User:Mikeo

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Michael Oswald at Peyto Lake, Canada

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This user comes from Germany.

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This user speaks English at a near-native level.

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This user has visited 36 of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

[edit] About Me

Hi! I'm Michael Oswald, 31 years old, living in Braunschweig, Germany. Currently, I am working as a project scientist in the field of Astronautics. My main research topic is orbital debris, some may call it space junk. There, I am dealing with radar and optical observations of objects in orbit, detection performance modelling for all kinds of sensors, and modelling of the space debris environment of the Earth. I am the project manager for the ESA MASTER space debris environment model.

Besides my work, I do a lot of travelling. My camera, a Canon Powershot G3, is always with me. Some of the pictures that I have taken during my travels are now available in Wikimedia commons, under public domain, of course. Most of my contributions to Wikipedia are related to things other than my job. I am also keen on the history of the 20th century. The latter is what actually drew me to Wikipedia about 2 years ago. I was positively surprised by the unmatched depth of information provided in articles like Battle of Normandy, World War II, and many more. I realized that this is the winning concept for creating and maintaining a comprehensive encyclopedia.

For some reason, many of my trips have led me to the United States, and I have also lived there for some time. I got to know that country and its people pretty well.

[edit] Pictures that I have contributed to Wikipedia

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley NP, Kalifornien (Wikimedia Commons)	Na'Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawai'i (Wikimedia Commons)	Thurston Lava Tube, Big Island of Hawai'i (Wikimedia Commons)	Versteinerte Bäume, North Dakota (Wikimedia Commons)
Road to Hana, Maui (Wikimedia Commons)	Kihei Beach, Maui (Wikimedia Commons)	Honolulu (Wikimedia Commons)	Capitolio in Havana (Wikimedia Commons)
Gipfelregion des Mt. Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii (Wikimedia Commons)	Küste - Kipahulu Region, Haleakala NP, Maui, Hawaii	Pacific Rim National Park (Wikimedia Commons)	Memorial Jose Marti, Havana (Wikimedia Commons)
Bahia de Baracoa, Cuba (Wikimedia Commons)