Dr. Bengt-Göran ‘B-G’ Andersson
Science Operations Manager
SOFIA Program
As science operations manager, Dr. Andersson leads a team of support scientists and is responsible for SOFIA user support to the astronomical community. He works with the Science and Mission Operations Director, Dr. Eric Becklin, to set up and support the process of soliciting and selecting proposals. In addition, Dr. Andersson collaborates with an international group of researchers from the US, Finland, and South Africa, to conduct research, primarily on interstellar medium (ISM) polarization, with a general aim of understanding how gas transitions between the dense and diffuse phases of ISM.
About SOFIA
SOFIA, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a reflecting telescope housed in a modified Boeing 747SP that will study the universe in the infrared part of the spectrum. Developed in collaboration with the German Space Agency, SOFIA is undergoing flight testing at Dryden Flight Research Center. USRA and the Duetches SOFIA Institute will conduct International Science Mission Operations at Ames Research Center over SOFIA’s 20-year lifetime.
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