Michael H. Hecht
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Alma mater | Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University |
Known for | Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment, Event Horizon Telescope |
Awards | NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Planetary Science, Surface Science |
Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Haystack Observatory |
Website | www |
Michael H. Hecht is a research scientist, associate director for research management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Haystack Observatory,[1] and former deputy project director of the Event Horizon Telescope.[2] He served as lead scientist for the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer instrument on the Phoenix Mars lander,[3] and as principal investigator for the Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE) instrument on the Mars 2020 rover.[4]
Career
Hecht obtained an A.B. in Physics from Princeton University, an MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1982.[5]
Hecht joined the staff of California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1982,[6] where he researched microelectromechanical systems, surface and interface science, scientific instrument development, and planetary science.[5] He co-invented the Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy system[7] and published several highly-cited papers on metal-semiconductor interfaces,[8][9] for which he received the newly-renamed Lew Allen Award for Excellence in 1990.[6][10] At JPL, as the supervisor of the Microdevices Laboratory's In-Situ Exploration Technology Group,[11] he developed the concept for the Deep Space 2 micro-landers,[12] which flew to Mars in 1999.[13] He was later named the project manager, co-investigator, and project scientist for the Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment (MECA) instrument for the cancelled Mars Surveyor 2001 mission.[5][14] The MECA instrument was later flown as the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer on the Phoenix mission to Mars in 2007,[15] with Hecht as lead scientist and co-investigator, and was instrumental in the discovery of perchlorate in Martian soil.[16][17] Based on that work, Hecht published highly-cited papers on the chemistry of Martian soil and the existence of water on Mars,[18][19][20][21] and was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal in 2010.[22]
After almost 30 years at JPL, Hecht was appointed as an associate director of MIT's Haystack Observatory.[23] In 2014, the MOXIE instrument, for which Hecht is the principal investigator, was selected as one of the instruments on the Perseverance rover for the Mars 2020 mission.[24][25][26] In 2019, Hecht was one of the scientists awarded the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for his work with the Event Horizon Telescope to produce the first image of a supermassive black hole.[27][28]
References
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- ^ "A year after the first black hole image, the EHT has been stymied by the coronavirus". Science News. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ Kerr, Richard A. (2008-09-30). "Phoenix Finds Signs of Once-Liquid Water on Mars". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ Strickland, Ashley (2019-12-27). "Four ways the Mars 2020 rover will pave the way for a manned mission". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ a b c Wingate, Lory Mitchell (5 August 2014). Project management for research and development : guiding innovation for positive R & D outcomes. Boca Raton, FL. ISBN 978-1-4665-9630-6. OCLC 884012699.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "ASK Talks with Dr. Michael Hecht". ASK Magazine. NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership. 2003-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ Haggerty, James J. (1995). Spinoff 1994 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Space Access and Technology, Commercial Development and Technology Transfer Division. ISBN 0-16-045368-2. OCLC 664389243.
- ^ Grunthaner, P. J.; Hecht, M. H.; Grunthaner, F. J.; Johnson, N. M. (1987-01-15). "The localization and crystallographic dependence of Si suboxide species at the SiO2/Si interface". Journal of Applied Physics. 61 (2): 629–638. Bibcode:1987JAP....61..629G. doi:10.1063/1.338215. ISSN 0021-8979.
- ^ Hecht, M. H. (1990-07-01). "Photovoltaic effects in photoemission studies of Schottky barrier formation". Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics Processing and Phenomena. 8 (4): 1018–1024. Bibcode:1990JVSTB...8.1018H. doi:10.1116/1.585023. ISSN 0734-211X.
- ^ "The Lew Allen Award for Excellence Recipients". scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ Space Microelectronics. Center for Space Microelectronics Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. 1997.
- ^ Hecht, Michael (15 January 1996). Microinstruments and micro electromechanical systems in support of Earth and space science in the new millennium. 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit. Reno, Nevada. doi:10.2514/6.1996-698. hdl:2014/23645.
- ^ Conway, Erik M., 1965- (30 March 2015). Exploration and engineering : the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the quest for Mars. Baltimore. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-4214-1605-2. OCLC 904420957.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Kounaves, Samuel P.; Lukow, Stafan R.; Comeau, Brian P.; Hecht, Michael H.; Grannan-Feldman, Sabrina M.; Manatt, Ken; West, Steven J.; Wen, Xiaowen; Frant, Martin; Gillette, Tim (24 July 2003). "Mars Surveyor Program '01 Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment wet chemistry lab: A sensor array for chemical analysis of the Martian soil". Journal of Geophysical Research. 108 (E7). American Geophysical Union: 13-1–13-12. Bibcode:2003JGRE..108.5077K. doi:10.1029/2002JE001978. PMID 14686320.
