Jan J. Eldridge

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Jan J. Eldridge
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Eldridge in 2023
CitizenshipNew Zealand
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Known forResearch on evolution of binary star systems, co-developing Binary Population and Spectral Synthesis models (BPASS)
AwardsAnne Green Prize for Mid-Career Scientist, awarded by the Astronomical Society of Australia (2020); Faculty of Science Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching, awarded by the University of Auckland (2019)
Scientific career
Fields Theoretical astrophysics
Institutions Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, University of Auckland
Thesis

Jan J. Eldridge [1] is a theoretical astrophysicist based in New Zealand. Eldridge is the head of the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland [1] and co-author of The Structure And Evolution Of Stars.

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Education and research

Eldridge obtained their MA and MSci from the University of Cambridge, England. [2] They also obtained their PhD in astrophysics at Cambridge, in the Institute of Astronomy, with a thesis titled 'Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae'. [2] [3] [4] They worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris and Queen's University in Belfast, before returning to the Institute of Astrophysics at Cambridge. [2] [3] In 2011 they were appointed lecturer in astrophysics at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

Eldridge studies the evolution of binary stars using numerical models. [5] At the University of Auckland, together with Elizabeth Stanway  [ Wikidata ], they co-developed the Binary Population and Spectral Synthesis (BPASS) models to study the evolution of stars. [6] [7] They used these models to show that globular clusters were younger than previously thought. [7] [6]

Together with Christopher Adam Tout, they wrote The Structure And Evolution Of Stars, published in 2019 by World Scientific Europe. [8]

Eldridge has been acknowledged numerous times for their teaching skills. They were the Physics Department Teacher of the Year in both 2012 and 2016, and received a Faculty of Science Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching from the University of Auckland in 2019. [9] [10] They are also a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and Fellow of the Astronomical Society of Australia [2] and were awarded the Anne Green Prize in 2020. [11]

LGBTQIA+ advocacy

Eldridge is a non-binary trans woman, and uses they/them and she/her pronouns. They are a strong advocate of LGBTQIA+ inclusion. [12] They sit on the Equity committee in the Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland. [13] They also lead the Trans on Campus and Rainbow Science groups at the university. [14] Their efforts have been recognized as key in winning the Pleiades Bronze Award by the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland. [14] They also work with the Australian Society of Astronomy (ASA) on the Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable Astronomy (IDEA) group. [13] [15] For their work in LGBTQIA+ inclusion they were shortlisted for the New Zealand LGBTI Hero of the Year Award. [16] [17] [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About the department - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dr JJ Eldridge - The University of Auckland". www.physics.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Meg (4 December 2017). "Reintroducing JJ Eldridge". astrotweeps. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Eldridge, [JJ] (2 February 2005). Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae (Thesis). Cornell University. arXiv: astro-ph/0502046 . Bibcode:2005PhDT.........7E.
  5. ↑ Morton, Jamie (5 January 2018). "Science Made Simple: JJ Eldridge on binary stars". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Globular clusters 4 billion years younger than previously thought". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. 1 2 Morton, Jamie (5 June 2018). "Stellar discovery could prompt a rethink on the universe". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Structure And Evolution Of Stars, The". blackwells.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Teaching – Dr Jan J. Eldridge". jjeldridge.blogs.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Discovery". profiles.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Anne Green Prize". Astronomical Society of Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Kirkpatrick, Jessica (3 October 2016). "Women In Astronomy: Guest Post: Understanding Gender Fluidity". Women In Astronomy. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  13. 1 2 "JJ Eldridge". Curious Minds, He Hihiri i te Mahara. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Pleiades Award - The University of Auckland". www.physics.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Steering Committee". 25 May 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "Celebrate Equality! Voting is Underway for the New Zealand LGBTI Awards Finalists". MediaPA. 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "HERO". NEW ZEALAND LGBTI AWARDS. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  18. ↑ Ashimbayeva, Elina. "On astrophysics and figuring out who you are by JJ Eldridge". www.kiaora.co. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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