Amy Mainzer is an American astronomer, specializing in astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy. She holds a Bachelors degree with honors in Phyisics, and Masters and Ph.D degrees in Astronomy. Dr. Mainzer is a research scientist working on different projects at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), the Near Earth Object Camera (NEOCam), and NEOWISE mission to study asteroids and comets using the reactivated WISE satellite. She previously worked for Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center on the Spitzer Space Telescope.
