[Nfb-science] Intro

[ngrice5456 at aol.com]

Dave,
It was nice to meet you at the convention Science and  Engineering Division meeting in Orlando!

- Noreen Grice, Founder
You Can Do Astronomy LLC

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Mehtingerr <davemehringer at yahoo.com>
To: nfb-science <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sun, Jul 7, 2013 5:57 pm
Subject: [Nfb-science] Intro


Hi there. I'm new to the NFB and the list so wanted to introduce myself. I 
received my Ph.D. In astronomy & astrophysics from the University of Chicago in 
the early 90s. I did research on various aspects of Galactic star forming 
regions which included studying the spatial and kinematic distribution of 
complex (for the interstellar medium) molecules in these regions. I studied 
these regions in the microwave to submillimeter wavelength regimes, using 
principally radio interferometers to collect spectroscopic data. 

About 15 years ago my interests switched to software development. I've held a 
few positions both at educational institutions and in the private sector. At 
present, I work for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory where I'm a member 
of a team that develops and maintains a large software system used for the 
processing, imaging, and analysis of data collected from radio telescopes, in 
particular the telescopes our observatory manages in the US and in Chile. I am 
the primary developer and maintainer of the image analysis portion of our 
package. 

I am partially sighted. My eyesight is such that I require no significant 
adaptation to do my work. However, when I was a student, particularly as an 
undergraduate, my eyesight was much worse. I faced significant obstacles then, 
and learned recently at the NFB convention that blind science students still 
face many of the same general obstacles today. 

My interest here is to contribute what I can to promote STEM education for blind 
students at all educational levels. There are obviously many students in our 
community with significant intellectual gifts that will allow them to 
successfully pursue careers in these areas if they can receive proper training 
with appropriate assistive technologies from those who understand that visual 
impairment, by itself, does not prohibit someone from pursuing such a career. 

Dave Mehringer
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