Dr. Belinda Wilkes Chosen To Lead The Chandra X-Ray Center
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:04 pm
Chandra Blog: Dr. Belinda Wilkes Chosen To Lead The Chandra X-Ray Center
Wed, 03/19/2014.
Professor Charles Alcock, Director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, announces that after an extensive search, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), in consultation with NASA, has selected Dr. Belinda Wilkes as the next director of the Chandra X-ray Center (CXC). She will assume the directorship on April 20, 2014.
Based in Cambridge, MA, the CXC is responsible for the operations of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and for maximizing the scientific return from Chandra, one of NASA Astrophysics' four Great Observatories. "Chandra is our principal responsibility to the world of astrophysics,” said Professor Alcock, “and we are very pleased that such a highly qualified candidate has accepted this position.” Dr. Wilkes will succeed Dr. Harvey Tananbaum who has led the CXC since its inception in 1991.
