Name: Slava G. Turyshev Address: 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 169-237, Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone: 818.393.2600 Fax: 818.353.5239 Curriculum Vitae: Turyshev-2-page-CV.pdf Member of: Galaxy Evolution - D.Sc. (habilitation), Astronomy, Astrophysics & Gravitational Physics, Moscow State University, Russia (2008) - MBA, The Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA, technology management, (2003) - Ph.D., Astrophysics & Theoretical Gravity Physics, Moscow State University, Russia (1990) - M.S. Quantum Field Theory & High Energy Physics (with highest honors), Moscow State University, Russia (1987) - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1993-Present) - Research Scientist; Structure of the Universe Research Group (1997-present); NASA Project Scientist for CNES/ESA Microscope mission (2016-2020); Project Scientist for Advanced Lunar Laser Ranging Facility at Table Mountain Observatory (2016-present); Principal Investigator, NIAC mission concept studies for imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanets with the solar gravitational lens (SGL) (2017-2022). - National Research Council, Resident Research Associate (1993-1997) - University of California, Los Angeles (2012-Present) - Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy (2012-Present) - Moscow State University (Russia) (1987-1993) - Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Moscow State Univ., (1992-1993) - Member of Scientific Council, Moscow State University (1992-1993) - Associate Professor, Physics Department, Moscow State University (1992-1993) - Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Laboratory for Gravitation, Moscow State University, (1987-1992) - Theoretical and experimental gravitational and fundamental physics, relativistic celestial mechanics, relativistic astrophysics, precision optical astrometry and laser metrology - Relativistic cosmology and alternative theories of gravity; gravitational-wave astronomy, including wave generation, propagation and detection - Lunar and interplanetary laser ranging; high-power beam combination, laser sensing and related technology efforts - Optical sensors, detection of faint, fast-moving near-Earth objects (NEOs), synthetic tracking technology - High-power coherent beam combination, ranging and power transmission - Direct, high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanets with the solar gravitational lens (SGL) - NIAC Phase III Fellow (2020), Phase II Fellow (2018), Phase I Fellow (2017) - JPL Voyager Award (2020) - Elected, Member, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) (2020) - Winner of the Inaugural Canopus Award (2015) - NASA Group Achievement Award, GRAIL Science Data System Team (2012) - Award by the International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, for the International Team Proposal (2005) - NASA Group Achievement Award for the Space Interferometry Mission Micro-arcsecond Metrology Testbed Team (2003) - Honorable Mention (with John D. Anderson and Michael Martin Nieto), Gravity Research Foundation, 2002 Awards for Essays on Gravitation (2002) - National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at NASA JPL (1993-1996) - Prizes from the Department of Physics of Moscow State University and the USSR Ministry of Higher Education for the best graduate thesis (1987) - USSR Supreme Soviet Medal "For Excellence" for Exceptional Scientific and Public Service Achievement (1986) - Lenin's Fellow, awarded by the USSR Ministry of Higher Education (the highest respectable scholarship in the USSR) (1985-1990) - Numerous honorary fellowships awarded by the USSR Ministry of Higher Education and Moscow State University (details provided on request) (1983-1990) - Turyshev, S.G., Viktor T. Toth, “Evolving morphology of resolved stellar Einstein rings,” ApJ, 944:25 (21pp), (2023), arXiv:2209.09534 - Turyshev, S.G., Viktor T. Toth, “Spectrally resolved imaging with the solar gravitational lens,” Phys. Rev. D 106(4), 044059 (2022), arXiv:2206.03037 - Turyshev, S.G., Viktor T. Toth, “Resolved imaging of exoplanets with the solar gravitational lens,” MNRAS 515(4), 6122-6132 (2022), arXiv:2204.04866 - Turyshev, S.G., Viktor T. Toth, “Multipole decomposition of gravitational lensing,” Phys. Rev. D 105(2), 024022 (2022), arXiv:2107.13126 - Turyshev, S.G., Viktor T. Toth, “Wave-optical study of the Einstein cross formed by a quadrupole gravitational lens,” Phys. Rev. D 104(12), 124033 (2021), arXiv:2105.07295 - Turyshev, S.G., Viktor T. Toth, “Gravitational lensing by an extended mass distribution,” Phys. Rev. D 104(4), 044013 (2021), arXiv:2106.06696 - Turyshev, S.G., Viktor T. Toth, “Image formation for extended sources with the solar gravitational lens”, Phys. Rev. D 102, 024038 (2020), arXiv:2002.06492 - Turyshev, S.G., Viktor T. Toth, “Diffraction of light by the gravitational field of the Sun and the solar corona,” Phys. Rev. D 99, 024044 (2019), arXiv:1810.06627 - Turyshev, S.G., V.T. Toth, and M.V. Sazhin, “General relativistic observables of the GRAIL mission,” Phys. Rev. D87, 024020 (2013), arXiv:1212.0232 - Turyshev, S.G., V.T. Toth, G. Kinsella, S.-C. Lee, S. M. Lok, and J. Ellis, “Support for the thermal origin of the Pioneer anomaly”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 241101 (2012), arXiv:1204.2507 - Williams, J.G., S.G. Turyshev, D.H. Boggs, “Testing the Equivalence Principle with Lunar Laser Ranging,” Class. Quantum Grav. 29(18), 184004, (2012), arXiv:1203.2150 - Turyshev, S.G., V.T. Toth, J. Ellis, and C.B. Markwardt, “Support for temporally-varying behavior of the Pioneer anomaly from the extended Pioneer 10 and 11 Doppler data sets,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 081103 (2011), arXiv:1107.2886 - Turyshev, S.G., V.T. Toth, “The Pioneer Anomaly,” Living Rev. Relativity 13, 4 (2010), arXiv:1001.3686 - “Solar sails could guide interplanetary travel, says new study” by Peter Grad for Phys.org, April 17, 2023 - “Tiny Spacecraft Using Solar Sails Open Up a Solar System of Opportunity” by Andy Tomaswick for Universe Today, April 11, 2023 - “Self-Assembly: Reshaping Mission Design” by Paul Gilster for Centauri Dreams, April 6, 2023 - “Building Smallsat Capabilities for the Outer System” by Paul Gilster for Centauri Dreams, April 3, 2023 - “The Emerging Sail/Cubesat Paradigm for Deep Space” by Paul Gilster for Centauri Dreams, March 29, 2023 - “Can We See The Surface Of Alien Planets?” by PBS Space Time with Matt O'Dowd, October 12, 2022 - “NASA May Turn The Sun Into A Giant Telescope To See The Surface Of An Alien Planet,” by Alfredo Carpineti for IFL Science.com, July 29, 2022 - “NASA Is Planning to Find Aliens Using Spacetime Warped Around the Sun,” by Becky Ferreira for vice.com, July 26, 2022 - “Using the Sun as a Gravitational Lens Would Let Us See Exoplanets With Incredible Resolution” by Nancy Atkinson for Universe Today, June 17, 2022 - “[Pioneer 10] was ahead of its time”, interview to Inverse.com by Allie Hutchinson, March 2, 2022