Beth A. Brown NASA/GSFC, Code 633  Greenbelt, MD 20771   Phone: (301) 286-4132  FAX: (301) 286-1771  Email: Beth.A.Brown@nasa.gov

Astrophysicist,  National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC),

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Michigan, 1998.

M.S. in Astronomy, University of Michigan, 1994.

B.S. in Astrophysics, Summa Cum Laude, Howard University, 1991.

Dr. Brown is the NSSDC principal astrophysics acquisition scientist. In this role she will be NSSDC's primary interface to such Science Archive Research Centers (SARCs) as the High Energy Astrophysics SARC at Goddard, the Multi-Mission Archive at STScI (MAST) and the Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) at Caltech. She will also help to "rationalize" NSSDC's legacy holdings of astrophysics data in light of data supported at the SARCs which are also to be permanently archived at NSSDC. In addition to these duties, Dr. Brown is also engaged in astrophysics research and educational/public outreach, which includes the Multiwavelength Milky Way project. Dr. Brown is also one of the Women of NASA.

Primary research is in the area of the hot interstellar medium in elliptical galaxies and the mechanisms for X-ray emission from faint elliptical galaxies, with data from the ROSAT X-ray satellite and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Other interests include galaxy observations in multi-wavelengths.

2001 - Present -- Astrophysicist, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

1998 - 2001 -- National Research Council Research Associate, Astrophysics Data Facility, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS, INVITED TALKS, AND PRESENTATIONS:

PUBLICATIONS

• Brown, B.A., Leisawitz, D., " Multiwavelength Milky Way: Learning on the Web," 2002, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society , 34, No.4, 53.11.
• Gass, J. E.; Borne, K. D.; Brown, B. A.; Patton, D. R., "Project AstroData: Value-Added Educational Tutorials for HST Data at NASA's Astronomical Data Center (ADC)," 2002, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society , 34, No.2, 90.03.
• Brown, B.A., Bregman, J.N., "Emission Mechanisms in X-Ray Faint Galaxies," 2001, The Astrophysical Journal, 547, 154.
• Brown, B.A., Leisawitz, D., Boyd, P.T., Digel, S.W., Friedlander, J., Kessel, R.L., Smale, A.P., "The Multiwavelength Milky Way Project," 2000, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 32, No.4, 86.21.
• Loewenstein, M., Mushotzky, R.F., Angelini, L., Brown, B.A., Arnaud, K.A., "Chandra Observations of Three Elliptical Galaxies," 2000, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 32, No.4, 30.03.
• Brown, B.A., Bregman, J.N., "The Effect of Environment on the X-Ray Emission from Early-Type Galaxies," 2000, The Astrophysical Journal, 539, 592.
• Brown, B.A., Bregman, J.N., " Emission Mechanisms in X-Ray Faint Elliptical Galaxies," 2000, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society , 31, No.5, 70.03.
  
  INVITED TALKS
  

• Brown, B.A., "Discoveries from NASA Space Science," NASA Science Week, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC, 2003.
• Brown, B.A., "Using NASA Astrophysics Archives for Research and Teaching," National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Austin, TX, 2003.
• Brown, B. A., "Characteristics of Stars and the Effect of Light Pollution," invited lecture for "Introduction to Physical Science", University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2002.
• Brown, B.A., "NASA and Astronomy - What does it Mean to You?" NASA Awareness Days, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, VI, 2002.
• Brown, B.A., "Keep Learning, Keep Doing, Keep Dreaming," 23rd Annual University Wide Research Symposium, Tennessee State University, 2001.
• Brown, B.A., "African-Americans in the NASA Space Science Enterprise," Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2001.
• Brown, B. A., "Environmental Role on X-Ray Emission from Elliptical Galaxies and New Discoveries in Astronomy," Physics Colloquium, Howard University, 2000.
• Brown, B. A., "Exploring Research Opportunities in Space Science," Model Institutions for Excellence, 5th Annual Conference, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, 2000.

  PRESENTATIONS
  

• Brown, B.A., "Summer Programs, Scholarships and Fellowships," Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists, Atlanta, GA, 2003.
• Brown, B.A., Brown, B., Love, W., Wilson, S., "Exploring Opportunities: the NASA Career Path, " NASA Awareness Days, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, VI, 2002.
• Brown, B.A., Coyle, B., Moreau, M., Weaver, K., "GSRP Transitioned to Civil Service," GSRP Symposium, Goddard Space Flight Center, 2002.
• Brown, B.A., "A Career in Science, " Honors Program, Howard University, Washington, DC, 2002.
• Brown, B.A., "Fellowship Opportunities at NASA," 16th Annual National Conference of Black Physics Students, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL, 2002.
• Brown, B. A., "How Science Research Drives Technology," Patriots Summer Camp on Technology, Oxen Hill, MD, 2001.
• Brown, B.A., "Galaxies and Scale," SISTER Program, Goddard Space Flight Center, 2001.
• Brown, B.A., "Science Archive Research Centers (SARC) Activities," ADF Science Steering Committee Meeting, 2001.
• Brown, B. A., "Environmental Role on X-Ray Emission from Elliptical Galaxies," Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics seminar, Goddard Space Flight Center, 2000.