Jacob Noel-Storr

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Jacob Noel-Storr
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Born (1976-05-29) 29 May 1976 (age 48)
Telford, England
EducationPhD Astronomy, Columbia University (2004); MPhil Astronomy, Columbia University (2001); MA Astronomy, Columbia University (2000); MSci (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics, University of Birmingham (1998)
Occupation(s)Astrophysicist; educator; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) advocate
Employer(s) University of Groningen, Rochester Institute of Technology (former), University of Arizona (former), Columbia University (former)
Organization(s) Association for Astronomy Education, InsightSTEM, KNAC, NAEIC, International Astronomical Union, European Astronomical Society
TitleX-Lab-PAM Team Leader University of Groningen and Co-chair Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion, International Astronomical Union EC Working Group.

Jacob Noel-Storr is an astrophysics researcher and science education and outreach specialist researcher, Presently the lecturer for practical astronomy and X-Lab-PAM team leader at the University of Groningen [1] and president of InsightSTEM, Inc. He was an assistant research professor and director of the Insight Lab for Science Outreach and Learning Research at Rochester Institute of Technology, and assistant staff scientist in the Steward Observatory and Flandrau Science Center at the University of Arizona. He is known for contributions to the study of Active Galactic Nuclei / Supermassive Black Holes, as well as science / astronomy education and outreach.

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Noel-Storr is known for work in equity, inclusion and diversity in astronomy including serving terms as co-chair of the European Astronomical Society Advisory Committee for Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy (2019-2023), [2] and co-chair of the International Astronomical Union Executive Committee Working Group on Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion [3] (2021-2024), and a member of the Netherlands Astronomy Equity and Inclusion Committee. [4]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">3C 449</span> Radio galaxy in the constellation Lacerta

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 547</span> Galaxy in the constellation Cetus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">D. J. Saikia</span> Indian astrophysicist and radio astronomer

Dhruba J. Saikia FNAsc is an Indian astrophysicist and radio astronomer, with a keen interest in education, especially higher education. He was a professor at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) where he worked for over 40 years and is now at the IUCAA where he heads the Teaching Learning Centre and the National Resource Centre, which constitute the Astronomy Centre for Educators (ACE). Besides TIFR and IUCAA, he has been engaged in research and/or teaching at the Jodrell Bank Observatory of the University of Manchester, National Radio Astronomy Observatory USA, Queen's University at Kingston, Canada, Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science division, Australia, the University of Western Australia, Savitribai Phule Pune University and Cotton University, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">4C+55.16</span> Seyfert 2 galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">MRC 2011-298</span> Brightest cluster galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">PKS 1345+125</span> Galaxy merger in the constellation Boötes

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Markarian 463</span> Galaxy in the constellation of Boötes

Markarian 463 known as UGC 8850, is a galaxy merger located in the constellation Boötes. It is located 706 million light years from Earth. It is classified a double nucleus Seyfert galaxy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">3C 196.1</span> Radio galaxy in the constellation Hydra

3C 196.1 is a low-excitation radio galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. It has a redshift of 0.198 and was first discovered as an astronomical radio source in 1965. This object resides as the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) of a cool core galaxy cluster CIZA J0815.4-0308 located at the same redshift, with its source being best described as a HyMOR.

References

  1. ↑ "J. (Jake) Noel-Storr, PhD". University of Groningen. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "accessastronomy.eu - EAS Working Group". www.accessastronomy.eu. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". iau.org. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "accessastronomy.eu - Netherlands". www.accessastronomy.eu. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Noel-Storr, Jake; Willebrands, Michelle (15 August 2022). "Accessibility in astronomy for the visually impaired". Nature Astronomy. 6 (11): 1216–1218. arXiv: 2206.13815 . Bibcode:2022NatAs...6.1216N. doi:10.1038/s41550-022-01691-2. hdl:1887/3515568. ISSN   2397-3366. S2CID   250088959.
  6. ↑ Nordhaus, Jason; Campanelli, Manuela; Bochner, Joe; Warfield, Thomas; Bischof, Hans-Peter; Noel-Storr, Jake (24 July 2020). "AstroDance: Engaging Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Astrophysics via Multimedia Performances". Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities. 23 (1): 13. arXiv: 2006.10543 . Bibcode:2020JSESD..23...13N. doi: 10.14448/jsesd.12.0010 . ISSN   1940-9923. S2CID   219792942.
  7. ↑ Very Large Baseline Array observations of Mrk 6: probing the jet-lobe connection
  8. ↑ Innovative Low Cost Science Education Technology Tools: Increasing Access to Science for All
  9. ↑ VLBA and Chandra Observations of Jets in FRI Radio Galaxies: Constraints on Jet Evolution
  10. ↑ Modeling the Infrared Emission in Cygnus A
  11. ↑ Hubble Space Telescope Far-ultraviolet Observations of Brightest Cluster Galaxies: The Role of Star Formation in Cooling Flows and BCG Evolution
  12. ↑ NASA Family Science Night: Changing perceptions one family at a time
  13. ↑ An Infrared Survey of Brightest Cluster Galaxies. II. Why are Some Brightest Cluster Galaxies Forming Stars?
  14. ↑ Family Astronomy: Improving Practices and Developing New Approaches
  15. ↑ An Infrared Survey of Brightest Cluster Galaxies. I.
  16. ↑ Unveiling the nature of Seyfert nuclei with 1 – 100 micron spectral energy distributions.
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