Beth Willman

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Beth Willman
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Willman in 2021
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fields Astronomy
Institutions
Thesis A Survey for Resolved Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites  (2003)
Doctoral advisor Julianne Dalcanton

Beth Willman is an American astronomer who is the Chief Executive Officer of the LSST Discovery Alliance, [1] an astronomical organization notable for its support of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. She was previously the deputy director of the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) and an associate professor of astronomy at Haverford College.

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Education

Beth Willman received her B.A. in astrophysics at Columbia University. [2] In 2003 she received a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Washington. [2] [3] Her doctoral advisor was Julianne Dalcanton and her thesis was on Milky Way dwarf satellite galaxies. [3] Beth Willman has also been a James Arthur Fellow at New York University's Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, and a Clay Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. [2] [4]

Research

Willman mainly focuses her research on cosmology. Her specialty is investigating the least luminous galaxies in our known Universe. [5] [6] The galaxy Willman 1, which she discovered during her postdoc, is named after her. [7]

References

  1. "Directors, Officers, Advisors & Staff | Corporate". www.lsstcorporation.org. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Lotozo, Eils (September 22, 2008). "Astronomer Beth Willman Joins Faculty". Haverford College . Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Willman, Beth (2003). A Survey for Resolved Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites (PhD thesis). University of Washington. hdl:1773/5445. OCLC   55506260.
  4. "Beth Willman: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: Construction Progress and Scientific Opportunities". SPIE . June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  5. Spitz, Anna (October 2009). "Beth Willman—Enjoying New Challenges at LSST and in Philadelphia, PA". LSST E-News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  6. "Haverford College – Beth Willman". Haverford.edu. Haverford College. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  7. Finkbeiner, Ann (August 17, 2012). "Beth Willman Really Does Have A Galaxy". The Awl. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.