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Amy Barger
American astronomer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1971 · age 55
Amy J. Barger is an American astronomer and Henrietta Leavitt Professor of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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2017Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2015Guggenheim FellowshipAward2007Maria Goeppert-Mayer AwardAward2003Packard Fellowship for Science and EngineeringAward2002Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in AstronomyAward2001Annie Jump Cannon Award in AstronomyAward1971Born18 January 1971
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She is considered a pioneer in combining data from multiple telescopes to monitor multiple wavelengths and in discovering distant galaxies and supermassive black holes, which are outside of the visible spectrum. Barger is an active member of the International Astronomical Union.
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1971 · age 55
Where to find them
The same award as Amy
Alexei FilippenkoBoth received Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy
Feryal ÖzelBoth received Maria Goeppert-Mayer AwardErika Böhm-VitenseBoth received Annie Jump Cannon Award in AstronomyChristopher HirataBoth received Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
John PardonBoth received Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
Henrietta Hill SwopeBoth received Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy