Stephanie Snedden

Stephanie A. Snedden is a researcher in space science at Apache Point Observatory,[1] New Mexico State University in the US. The minor planet 133008 Snedden 2002 is named after her; it was discovered by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point Observatory on 5 October 2002. She has published papers including The Case for Optically Thick High-Velocity Broad-Line Region Gas in Active Galactic Nuclei.[2]

Education

Snedden gained her BS from Sonoma State University in 1983,[1] her MS in physics and astronomy from the University of Nebraska in 1995,[3] and her PhD from University of Nebraska in 2001.[1]

Research interests

Snedden studies the physics of active galactic nuclei, particularly the structure and kinematics of gas in the broad-line region.[1]

Media

Snedden appeared on Nova, in the 13 April 2010 documentary Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever-Expanding Universe.[4]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stephanie Snedden". New Mexico State University. 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. Snedden, Stephanie A.; Gaskell, C. Martin (November 2007). "The Case for Optically Thick High-Velocity Broad-Line Region Gas in Active Galactic Nuclei". The Astrophysical Journal 669 (1): 126134. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. "CSWA Women in Astronomy". Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy. American Astronomical Society. 2000. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. Stephanie Snedden at the Internet Movie Database

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