Jason Link Email & Phone Number

Longmont, Co, Us

Lafayette, Colorado, United States

-Lead Test Engineer for Refueling Payloads (Rancor/Kamino)-Primary test engineer for electronic subsystems-Test Engineer for Fiducial and Trigger programs

Boulder, Colorado

Instrument system engineer working on selected and proposed NASA missions.

Catonsville, Maryland, United States

Cooperative scientist at NASA Goddard serving as key team member in the integration, final testing, launch, checkout and operations of instruments on successful balloon, International Space Station and satellite scientific payloads (SuperTIGER, ISS-CREAM, Parker Solar Probe). Participated in instrument calibration and scientific data analysis efforts. Lead technology development efforts for future detectors and instruments focused on utilizing Silicon Photomultipliier (SiPMs) photosensors in various detector systems including as an array for an imaging telescope. Also led and made contributions to efforts on avionics support systems including orientation and navigation systems, thermal control and environmental, in-flight motorized pointing systems, power and flight electronics.Laboratory manager for NASA Goddard High Energy Cosmic Ray group facilitating local and field research efforts, interfacing with facilities and safety to ensure safe and efficient work efforts and group members on supplies and upgrades to facilities and equipment. Initiated and successfully proposed outreach effort to engage UMBC faculty and stduents in NASA research developing new technologies. Mentored student inters, undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and physics.

Columbia, Maryland

Cooperative scientist at NASA Goddard serving as key team member on several NASA scientific instrument programs (SuperTIGER, CREAM/ISS-CREAM, Parker Solar Probe) as instrument engineer/scientist. Participated in all aspects of hardware development including concept and requirements definition, design, fabrication, integration and test, launch, operations and data analysis. Contributed to instrument development work on gas microwell detectors for gamma-ray and neutron detection, photosensors (SiPMs, microchannel plates, PMTs) for future particle detectors,Maintained and upgraded thermal vacuum chambers and other laboratory test apparatus for instrument development and testing.

Instrument manager/Engineer for ANITA-LITE/ANITA balloon payload designed to detect radio emission from high-energy neutrinos interacting in the Antarctic ice.Lead for RF front end design, shielding, cabling, thermal management and main flight electronic enclosure. Contributed to hardware for power, avionics and orientation system.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics

Master Of Arts - Ma, Physics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Physics