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M/S 183-301
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
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818.354.6913
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Timothy Crawford

Education
  • Associate Degree in Science from Glendale College
  • California State University, Northridge

Research Interests
  • High precision Fabry-Perot and Michelson interferometers fabrication and utilization
  • LASERs and LASER systems
  • Measurements of distances, optical properties, system stability, molecular spectroscopy and radio-frequency characterizations

Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1988-Present)
    • Research Technician, Earth and Space Sciences Division (2010-Present)
    • Senior Technical Assistant, Earth and Space Sciences Division (2002-2010)
    • Technical Assistant (1995-2002)
    • Senior Engineering Assistant, (1991-1995)
    • Engineering Assistant (1988-1991)
  • International Telephone and Telegraph, JPL Contractor (1978-1988)
    • Engineering Assistant (1985-1988)
    • Telemetry (1978-1985)
  • Philco Ford, JPL Contractor (1975-1978)
    • Computer Operations (1975-1978)

Selected Awards
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, PanFTS Instrument Development Team (2012)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Molecular Spectroscopy Team (2006)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Aura, Microwave Limb Sounder Instrument Team (2005)
  • Goddard Space Flight Center Group Achievement Award Aura Team (2005)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Aura Project (2005)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Balloon Observations of the Stratosphere (2004)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, IRAS, Data Systems Development and Operations Team (1984)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Voyager, Control Center Operations (1981)
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Voyager, Computer Support Services (1981)

Selected Publications
  1. K. Sung, A.W. Mantz, L.R. Brown, M.A.H. Smith, T.J. Crawford, V.M. Devi, and D.C. Benner. Cryogenic absorption cells operating inside a Bruker IFS-125HR: first results for 13CH4 at 7 µm. J. Mol. Spectrosc., 262,122-134 (2010).
  2. R.A. Toth, K. Sung, L.R. Brown, and T.J. Crawford. Line positions and strengths of 41 bands including 10 OCS isotopologues in the 3850 - 4200 cm-1 region. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 111, 1193-1208 (2010).
  3. K. Sung, L.R. Brown, R.A. Toth, and T.J. Crawford, FT-IR measurements of H2O-broadened half-widths of CO2 at 4.3 µm. Canad. J. Phys. 87, 469 -484 (2009).
  4. K. Sung, R.A. Toth, L.R. Brown, and T.J. Crawford. Line strength measurements of carbonyl sulfide (16O12C32S) in the 2v3, v1+2v2+v3, and 4v2+v3 bands. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 110, 2082 - 2101 (2009).
  5. Dick, M. J., B. J. Drouin, T. J. Crawford, J. C. Pearson, Pressure broadening of the J = 5 - 4 transition of carbon monoxide from 17 to 200 K: A new collisional cooling experiment, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 110, 628-638 ( 2009).
  6. Maiwald F, S. Martin, J. Bruston, A. Maestrini, T. Crawford, P. Siegel, "2.7 THz Waveguide Tripler using Monolithic Membrane Diodes," IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona (2001)

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