Beth Willman
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.jpg) Willman in 2021 | |
| Nationality | American |
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| Fields | Astronomy |
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| Thesis | A Survey for Resolved Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | Julianne Dalcanton |
Beth Willman is an American astronomer who is the Chief Executive Officer of the LSST Discovery Alliance,[1] an astronomical organization notable for its support of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. She was previously the deputy director of the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) and an associate professor of astronomy at Haverford College.
Education
[edit]Beth Willman received her B.A. in astrophysics at Columbia University.[2] In 2003 she received a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Washington.[2][3] Her doctoral advisor was Julianne Dalcanton and her thesis was on Milky Way dwarf satellite galaxies.[3] Beth Willman has also been a James Arthur Fellow at New York University's Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, and a Clay Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.[2][4]
Research
[edit]Beth mainly focuses her research on cosmology. Her specialty is investigating the least luminous galaxies in our known Universe.[5][6] The galaxy Willman 1, which she discovered during her postdoc, is named after her.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Directors, Officers, Advisors & Staff | Corporate". www.lsstcorporation.org. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c Lotozo, Eils (September 22, 2008). "Astronomer Beth Willman Joins Faculty". Haverford College. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Willman, Beth (2003). A Survey for Resolved Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites (PhD thesis). University of Washington. hdl:1773/5445. OCLC 55506260 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Beth Willman: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: Construction Progress and Scientific Opportunities". SPIE. June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Spitz, Anna (October 2009). "Beth Willman—Enjoying New Challenges at LSST and in Philadelphia, PA". LSST E-News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "Haverford College—Beth Willman". Haverford.edu. Haverford College. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ Finkbeiner, Ann (August 17, 2012). "Beth Willman Really Does Have A Galaxy". The Awl. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
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