Special Seminar: The James Webb Space Telescope - Humankind’s Greatest Space Science Facility
A comparison of images of the WLM galaxy taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and the Webb Telescope. Attribution: NASA, ESA, CSA, IPAC, Kristen McQuinn/Rutgers University
Join us for an exciting seminar on The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)—humankind’s greatest space science facility—featuring Dr. James W. Beletic, Chief Scientific Officer at Teledyne Digital Imaging. In this talk, Dr. Beletic will share insights into the scientific motivation behind JWST, its technical challenges, and the infrared focal plane arrays that serve as the "eyes" of the observatory.
About Dr. Beletic
Dr. Beletic is the Chief Scientific Officer for Teledyne Digital Imaging, focusing his efforts on space missions. In this role, he is responsible for engaging current and prospective space customers to grow Teledyne’s business across the full suite of Teledyne’s imaging technologies. During 2013-2023, Dr. Beletic was the President of Teledyne Imaging Sensors, which is a world leader in the development and production of high performance infrared focal plane arrays (FPAs).
Teledyne’s FPAs are operating in instrumentation at every major ground-based telescope, most space astronomy missions (including JWST), and leading Earth and planetary science missions. Teledyne’s FPAs are serving an increasing role in space defense missions.
There is an accessible entrance at the event. For more accessibility-related questions, contact Srishti Kaul (848) 445-2159 by email or phone.