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William Morgan Jackson (born September 24, 1936) is a Distinguished Research and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at University of California, Davis and pioneer in the field of astrochemistry. His work considers cometary astrochemistry and the development of laser photochemistry to understand planetary atmospheres.
[2] [3] In 2019, she organized an event at the Adler Planetarium to highlight Black women in astrochemistry and planetary sciences as part of the Wakandacon convention. [3] Building on the success of Black Birders Week , an online campaign that highlighted Black nature enthusiasts and increased the visibility of Black birders , Walker co ...
[1] During her time as an undergraduate, she was a member of physical chemistry and astrochemistry research, [1] and published two scientific papers based on her work in the groups. [ 1 ] Following her undergraduate studies, Öberg took up a Ph.D. position at Leiden University in the Netherlands under the supervision of Ewine van Dishoeck and ...
Cultural astronomy, sometimes called the study of Astronomy in Culture, has been described as investigating "the diversity of ways in which cultures, both ancient and modern, perceive celestial objects and integrate them into their view of the world."
Helge Stjernholm Kragh (born February 13, 1944) is a Danish historian of science who focuses on the development of 19th century physics, chemistry, and astronomy. [1] His published work includes biographies of Paul Dirac, Julius Thomsen and Ludvig Lorenz, and The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology (2019) which he co-edited with Malcolm Longair.
Professor Williams field of study is astrochemistry, involving the study of molecular line emissions in outer space to analyse and interpret the evolutionary process of the universe. He led research groups at both Manchester and London and produced more than 300 publications in journals and books.
Pascale Ehrenfreund was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1960.She began her university studies at the University of Vienna, where she studied astronomy and biology. She went on to earn a degree in molecular biology at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Salzburg (Austrian Academy of Sciences) in 1988 and then completed her doctorate in astrophysics at the University of Paris VII and the University ...
Ewine Fleur van Dishoeck (born 13 June 1955, in Leiden) is a Dutch astronomer and chemist. [1] She is Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden Observatory, [1] [2] and served as the President of the International Astronomical Union (2018–2021) and a co-editor of the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics (2012–present). [3]