Jennifer Lynn Bartlett, Ph.D.   

Astronomer

Email: Jennifer@BartlettAstro.com

I have wanted to be an astronomer for as long as I can remember. When I was thirteen, my grandfather heard me and sent me a Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, which I continue to use today. I went to Cal and finished my undergraduate education in physics at Rensselaer Polytech. Upon graduation, I started a small computer company, but economic reality sent me into the aerospace industry. Still, astronomy beckoned. I entered the astronomy program at the University of Virginia part time for several years. Finally, I went full time and earned my PhD in 2007. After spending 14 years developing practical astronomical applications and supporting celestial navigation at the US Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, I am now the Kinnear Chair in Physics at the US Naval Academy where I teach and continue my research in nearby stars, refraction, illuminance, and history of astronomy.