Laura Ferrarese
| Laura Ferrarese | |
|---|---|
| Born | Padova, Italy |
| Awards | President of the Canadian Astronomical Society |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions |
Rutgers University California Institute of Technology National Research Council of Canada |
Laura Ferrarese is a researcher in space science at the National Research Council of Canada.
Life
She was born in Padova, Italy and studied at the University of Padova,[1] going on to receive a PhD in physics from Johns Hopkins University in 1996. She became a professor at Rutgers University in 2004.[2] She also worked at the California Institute of Technology.[3] Ferrarese was named guest lecturer for the Helen Sawyer Hogg Prize Lecture in 2014.[2]
Ferrarese is president of the Canadian Astronomical Society. She is a recognized leader in research into supermassive black holes. She has led several major galaxy surveys with the Hubble Space Telescope and the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope.[2]
References
- ↑ "Curriculum Vitae of Laura Ferrarese" (PDF). University of Victoria.
- 1 2 3 "CASCA 2015 Press Tip Sheet" (PDF). Canadian Astronomical Society.
- ↑ "Two Public Astronomy Lectures Help Mark 100 Years of Astronomy Group in Victoria". Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
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