Tracy Slatyer
Tracy Slatyer is a particle physicist with a concentration in theoretical astrophysics.[1][2] She was a 2014 recipient of the Rossi Prize for gamma ray detection of Fermi bubbles, which are unexpected large structure in our galaxy.[3][4][5] Her research also involves seeking explanations for dark matter and the gamma ray haze at the center of the Milky Way.[6]
Early life and education
She studied at Narrabundah College in Canberra, Australia.[7] Slatyer received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Harvard University.[3]
Career and research
- 9/2010 - 7/2013 Member of Institute for Advanced Study[1]
- Assistant Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Honors and awards
- Rossi Prize 2014 with Douglas Finkbeiner and Meng Su[3]
References
- ^ a b "Tracy Slatyer". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Physics - Tracy R. Slatyer". physics.aps.org. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "2014 Rossi prize awarded to Douglas Finkbeiner, Tracy Slatyer, and Meng Su". astronomy.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Meng Su wins 2014 Bruno Rossi Prize (along with Tracy Slatyer, MIT, and Douglas Finkbeiner, CfA) | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research". space.mit.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "HEAD AAS Rossi Prize Winners | High Energy Astrophysics Division". head.aas.org. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Sokol, Joshua (1 September 2016), "A Seeker of Dark Matter's Hidden Light: The physicist Tracy Slatyer is searching for faint wisps of dark matter annihilating in the early universe — and perhaps in hiding places closer to home", Quanta.
- ^ Griffiths, John (6 November 2014). "Celebrating ACT Public School alumni". CityNews.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.