David R. SkillmanDavid R. Skillman works at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Code 600 as an AST, TECHNICAL ENGINEERING OPRS MGMT in Greenbelt, MD. David’s impressive career has spanned more than four decades and he is credited with numerous significant accomplishments and successful projects.
 
 
 
 

Curriculum Vitae

Research

Design and construction of experimental orbital vehicles with applications for laser ranging, Earth observation, and astrophysical studies. Studies of binary star systems.

Positions and Appointments

1997 – Present NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Principal Investigator, Simplesat Project
Laser Remote Sensing Branch / Code 924
Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics

1992 – 1997 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mission Design Manager
Advanced Space Missions Office
Flight Programs and Missions Directorate/ Code 400

1983 – 1992 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Senior System Engineer
Hubble Space Telescope Project
Flight Programs and Missions Directorate/ Code 400

1981 – 1983 University of Arizona/Tucson
Senior Software Engineer
Telescope Control Systems Group
Steward Observatory

1977 – 1981 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Software Systems Engineer
Dynamics Explorer Project
Flight Programs and Missions Directorate/ Code 400

1972 – 1977 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Software Engineer
GSFC Satellite programs
Contractor Employee

Education

Graduate Study, Space Science Dept., Rice University, Houston, TX, 1968
B.Sc. Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. 1967

Publications

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XXIV. Twenty More Dwarf Novae
Joseph Patterson, John Thorstensen, Jonathan Kemp, David Skillman, Tonny Vanmunster, David Harvey, Robert Fried, Lasse Jensen, Lewis Cook, Robert Rea, Berto Monard, Jennie McCormick, Fred Velthuis, Stan Walker, Brian Martin, Greg Bolt, Elena Pavlenko, Darragh O’Donoghue, Jerry Gunn, Rudolf Novak, Gianluca Masi, Gordon Garradd, Neil Butterworth, Thomas Krajci, Jerry Foote, and Edward Beshore
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
(accepted, in press, to appear November 2003)

X-ray Variability of the Magnetic Cataclysmic Variable V1432 Aql and the Seyfert Galaxy NGC 6814
Koji Mukai, Coel Hellier, Greg Madejski, Joseph Patterson, and David Skillman
Astrophysical Journal
(accepted, in press)

The remarkable rapid X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, and IR variability in the black hole XTE J1118+480
Robert Hynes, Carole Haswell, Wei Cui, Chris Shrader, Kieran O’Brien, Sylvain Chaty, David Skillman, Joseph Patterson, and Keith Horne
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
(accepted, in press)

FS Aurigae: A New Class of Cataclysmic Variables or the Missing Link between Intermediate Polars and SW Sextantis Objects
Gaghik Tovmassian, Sergei Zharikov, Raul Michel, Vitaly Neustroev, Jochen Greiner, David Skillman, David Harvey, Robert Fried, and Joseph Patterson
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
June 2003, Volume 115, Page 725

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XXIII. V442 Ophiuchi and RX J1643.7+3402
Joseph Patterson, William Fenton, John Thorstensen, David Harvey, David Skillman, Robert Fried, Berto Monard, Darragh O’Donoghue, Edward Beshore, Brian Martin, Panos Nirachos, Tonny Vanmunster, Jerry Foote, Greg Bolt, Robert Rea, Lewis Cook, Neil Butterworth, and Matt Wood
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
December 2002, Volume 114, Page 1364

The 2001 Superoutburst of WZ Sagittae
Joseph Patterson, Gianluca Masi, Michael Richmond, Brian Martin, Edward Beshore, David Skillman, Jonathan Kemp, Tonny Vanmunster, Robert Rea, William Allen, Stacey Davis, Tracy Davis, Arne Henden, Donn Starkey, Jerry Foote, Arto Oksanen, Lewis Cook, Robert Fried, Dieter Husar, Rudolf Novak, Tut Campbell, Jeff Robertson, Thomas Krajci, Elena Pavlenko, Panos Niarchos, Orville Brettman, and Stan Walker
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
July 2002, Volume 114, Page 721

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XXII. 1RXS J232953.9+062814
David Skillman, Thomas Krajci, Edward Beshore, Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp, Donn Starkey, Arto Oksanen, Tonny Vanmunster, Brian Martin, and Robrt Rea
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
June 2002, Volume 113, Page 630

Rapid Oscillations in Cataclysmic Variables. XV. HT Camelopardalis (= RX J0757.0+6306)
Jonathan Kemp, Joseph Patterson, John Thorstensen, Robert Fried, David Skillman, and Gary Billings
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific June 2002 114,623

The 2001 Superoutburst of WZ Sagittae
Joseph Patterson, Gianluca Masi, Michael Richmond, Brian Martin, Edward Beshore, David Skillman, Jonathan Kemp, Tonny Vanmunster, Robert Rea, William Allen, Stacey Davis, Tracy Davis, Arne Henden, Donn Starkey, Jerry Foote, Arto Oksanen, Lewis Cook, Robert Fried, Dieter Husar, Rudolf Novak, Tut Campbell, Jeff Robertson, Thomas Krajci, Elena Pavlenko, Panos Niarchos, Orville Brettman, and Stan Walker
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XXI. HP Librae
Joseph Patterson, Robert Fried, Robert Rea, Jonathan Kemp, Catherine Espaillat, David Skillman, David Harvey, Darragh O’Donoghue, Jennie McCormick, Fred Velthuis, Stan Walker, Alon Retter, Yiftah Lipkin, Neil Butterworth, Paddy McGee, and Lewis Cook
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
January 2002, Volume 114, Page 65

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XX. V751 Cygni
Joseph Patterson, John Thorstensen, Robert Fried, David Skillman, Lewis Cook,
and Lasse Jensen
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
January 2001, Volume 113, Page 72

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XIX. DV Ursae Majoris
Joseph Patterson, Tonny Vanmunster, David Skillman, Lasse Jensen, John Stull,
Brian Martin, Lewis Cook, and Jonathan Kemp
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
December 2000, Volume 112, Page 1584

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XVIII. IY Ursae Majoris
Joseph Patterson, John Thorstensen, Jonathan Kemp, Lasse Jensen, Tonny
Vanmunster, Timothy Abbott, David Skillman, Brian Martin, and Robert Fried
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
December 2000, Volume 112, Page 1567

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XVII. AM Canum Venaticorum
David Skillman, Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp, David Harvey, Robert Fried,
Alon Retter, Yiftah Lipkin, and Tonny Vanmunster
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
October 1999, Volume 111, Page 1281

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XVI. DI Ursae Majoris
Robert Fried, Jonathan Kemp, Joseph Patterson, David Skillman, Alon Retter, Elia
Leibowitz, and Elena Pavlenko
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
October 1999, Volume 111, Page 1275

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XV. EG Cancri, King of Echo Outbursts
Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp, David Skillman, David Harvey, Allen Shafter, Tonny Vanmunster, Lasse Jensen, Robert Fried, Seiichiro Kiyota, John Thorstensen, and Cynthia Taylor
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
November 1998, Volume 110, Page 1290

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XIV. V592 Cassiopeiae
Cynthia Taylor, John Thorstensen, Robert Fried, Joseph Patterson, Tonny
Vanmunster, David Harvey, David Skillman, Lasse Jensen, and Sergei Shugarov
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
October 1998, Volume 110, Page 1148

Superhumps and Accretion-Disk Precession in TT Arietis
David Skillman, David Harvey, Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp, Lasse Jensen,
Robert Fried, Gordon Garradd, Jerry Gunn, Liza van Zyl, Seiichiro Kiyota, Alon
Retter, Tonny Vanmunster, and Paul Warhurst
Astrophysical Journal, Letters
10 August 1998, Volume 503, Page L67

Rapid Oscillations in Cataclysmic Variables. XIV. Orbital and Spin Ephemerides of FO Aquarii
Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp, Hayley Richman, David Skillman, Tonny
Vanmunster, Lasse Jensen, David Buckley, Darragh Donoghue, and Rachel
Kramer
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
April 1998, Volume 110, Page 415

Two New Galactic Supersoft X-Ray Binaries: V Sagittae and T Pyxidis
Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp, Anouk Shambrook, John Thorstensen, David
Skillman, Jerry Gunn, Lasse Jensen, Tonny Vanmunster, Sergei Shugarov, Janet
Mattei, Tariq Shahbaz, and Rudolf Novak
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
April 1998, Volume 110, Page 380

The Orbital Period of AM Canum Venaticorum
David Harvey, David Skillman, Jonathan Kemp, Joseph Patterson, Tonny
Vanmunster, Robert Fried, and Alon Retter
Astrophysical Journal, Letters
1 February 1998, Volume 493, Page L105

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XII. CR Bootis, A Helium Dwarf Nova
Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp, Anouk Shambrook, Eugene Thomas, Jules
Halpern, David Skillman, David Harvey, Tonny Vanmunster, Alon Retter, David
Buckley, Daisaku Nogami, Taichi Kato, and Hajime Baba
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
October 1997, Volume 109, Page 1100

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XI. V603 Aquilae Revisited
Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp, Joelle Saad, David Skillman, David Harvey,
Robert Fried, John Thorstensen, and Richard Ashley
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
April 1997, Volume 109, Page 468

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. X. V1974 Cygni (Nova Cygni 1992)
David Skillman, David Harvey, Joseph Patterson, and Tonny Vanmunster
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
February 1997, Volume 109, Page 114

Pulsations and Accretion Geometry in YY Draconis: A Study Based on Hubble Space Telescope Observations
Carole Haswell, Joseph Patterson, John Thorstensen, Coel Hellier, and David Skillman
Astrophysical Journal
20 February 1997, Volume 476, Page 847

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. IX. AL Comae Berenices
Joseph Patterson, Thomas Augusteijn, David Harvey, David Skillman, Timothy
Abbott, and John Thorstensen
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
September 1996, Volume 108, Page 748

Periods and Quasiperiods in the Cataclysmic Variable BZ Camelopardalis
Joseph Patterson, Rocio Patino, John Thorstensen, David Harvey, David Skillman,
and Frederick Ringwald
Astronomical Journal
June 1996, Volume 111, Page 2422

Photometry of the New DQ Her Star RX J0558.0+5353
David Skillman
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
February 1996, Volume 108, Page 130

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. VIII. V1159 Orionis
Joseph Patterson, Francisco Jablonski, Christopher Koen, Darragh Donoghue,
and David Skillman
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
December 1995, Volume 107, Page 1183

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. V. V503 Cygni
David Harvey, David Skillman, Joseph Patterson, and Frederick Ringwald
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
June 1995, Volume 107, Page 551

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. IV. MV Lyrae
David Skillman, Joseph Patterson, and John Thorstensen
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
June 1995, Volume 107, Page 545

The Remarkable Eclipsing Asynchronous AM Herculis Binary RXJ19402-1025
Joseph Patterson, David Skillman, John Thorstensen, and Coel Hellier
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
April 1995, Volume 107, Page 307

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. III. V795 Herculis
Joseph Patterson and David Skillman
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
November 1994, Volume 106, Page 1141

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. II. PG 0917+342
David Skillman and Joseph Patterson
Astrophysical Journal
1 November 1993, Volume 417, Page 298

Superhumps in Cataclysmic Variables. I. T Leonis
Kristi Lemm, Joseph Patterson, Eugene Thomas, and David Skillman
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
October 1993, Volume 105, Page 1120

Radio Light Curves of V471 Tauri
Joseph Patterson, Jean-Pierre Caillault, and David Skillman
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
August 1993, Volume 105, Page 848

The 1991 V603 Aquilae Campaign: Superhumps and P-Dots
Joseph Patterson, Eugene Thomas, David Skillman, and Marcos Diaz
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
May 1993, Volume 86, Page 235

V471 Tauri, Ballerina of the Hyades
David Skillman and Joseph Patterson
Astronomical Journal
September 1988, Volume 96, Page 976

High Earth Orbit Design for Lunar Assisted Small Explorer Class Missions
M. Mathews, M. Hametz, J. Cooley, D. Skillman
Flight Mechanics Estimation Theory Symposium, NASA GSFC, 5/17-19/1994
NASA Conference Publication 3265

Steps toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in
Galactic Nuclei. XII. Ground-based Monitoring of 3C 390.3

Dietrich, M.; Peterson, B. M.; Albrecht, P.; Altmann, M.; Barth, A. J.; Bennie, P. J.; Bertram, R.;
Bochkarev, N. G.; Bock, H.; Braun, J. M.; Burenkov, A.; Collier, S.; Fang, L.-Z.; Francis, O. P.;
Filippenko, A. V.; Foltz, C. B.; Gaessler, W.; Gaskell, C. M.; Geffert, M.; Ghosh, K. K.; Hilditch, R. W.;
Honeycutt, R. K.; Horne, K.; Huchra, J. P.; Kaspi, S.; Kuemmel, M.; Leighly, K. M.; Leonard, D. C.;
Malkov, Yu. F.; Mikhailov, V.; Miller, H. R.; Morrill, A. C.; Noble, J.; O’Brien, P. T.; Oswalt, T. D.;
Pebley, S. P.; Pfeiffer, M.; Pronik, V. I.; Qian, B.-C.; Robertson, J. W.; Robinson, A.; Rumstay, K. S.;
Schmoll, J.; Sergeev, S. G.; Sergeeva, E. A.; Shapovalova, A. I.; Skillman, D. R.; Snedden, S. A.;
Soundararajaperumal, S.; Stirpe, G. M.; Tao, J.; Turner, G. W.; Wagner, R. M.; Wagner, S. J.; Wei, J. Y.;
Wu, H.; Zheng, W.; Zou, Z. L.

Astrophysical Journal Supplement v.115, p.185 04/1998

Running a Telescope with a Microcomputer
David Skillman
Sky and Telescope
January 1981, Page 71

An Evening of CCD Astronomy
David Skillman
Sky and Telescope
May 1993, Page 83