# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rebekah-dawson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:13:18.291Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/rebekah-dawson"
name: "Rebekah Dawson"
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description: "Rebekah Dawson is an American astrophysicist and a former associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on simulating the evolution of exoplanetary orbits and compositions to better understand how planetary systems form."
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birthDate: "1950"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump