Sachin Shenoy, Ph.D.

Dr. Sachin Shenoy is an astronomer working as a principal staff scientist at Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, MD where he supports two instruments; MIRI onboard James Webb Space Telescope and WFC3 onboard Hubble Space Telescope. Before joining STScI he was a senior research scientist at Space Science Institute (SSI) in Boulder, CO. During his tenure at SSI, he worked as an instrument scientist for two mid and far-infrared instruments: FORCAST and HAWC+ onboard NASA’s SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy), a highly modified 747 plane that carried a 2.5 meter telescope, flying at 40,000 ft performing astronomical observations in the near to far-infrared. Prior to SOFIA, he was a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at Ames Research Center, staff scientist at Spitzer Space Telescope Science Center, MIPSGAL postdoctoral fellow and adjunct faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His science interests are, understanding the physical and chemical properties of molecular clouds, effects of star formation on the interstellar grains, creation and destruction of organics in the interstellar medium and circumstellar disks.Sachin is an avid bird watcher and loves the outdoors, frequently volunteering for National Park Service, Mobile Earth and Space Observatory (MESO), Astronomy on Tap, and local/city parks and recreation. He also enjoys cooking, traveling and long-distance running