Madhulika (Lika) Guhathakurta is an American astrophysicist and scientist with

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's Heliophysics Science Division. She was the lead program scientist for NASA's

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initiative and serves as program scientist on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), Van Allen Probes, and Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory (

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) missions. Lika was previously the program scientist on SPARTAN-201 (Shuttle Point Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy-201), a free-flying science instrument platform designed to study velocity and acceleration of the solar wind and observe the sun's corona. These missions were conducted as part of the larger

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, STS-69, STS-77,

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, and STS-95 mission objectives. She has worked as an educator, scientist, mission designer, directed and managed science programs, and has built instruments for spacecraft. Dr. Guhathakurta is known for her work in heliophysics where she has authored over 100 publications on the subject. She served as the NASA Lead Scientist for the North American

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NY Times Op-Ed: How's the Weather on the Sun?NPR: On Point - Mysteries of the SunNBC Today Show: Lester Holt InterviewThe Atlantic: Solar Probe PlusCNN Starting Point: Soledad O'Brien InterviewWired Magazine: Rethinking Space WeatherUSA Today: Weather Forecast in SpaceBoston Globe: Solar Activity/Climate ChangeChristian Science Monitor: Solar Storms AheadFOX: Lou Dobbs InterviewHeliophysics: LWS OverviewSmithsonian Air & Space: From Skylab to Interplanetary Space Weather - The Next FrontierSmithsonian Air & Space: Meet the LecturerPeak Prosperity Podcast: Our Tech-Dependent Lifestyle is Vulnerable to Solar FlaresPeak Prosperity Podcast: Revisiting Our Vulnerability to Solar FlaresLWS InterviewSun-Earth Day PodcastThe 25th Hour Radio Show: 2017 North American Solar Eclipse
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