Judith Gamora Cohen
Judith Gamora Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 [2] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Radcliffe College, California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | among the designers of the Keck observatory |
| Awards | Ernest F. Fullam Award of the Dudley Observatory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of California Berkeley, Kitt Peak National Observatory, California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Guido Munch [1] |
| Website | https://www.pma.caltech.edu/content/judith-g-cohen and http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~jlc/ |
Judith Gamora Cohen is the Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. She holds a BA from Radcliffe College, a PhD from Caltech, and a BS from the University of Arizona. Her research in the structure and evolution of stars and galaxies has included developing instrumentation for the Keck observatory and leading the Caltech Faint Galaxy Redshift Survey,[3] with more than 200 published papers.[4]
She has given the Caroline Herschel Distinguished Lecture at Space Telescope Science Institute and the Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Distinguished Lecture at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University.
Some of her research has been described in the popular press. [5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Physics Tree - Judith G. Cohen Details". Academictree.org. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ Cohen, Judith G. (Judith Gamora), 1946- Alternative names. "Cohen, Judith G. (Judith Gamora), 1946". Socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~jlc/cv_nov2010.pdf
- ^ http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~jlc/bibliography_referee_11nov2010.pdf
- ^ Irion, Robert (2006-02-03). "Laser Points to Bright New Era for Ground-Based Astronomy | Science". Science.sciencemag.org. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ "A nearby dark matter galaxy? | Science Wire". EarthSky. 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118155444.htm
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