Flight Center. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Senior Executive Service is a paygrade in the civilian sector of U.S. federal government, somewhat analogous to the ranks of general or admiral in the armed forces. ...

Michalitsianos died on October 29, 1997 in Baltimore, Maryland after a long struggle with a brain tumor. Until his last days he was hard at work rejuvenating the Laboratory of which he had recently taken command, and on a proposal for a spacecraft to monitor temporal changes in the ultraviolet and X-ray spectra of stars and active galaxies. He is survived by a wife, two daughters, a sister, and one son. is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Baltimore redirects here. ... A brain tumor is any intracranial tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the brain itself (neurons, glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), lymphatic tissue, blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin-producing Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary and pineal gland, or... For other uses, see Ultraviolet (disambiguation). ... In the NATO phonetic alphabet, X-ray represents the letter X. An X-ray picture (radiograph) taken by Röntgen An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength approximately in the range of 5 pm to 10 nanometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz... STARS can mean: Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society Special Tactics And Rescue Service, a fictional task force that appears in Capcoms Resident Evil video game franchise. ... This article is about a celestial body. ...

A landbased robotic telescope on the island of Kefalonia in western Greece is named in his honor. The telescope has been utilized by The Eudoxos Project and such institutions as the University of Athens and the Hellenic Naval Academy. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The island of Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλληνία; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά; Italian: Cefalonia), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of 350 sq. ... The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greek: Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών), usually referred to simply as the University of Athens, is the oldest university in the region of the eastern Mediterranean and has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837. ... The Hellenic Naval Academy (Greek: , lit. ...

External Links

• The Eudoxos Project: The Andreas Michalitsianos Telescope
• Michalitsianos Telescope, Kefalonia, Greece