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April 1, 2008 - NASA Nobel Prize Recipient to Focus on Telescope Science Activitie
NASA scientist and 2006 Nobel Prize recipient John Mather will devote more of his time at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., to provide additional focus and support as senior project scientist and chair of the Science Working Group for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Mather has been dividing his time in that role and serving as lead scientist in the Office of the Chief Scientist within the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington since April 2007.
July 2007 - Dr. Mather Interviewed on Blueshift
John Mather was interviewed on the latest episode of Blueshift, a podcast produced by the Astrophysics Science Division at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
December 8, 2006 - Dr. Mather's Nobel Lecture
John Mather's Nobel Lecture was held on December 8, 2006 from 9:00 am to 9.50 am (CET), at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University.
November 22, 2006 - Nobel Laureate Makes Bang with Northwest Students
Gazette.Net reports on Dr. Mather's talk with Northwestern High School students.
October 3, 2006 - NASA Scientist Shares Nobel Prize for Physics
Dr. John C. Mather of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics, awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Mather shares the prize with George F. Smoot of the University of California for their collaborative work on understanding the Big Bang.
October 3, 2006 - Nobel Prize Announcement
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards John Mather and George Smoot the 2006 Nobel Prize In Physics for their collaborative work on understanding the Big Bang.