About Dr. Korreck

Kelly Korreck is a solar physicist working at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in the High Energy Astrophysics Department in the Solar Stellar X-ray Group (SSXG). She works on understanding high energy phenomena associated with shock physics in the heliosphere and in astronomical systems such as supernova remnants. To do this, she works on building and operating scientific satellite instrumentation. She is a science Co-I and former chief observer for the X-ray Telescope (XRT) aboard JAXA's Hinode Satellite. She was a planner for the TRACE Satellite. The images from this wonderful satellite is the reason why she is in solar physics. Kelly had the distinct pleasure to work with an amazing international team to build the High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) Sounding Rocket. Those 5 minutes of flight captured the highest resolution images of the solar corona in the extreme ultraviolet. Currently, Kelly is a science Co-investigator and head of Science Operations of the Solar Wind Electron Alpha and Proton (SWEAP) Instrument Suite which will fly on NASA's Solar Probe Plus - a mission to touch the Sun's corona.