Renée Hložek
Renée Hložek | |
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![]() Renée Hložek in Toronto, October 2019 | |
Born | 15 November 1983 |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town University of Oxford |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Toronto Princeton University |
Thesis | Probing the early universe and dark energy with multi-epoch cosmological data |
Doctoral advisor | Jo Dunkley |
Website | https://www.reneehlozek.com |
Renée Hložek (born 15 November 1983) is a South African cosmologist, Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, and an Azrieli Global Scholar within the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.[1] She studies the cosmic microwave background, Type Ia supernova and baryon acoustic oscillations. She is a Sloan Research Fellow in 2020. Hložek identifies as bisexual.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Hložek studied mathematics at the University of Pretoria and the University of Cape Town graduating in 2008.[3][4] During her undergraduate studies she worked on dark energy.[5] She completed her PhD at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 2011.[6][4] Her thesis, "Probing the early universe and Dark Energy with multi-epoch cosmological data", used the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and Sloan Digital Sky Survey.[7] Her doctoral advisor was Jo Dunkley.[7] During her time at Oxford, she appeared on Chris Lintott's Pub Astronomy podcast and 365 Days of Astronomy.[8][9]
Research and career
[edit]After her PhD Hložek joined Princeton University as a Lyman Spitzer Jr. Postdoctoral Research Fellow.[3] At Princeton University she prepared for the polarisation-sensitive Atacama Cosmology Telescope.[3] In 2012 she was appointed a Spitzer-Cotsen Fellow at Princeton University.[3][10] At Princeton she took part in a prison teaching initiative, and formed the Hope-Princeton exchange to bring young black women into Princeton's astronomy departments.[3][11] She took part in the Story Collider.[12] In 2013 she took part in the Science Train started by Lucianne Walkowicz at Princeton, where she took to the New York City Subway to talk to the public about astronomy.[13]
She joined the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in 2016.[14] She continues to work with the polarisation instrument on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope, alongside data from Planck and Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe and BICEP and Keck Array.[15] She looks to classify radio transient signals using the Algonquin 46m radio telescope.[16] She has worked with the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.[17] In 2017 she took part in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Untangling the Cosmos event.[18] In 2020 she was awarded a Sloan Research Fellow.[19]
Hložek was named a TED Fellow in 2012 and a Senior Fellow in 2014,[20] however she resigned the fellowship in 2024.[21] Her contribution to TEDed "The death of the universe" has been viewed 1.1 Million times.[22][23] She has spoken at several TED events, including the 2014 TED conference in Vancouver.[24][25][26][27] She takes part in several activities to improve gender balance in science.[28][29][30][31][32]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the 2019-2021 cohort of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars". CIFAR. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek". 500 Queer Scientists. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e University, Princeton. "Renée Hlozek - Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts". www.princeton.edu. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Renée Hlozek | TED Fellow | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek | University of Toronto - Academia.edu". utoronto.academia.edu. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek | University of Oxford Department of Physics". www2.physics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Theses | Atacama Cosmology Telescope". act.princeton.edu. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "365 Days of Astronomy". 365 Days of Astronomy. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Welcome pubastronomy.com - BlueHost.com". www.pubastronomy.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Hlozek, Renée (2014). "Small-scale CMB cosmology ACT, Planck and beyond" (PDF). Cornell University. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Hope-Princeton Exchange | TED Blog". blog.ted.com. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek: Who Looks Like A Scientist?". The Story Collider. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Lemonick, Michael D. "Ride the Science Train—aka the New York Subway". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Renée Hložek | Astrophysicist, Cosmology Theorist And Astrostatistics Expert |". Successness. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "TAP Colloquium: Dr. Renée Hlozek | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory | The University of Arizona". www.lpl.arizona.edu. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek | SOSCIP". SOSCIP. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek - Inside The Perimeter". Inside The Perimeter. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - CIFAR : CIFAR". www.cifar.ca. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Renée Hložek awarded Sloan Research Fellowship". www.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Dr Renée Hlozek, Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University on TED - Womanthology". Womanthology. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ McGreal, Chris (24 January 2024). "Ted fellows resign from organisation after Bill Ackman named as speaker". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "The death of the universe - Renée Hlozek". TED-Ed. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Popova, Maria (16 July 2015). "The Science of How the Universe Will End, in a Poetic Animation". Brain Pickings. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ TED Archive (25 August 2017), The making of cosmic soup | Renee Hlozek, retrieved 27 May 2018
- ^ TED Archive (12 December 2017), Making sense of everything we know about space | Renée Hlozek, retrieved 27 May 2018
- ^ TEDx Talks (25 March 2014), Disruptive cosmology | Renee Hlozek | TEDxPrincetonU, retrieved 27 May 2018
- ^ TEDxYouth (27 February 2014), Cosmology- Discovering the Unknown: Renee Hlozek at TEDxSpenceSchool, retrieved 27 May 2018
- ^ "Renee Hlozek". Ignite - Global Fund for Women. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "032: Strong Women in Science: Cosmologist Prof. Renee Hlozek | The Strong Women's Club". www.thestrongwomensclub.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Women in Science, Interview with Renee Hlozek, Princeton University Cosmologist & TED Fellow | Lady Paragons". ladyparagons.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "The Real Deal: Renee Hlozek, Cosmologist". highheelsinthelab.blogspot.co.uk. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "The Strong Women's Club: Fitness business in depth. Health and wellness as tools for success for business women, corporations, female entrepreneurs. : 032: Strong Women in Science: Cosmologist Prof. Renee Hlozek". thestrongwomensclub.libsyn.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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- South African LGBT scientists
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