Marcia J. Rieke
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Marcia J. Rieke | |
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| Born | Marcia Jean Keyes June 13, 1951 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Arizona Steward Observatory |
| Thesis | The Distribution of Celestial Infrared Sources. (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor | Susan G. Kleinmann |
Marcia J. Rieke is a Regents' Professor of Astronomy and Associate Department Head at the University of Arizona. [1] Dr. Rieke is the Principal Investigator on the near-infrared camera (NIRCam) for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). She has also served as the deputy-Principal Investigator on the Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and as the co-investigator for the multiband imaging photometer on the Spitzer Space Telescope, where she also acted as an outreach coordinator and a member of the Science Working Group. [2] Rieke was also involved with several infrared ground-based observatories, including the MMT Observatory in Arizona. She was co-vice chair of the Astro2010 Decadal Survey Committee for the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. Marcia Rieke is considered by many to be one of the "founding mothers" of infrared astronomy, along with Judith Pipher.[3][4]
Early life and education
Marcia Rieke was born Marcia Keyes on June 13, 1951 in Hillsdale, Michigan. Rieke and her family soon after moved to Midland, Michigan where she attended elementary, middle and high school. The presence of the Dow Chemical Company headquarters in Midland made science a topic of importance for kids throughout the school system. [5] She graduated from Midland High School (Midland, Michigan) in 1969.
Dr. Rieke studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1972 and her Ph.D. in 1976, both in physics.[6]
Personal life
Marcia Rieke is married to another noted infrared astronomer George H. Rieke.
Career and research
After receiving her degrees from MIT, Dr. Rieke became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona in 1976, and has remained ever since, now as Regents' Professor of Astronomy and Associate Department Head for Steward Observatory. Her scientific research interests include infrared observations of galactic nuclei and galaxies in the early universe (high-redshift galaxies).
In 2007, Rieke was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, other members include former vice presidents and Supreme Court justices, Nobel and Academy Award winners and prominent executives.[7]
In 2012, Rieke was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, which is considered one of the highest honors a U.S. scientist or engineer can achieve. She joins as a member, along with notable scientists such as Albert Einstein, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Thomas Edison, Chien-Shiung Wu, and Orville Wright.[8]
Honors and awards
- NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal (2014)
- Robert H. Goddard Award for Achievement in Science (2014)
- Lyman Spitzer Lecturer, Princeton University (2014)
- University of Arizona Galileo Circle Fellow (2006)
- Mortar Board Senior Honor Society (1995)
- National Science Foundation Faculty Award for Women (1992-1996)
- George Van Biesbroeck Prize (1980)
References
- ^ https://profiles.arizona.edu/person/mrieke
- ^ https://jwst.nasa.gov/meet-rieke.html
- ^ https://cswa.aas.org/bulletin.board/2001/12.21.01.html
- ^ https://users.physics.unc.edu/~gcsloan/library/2012/price/price08.pdf
- ^ https://jwst.nasa.gov/meet-rieke.html
- ^ https://jwst.nasa.gov/meet-rieke.html
- ^ https://www.amacad.org/news/noteworthy-0
- ^ http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=36921
- ^ https://www.as.arizona.edu/people/faculty/marcia-j-rieke
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