Joseph E. Pesce

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Joseph E. Pesce

FRS
Pesce in Chile 2018.jpg
Pesce at Cerro Pachón, Chile
Alma materUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, Peterhouse, Cambridge, International School for Advanced Studies
AwardsNSF Director's Award for Superior Accomplishment
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsNational Science Foundation
George Mason University
University of Colorado, Boulder

Joseph E. Pesce FRS is an Italian-American astrophysicist and Program Officer at the National Science Foundation in the US. He is a part-time professor at George Mason University and a visiting professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder.[1]

Early life[]

Pesce received his bachelor's degree (cum laude and with honors) in physics from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and his M.Phil, M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in astrophysics from Cambridge University (Peterhouse), UK and the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), in Trieste, Italy.

Professional career[]

Early in his career, Pesce conducted research into symbiotic binary stars and the atmospheres of late-type (AGB) giant stars at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy (CU Boulder). At Cambridge and the International School for Advanced Studies he studied the properties of clusters of galaxies and their member galaxies, active galactic nuclei (AGN), their host galaxies and extended environments, and the formation of jets near supermassive black holes.[2]

Pesce held a postdoctoral position at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), in Baltimore, MD, extending his thesis work using high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images, and performing large-scale multi-wavelength studies of AGN.[3] He held a Research Associate position at the Pennsylvania State University, in State College, PA, working with high-energy astrophysical data.[4]

Pesce is a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation, Division of Astronomical Sciences. He is responsible for most of the US Federal Government's ground-based radio astronomy facilities.[5]

He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a Fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, a member of the American Astronomical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Physical Society.[6] He is an alumnus of the Presidents Leadership Class at CU, and currently serves on their Board of Advisors.[7] He is a Professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Pesce is a regular guest on The Hill's Rising.[8]

He also conducts AMA sessions and interviews for Space.com. [9]


Awards and honors[]

Pesce received the NSF Director's Award for Superior Accomplishment in 2018. He was nominated for the George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award in 2019 and the Career Connection Faculty Award in 2016.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dr. Joe Pesce" (PDF). Presidents Leadership Class, Featured Alumni.
  2. ^ "Joseph E. Pesce". National Science Foundation, Staff Directory.
  3. ^ "Joseph E. Pesce". Hubble Space Telescope, Passport to Knowledge.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania State University" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Archives.
  5. ^ "Joseph E. Pesce". National Science Foundation, Staff Directory.
  6. ^ "Dr. Joe Pesce" (PDF). Presidents Leadership Class, Featured Alumni.
  7. ^ "Board of Advocates". Presidents Leadership Class, Board of Advocates. 2016-05-26.
  8. ^ "Dr. Joe Pesce: Breaking Down New Extreme Astrophysical Discovery". 2020-11-20.
  9. ^ "Exclusive debut: Joe Pesce interview with Chelsea Gohd!". 2021-01-29.
  10. ^ "Joseph E. Pesce". National Science Foundation, Staff Directory. 2019-11-11.

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