- ^ Kounaves, Samuel P.; Hecht, Michael H.; West, Steven J.; Morookian, John-Michael; Young, Suzanne M. M.; Quinn, Richard; Grunthaner, Paula; Wen, Xiaowen; Weilert, Mark; Cable, Casey A.; Fisher, Anita (2018-02-07). "The MECA Wet Chemistry Laboratory on the 2007 Phoenix Mars Scout Lander". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 114 (E3). Bibcode:2009JGRE..114.0A19K. doi:10.1029/2008JE003084. ISSN 2169-9097.
- ^ Boyle, Alan (2008-08-06). "Scientists: Martian soil similar to Chile's desert". msnbc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (2009-03-16). "Blobs in Photos of Mars Lander Stir a Debate: Are They Water?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ Hecht, M. H.; Kounaves, S. P.; Quinn, R. C.; West, S. J.; Young, S. M. M.; Ming, D. W.; Catling, D. C.; Clark, B. C.; Boynton, W. V.; Hoffman, J.; DeFlores, L. P. (2009-07-02). "Detection of Perchlorate and the Soluble Chemistry of Martian Soil at the Phoenix Lander Site". Science. 325 (5936): 64–67. Bibcode:2009Sci...325...64H. doi:10.1126/science.1172466. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 19574385. S2CID 24299495.
- ^ Smith, P. H.; Tamppari, L. K.; Arvidson, R. E.; Bass, D.; Blaney, D.; Boynton, W. V.; Carswell, A.; Catling, D. C.; Clark, B. C.; Duck, T.; DeJong, E. (2009-07-03). "H2O at the Phoenix Landing Site". Science. 325 (5936): 58–61. Bibcode:2009Sci...325...58S. doi:10.1126/science.1172339. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 19574383. S2CID 206519214.
- ^ Hecht, Michael H. (2001-10-19). "Metastability of Liquid Water on Mars". Icarus. 156 (2): 373–386. doi:10.1006/icar.2001.6794.
- ^ Yen, A. S.; Kim, S. S.; Hecht, M. H.; Frant, M. S.; Murray, B. (2000-09-15). "Evidence That the Reactivity of the Martian Soil Is Due to Superoxide Ions". Science. 289 (5486): 1909–1912. Bibcode:2000Sci...289.1909Y. doi:10.1126/science.289.5486.1909. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 10988066.
- ^ "NASA Agency Honor Awards 2010" (PDF). NASA. May 11, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Oscar On Mars: Fact Checking 'The Martian' With The Scientists Sending MOXIE To Mars". www.wbur.org. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ Extance, Andy; Chemistry World. "Next Mars Rover Will Make Oxygen from CO2". Scientific American. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ Strickland, Ashley (27 December 2019). "Four ways the Mars 2020 rover will pave the way for a manned mission". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ Hoffman, Jeffrey A.; Hecht, Michael H.; Rapp, Donald; Hartvigsen, Joseph J.; SooHoo, Jason G.; Aboobaker, Asad M.; McClean, John B.; Liu, Andrew M.; Hinterman, Eric D.; Nasr, Maya; Hariharan, Shravan; Horn, Kyle J.; Meyen, Forrest E.; Okkels, Harald; Steen, Parker (2022-09-02). "Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE)—Preparing for human Mars exploration". Science Advances. 8 (35): eabp8636. Bibcode:2022SciA....8P8636H. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abp8636. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9432831. PMID 36044563.
- ^ "Breakthrough Prize – Winners Of The 2020 Breakthrough Prize In Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics And Mathematics Announced". breakthroughprize.org. 2020-09-05. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration; Kazunori Akiyama; Antxon Alberdi; Walter Alef; Keiichi Asada; Rebecca Azulay; Anne-Kathrin Baczko; David Ball; Mislav Baloković; John Barrett; Dan Bintley (2019-04-10). "First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 875 (1): L4. arXiv:1906.11241. Bibcode:2019ApJ...875L...4E. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab0e85. ISSN 2041-8205.