manfred bester

Manfred Bester received a doctorate in Physics from the University of Cologne, Germany, in 1984 with thesis work in millimeter-wave spectroscopy and radio astronomy. He joined UCB/SSL in 1986 and currently holds a position as Director of Operations, managing mission and science operations, navigation and ground systems functions. He also serves as Mission Operations Manager for THEMIS, ARTEMIS, NuSTAR, and ICON. He is a member of the AAS, ASP, OSA, and SPIE, a senior member of the AIAA, and a co-organizer of Track 12, Ground and Space Operations, at the IEEE Aerospace Conference.