Elaine Sadler

Elaine Sadler is an Australian astrophysicist. She serves as Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Physics at the University of Sydney and as director of the CAASTRO centre.[1] She was elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2010 and is a member of the International Astronomical Union.[2] She has published over 150 papers.[3]

Biography

Sadler's interest in astronomy developed when she was eight years old and received a book with photographs of telescopes and the Universe, which "got me thinking about big questions."[4] At age 11, she joined the local amateur astronomical society in Guildford, England, where she was the youngest member.[4]

Sadler studied physics at the University of Queensland, where she received her undergraduate degree.[5] She received her PhD in astronomy from Australian National University[5] in 1983.[4] Following graduation, she worked at the European Southern Observatory and Kitt Peak National Observatory before moving to the Australian Astronomical Observatory.[4] In 1993, she began working at the University of Sydney. Receiving three ARC Fellowships, she "had time to carry out research projects with a broad scope."[4] With a team of colleagues, Sadler developed a radio atlas of the entire southern sky, using the University of Sydney's Molonglo radio telecopes, which is now used by astronomers internationally.[4]

In 2010, Sadler was elected to the Australian Academy of Science, which described her as having conducted "world-leading research."[6]

In her role directing CAASTRO, she "oversees a network of over 100 scientists and more than 40 research students across CAASTRO's seven university nodes (at the University of Sydney, Australia National University, Curtin University, University of Melbourne, University of Quensland, Swinburne University of Technology and University of Western Australia) and eleven Australian and overseas partner institutions."[7]

In July 2015, Sadler's research team found a 5-billion-year-old galaxy using the CSIRO's Australian SKA pathfinder.[8][9]

Sadler's primary research areas include galaxy evolution and active galaxies.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Elaine M. Sadler Main/Home Page". www.physics.usyd.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Manly Astrophysics Prof Elaine Sadler". manlyastrophysics.org. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  3. ↑ "CAASTRO - News - Professor Elaine Sadler announced as new CAASTRO Director". www.caastro.org. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "News | The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  5. 1 2 "ABC Classic FM - Midday - Astrophysicist Professor Elaine Sadler". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Professor Elaine Sadler | Australian Academy of Science". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  7. ↑ Sydney, The University of. "Professor Elaine Sadler - The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  8. ↑ "Speaking to an Astrophysicist Who Just Discovered a Five-Billion-Year-Old Galaxy | VICE | Canada". VICE. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  9. ↑ "Aussie radio telescope detects signal from galaxy 5 billion light years away". RT International. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
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