Elisa Quintana

American astronomer
Person human Q24263550
Elisa Quintana
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Elisa Quintana was born in 1973 in Silver City [1]. Her father is Leroy Quintana [1]. She received her education at Grossmont College, the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Michigan [2][3].

Quintana has held positions at several major institutions, beginning with the SETI Institute from 2006 to 2014 [4]. She subsequently worked at the Ames Research Center from 2014 to 2017 [4]. Since 2017, she has been employed at the Goddard Space Flight Center [4].

Elisa Quintana

Summary

Elisa Quintana is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Silver City[2]. She was born on +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as an astronomer[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Elisa Quintana's place of birth was Silver City[2].
  • Elisa Quintana was born on +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Elisa Quintana's father was Leroy Quintana[6].
  • Elisa Quintana held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Elisa Quintana worked as an astronomer[4].
  • Elisa Quintana's field of work was astronomy[8].
  • Among Elisa Quintana's employers was Goddard Space Flight Center[9].
  • Elisa Quintana's doctoral advisor was Fred Adams[10].
  • Elisa Quintana's doctoral advisor was Jack J. Lissauer[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Elisa Quintana is Kepler Space Telescope[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Elisa Quintana is Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Elisa Quintana is Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Elisa Quintana is Pandora[15].
  • Elisa Quintana's image is recorded as ElisaQuintana2014.jpg[16].
  • Elisa Quintana is recorded as female[17].
  • Elisa Quintana's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Elisa Quintana's ISNI is recorded as 0000000494109639[19].
  • Elisa Quintana's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6737161763134022560004[20].
  • Elisa Quintana's IMDb ID is recorded as nm16885321[21].
  • Elisa Quintana's Commons category is recorded as Elisa Quintana[22].
  • Elisa Quintana's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 159331[23].
  • Elisa Quintana's family name is recorded as Quintana[24].
  • Elisa Quintana's given name is recorded as Elisa[25].
  • Elisa Quintana's given name is recorded as Victoria[26].
  • Elisa Quintana's described at URL is recorded as https://science.nasa.gov/people/elisa-quintana/[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Silver City[2], Elisa Quintana… she was born on +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Her father was Leroy Quintana[6].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Fred Adams[10], a physicist[28], b. 1961[29], of United States[30], awarded the Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy[31], specialised in astrophysics[32] and Jack J. Lissauer[11], an astronomer[33], b. 1957[34], of United States[35], awarded the Harold C. Urey Prize[36], specialised in mathematics[37].

Career and Affiliations

Elisa Quintana's professions included astronomer[4]. Her field of work was astronomy[8]. Among her employers was Goddard Space Flight Center[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Kepler Space Telescope[12], a space telescope[38]; Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite[13], a space telescope[39]; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope[14], a space telescope[40]; and Pandora[15], a space telescope[41], in United States[42].

Why It Matters

Elisa Quintana ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Elisa Quintana born?

Elisa Quintana's place of birth was Silver City[2].

Who were Elisa Quintana's parents?

Elisa Quintana's father was Leroy Quintana[6].

What did Elisa Quintana do for work?

Elisa Quintana worked as astronomer[4].

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  10. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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