Dr. Patrick Morrissey
Physicist at Jet Propulsion Lab
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Area of Expertise:
optics , spectroscopy , detectors , astronomy
Profile Summary

I am a physicist specializing in the development of instrumentation for astronomy at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I currently hold the position of Instrument System Engineer. I managed the development of the photon counting camera systems for the Roman Coronagraph Instrument, a flight technology development. I was also the Project Scientist and optical designer for the Keck Cosmic Web Imager, a facility instrument of the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii. I was previously Co-Investigator for the NASA GALEX Small Explorer satellite, which surveyed the UV sky for 10 years from 2003-2013, and for which I was awarded a NASA engineering medal in 2008. I enjoy challenging instrumentation programs for astronomy and planetary space missions, with a focus on flight implementation.
Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 6 October 2023 Presentation
Patrick Morrissey, Nathan Bush, Michael Hoenk, Gillian Kyne, Andrew Lamborn, Jocelyn Letona
Proceedings Volume 12680, 126800X (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677681
KEYWORDS: Equipment, Cameras, Photon counting, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Stars, Planets, Imaging technologies, Exoplanets, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Poster + Paper
Kristin Madsen, Alex Abramovici, Mike McEachen, Patrick Morrissey, Marc Lane, Miles Smith, Daniel Stern
Proceedings Volume 12678, 126781H (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677749
KEYWORDS: Metrology, Point spread functions, Laser metrology, X-rays, Space operations, Laser systems engineering, Observatories, Mirrors, Design and modelling, Space mirrors

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper
Patrick Morrissey, Kristin Madsen, Rashied Amini, Douglas Dawson, Brian Grefenstette, Alex Abramovici, Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay, Guillem Casadesus Vila, Steve Franklin, William Johnson, Sharon Kedar, Marc Lane, Karen Lee, Miles Smith, Daniel Stern, Steven Zusack, Jonathan Arenberg, Mike McEachen, Lance McCreary, Jeff Rodgers, Diogo Coutinho, Johannes Müeller-Seidlitz, Kirpal Nandra, Peter Predehl, Rafael Strecker, Lea Dauner, Steve Kenyon, Paul Markie, William Zhang, Stefano Basso, Alberto Moretti, Giovanni Pareschi, Daniele Spiga, Giuseppe Valsecchi, Dervis Vernani
Proceedings Volume 12678, 126780H (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676988
KEYWORDS: Design and modelling, Space operations, Cameras, Mirrors, X-rays, Telescopes, Sensors, Metrology, Astronomical instrumentation

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Poster + Paper
Proceedings Volume 12678, 126781B (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676891
KEYWORDS: Particles, Simulations, X-rays, Equipment, Design and modelling, Attenuation, Telescopes, Sensors

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 12680, 126800T (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2679036
KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Equipment, Mirrors, Optical benches, Wavefront sensors, Deformable mirrors, Cameras, Prisms, Observatories, Wavefront errors

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