Felix James Lockman

Dr. Felix James "Jay" Lockman is the Green Bank Telescope Principle Scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). He provides strategic guidance on scientific priorities for the GBT and collaborates with the American Astronomical Society and Planck satellite teams.

• B.S., Drexel University
• Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Institution of Washington
• Postdoctoral Fellow, NRAO

Dr. Lockman's research explores the Milky Way's structure, the interstellar medium, and gas flows into/out of galaxies. His work includes discovering a massive HI cloud with potential for over a million stars.

His publications span 1989-2005, focusing on Galactic HII regions, HI distribution, and halo dynamics. Articles highlight radio recombination lines, extragalactic surveys, and observational techniques.

Dr. Lockman has served on NSF and NASA advisory panels and was elected to the American Astronomical Society Council (2007-2010). He contributed to remote observing frameworks and galactic HI data accessibility.