Dr. Enectalí Figueroa

Dr. Enectalí Figueroa, Ph.D. (born 1972 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) is an Assistant Professor of Physics at MIT,^[1] astrophysicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)^[2] who pioneered the development of position-sensitive detectors, and currently an astronaut applicant. Mayaguez may refer to: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayaguez incident This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT, MapúaTech or simply Mapúa) is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila. ... An astrophysicist is a person whose profession is astrophysics. ... NASA Insignia Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Template:Redirect Template:Redirect U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ...

Early years

Figueroa was born and raised in the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, which is located on the western coast of the island. There he received his primary and secondary education. After he graduated from high school, he attended the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez and, in 1995, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Mechanical engineers design and build engines and power plants. ...

NASA

Figueroa continued his academic studies at Stanford University, earning a Master's degree (1997) and Doctorate (2001) in physics. While studying at Stanford, Figueroa did his dissertation research as a student at the NASA Academy at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, as part of the Science Cooperative Education program. Upon his graduation from Stanford, Figueroa became an astrophysicist for the Goddard Space Flight Center. Stanford redirects here. ... The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Aerial view of Goddard Space Flight Center. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... An astrophysicist is a person whose profession is astrophysics. ...

Figueroa is the microcalorimeter leader for the Generation-X Vision Mission. He is also a member of the following teams: the Constellation-X facility science team, the Suzaku Observatory science working group, and the X-ray Quantum Calorimeter (XQC) sounding rocket team.

Figueroa pioneered the development of position-sensitive detectors that will provide an order of magnitude more pixels (and thus larger field of view) than traditional single-pixel X-ray microcalorimeters. He has received several NASA awards for the development and demonstration of position-sensitive x-ray microcalorimeters.

On September 2003, Figueroa was interviewed for the position of Astronuat candidate. He served as President of the Sixth Executive Council of the NASA Academy Alumni Association from August 1, 2003 to December 31, 2004. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Currently

Figueroa continues to be an astrophysicist at the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics at the Goddard Space Flight Centera nd is also an Assistant Professor of Physics at MIT. Figueroa is also a volunteer firefighter, a certified diver, member of the Civil Air Patrol and a licensed pilot. Civil Air Patrol seal The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). ...

Selected publications

• "Position-sensitive low-temperature detectors," E. Figueroa-Feliciano. Invited review in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A , 520, pp. 496–501, 2004.

• "Cryogenic Microcalorimeters," M. Galeazzi and E. Figueroa-Feliciano. Contributed chapter in X-ray Spectrometry: Recent Technological Advances , John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

• "Position-sensitive transition edge sensor modeling and results," C. Hammock, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, E. Apodaca, S. Bandler, K. Boyce, J. Chervenak, F. Finkbeiner, R. Kelley, M. Lindeman, S. Porter, T. Saab, and C. Stahle. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A , 520, pp. 505–507, 2004.

See also

• List of notable Puerto Ricans
• Puerto Ricans in NASA

This is a list of highly notable people who were either born in Puerto Rico, are descendents of Puerto Ricans or have chosen Puerto Rico as their homeland. ... The Puerto Rican community is the second largest Hispanic group in the United States. ...

Notes

1. ^ MIT Physics Faculty: Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano. Physics Department, MIT. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
2. ^ Dr. Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano. Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.

2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ...

External links

• Margarita Santori López (September 15, 2003). "Colegiales en la NASA". Prensa RUM. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.

• NASA Academy Alumni Association. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.