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Frank Masci

Title: Senior Scientist

Room Number: 174

Office Address: 174 Morrisroe Astroscience Lab (IPAC)

Office Phone: 626-395-1962

Mail Code: MC 100-22

Email (@ipac.caltech.edu): fmasci

Research Interests: Astronomical image processing and reconstruction; calibration; methodologies for detecting variables and transients; machine learning; data mining; improving statistical methodologies for astronomy in general.

Activities: HIRES • Infrared Science Archive • Near-Earth Object Surveyor • Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Periodogram • Vera C. Rubin Observatory • Zwicky Transient Facility