# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sally-oey
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:48:59.850Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/sally-oey"
name: "Sally Oey"
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description: "Dr. Sally Oey is an American astronomer at the University of Michigan and an expert in massive, hot stars which are often precursors to supernovae. In 1999, she was awarded the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and, in 2006, was invited to give an address to the 206th meeting of the AAS. Oey is currently a professor and is a member of the board of the Gemini Observatory. In 2023, the University of Michigan named her an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in recognition of her contributions to undergraduate education."
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birthDate: "1957"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump