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What
he does
Eric buys, installs and maintains all the computer hardware and
software at HIGP. He also helps the scientists write software.
How
he got into science
Eric's been interested in science and computers since high school.
He settled on astronomy because he can use his knowledge of computers
to look back at Earth from space.
Favorite
accomplishments
The GOES 10 satellite is normally used for weather, but Eric uses
it to monitor fires and volcanoes around the world. The GOES website
posts images of these regions minutes after they're received.
In
his free time
Eric enjoys hiking. He's also learning trampoline with his kids.
It's great exercise, and it's all about physics.
Quote
"Astronomy has the universe as its laboratory. Anything
that could possibly happen is happening now, somewhere."
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