Andrea M. Ghez
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 59 |
Official site | astro.ucla.edu |
Date of birth | June 16,1965 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | New York |
United States | |
Discovered | S55 |
Spouse | Tom LaTourrette |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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California Institute of Technology | |
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Known for | Discovery of a supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center; Adaptive optics |
Galactic Center | |
Adaptive optics | |
Books | You Can be a Woman Astronomer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
Crafoord Prize | |
Nobel Prize in Physics | |
Nationality | American |
Doctor advisor | Gerry Neugebauer |
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ID | 3642061 |
Andrea M. Ghez Life story
Andrea Mia Ghez is an American astrophysicist and professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine chair in Astrophysics, at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on the center of the Milky Way galaxy.