The XMM-Newton General Observer Facility
Users Group
The Users Group provides guidance to the GOF on issues that affect the community of XMM-Newton users. Scientists and students who use XMM and have questions, complaints, or suggestions for improvements are encouraged to contact any member of the Users Group.
Please note that ESA also has a Users Group, which can have U.S. members. U.S. members of ESA's Users Group (but not GSFC's) can be reimbursed for official travel. Members are gently reminded to please contact the Project Scientist, Dr. Kim Weaver , prior to traveling.
Current members of the Users Group, their areas of expertise,
and addresses are below.
Chair
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Dr. Jimmy Irwin (University of Alabama) -- Galaxies/Clusters
jairwin at ua dot edu
Members
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Dr. Marc Gagne (West Chester University of Pennsylvania) -- Stars
MGagne at wcupa dot edu -
Dr. Massimiliano Galeazzi (University of Miami) -- CGM/ISM/Diffuse X-ray Background
galeazzi at physics dot miami dot edu -
Dr. Jules Halpern (Columbia University) -- Neutron Stars/Magnetars/Pulsars
jules at astro dot columbia dot edu -
Dr. Erin Kara (MIT) -- Tidal Disruption Events
ekara at mit dot edu -
Dr. George King (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) -- Exoplanets
kinggw at umich dot edu -
Dr. Raffaella Margutti (University of California, Berkeley) -- GRBs, X-ray Transients, Supernovae
rmargutti at berkeley dot edu -
Dr. Missagh Mehdipour (Space Telescope Institute) -- AGN
mmehdipour at stsci dot edu -
Dr. Frederick Paerels (Columbia University) -- RGS
frits at astro edu columbia dot edu -
Dr. Ming Sun (University of Alabama at Huntsville) -- Galaxy Groups, Clusters/Cosmology/Galaxy Formation and Evolution, Dark Matter
ms0071 at uah dot edu -
Dr. Benjamin Williams (University of Washington) -- Galaxy Evolution and Stellar Evolution
ben at astro dot washington dot edu
Ex Officio Members
- Dr. Richard Mushotzky - ESA Mission Scientist (University of Maryland at College Park)
- Dr. Steve Snowden - XMM-Newton Project Scientist Emeritus (NASA/GSFC)
Minutes of meetings
- June 2001, Pasadena CA.
- January 2002, Washington DC
- March 2005, Greenbelt, MD
- May 2006, Greenbelt, MD
- April 2007, Greenbelt, MD
- May 2008, Greenbelt, MD
- May 2009, Telecon
If you have any questions concerning XMM-Newton send email to xmmhelp@athena.gsfc.nasa.gov
