Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen

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Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen
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Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen in front of the 20 m radio telescope at Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden
Alma mater University of Copenhagen
University of Leiden
Known forExtragalactic astrophysics
Scientific career
Institutions Chalmers University of Technology

Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen is a professor of astrophysics in the department of Space, Earth and Environment at Chalmers University of Technology. [1] Her research concerns galaxy formation and evolution.

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She is a member of the Swedish Young Academy [2] and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) [3]

Early life and education

Knudsen studied at the University of Copenhagen, and at the University of Leiden where she received a PhD.

Research and career

Knudsen's research focuses particularly on star forming galaxies at cosmological distances. She uses large, modern telescopes such as ALMA, VLT, IRAM PdBI, and VLA to study the properties of redshift z=2–7 (lensed) submillimeter galaxies and quasar host galaxies. [1]

Awards and honours

References

  1. 1 2 "Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen | Chalmers". www.chalmers.se.
  2. ↑ "Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen - Sveriges Unga Akademi". www.sverigesungaakademi.se. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  3. ↑ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhället i Göteborg (KVVS) | Vetenskaps- och lärarpriser".
  5. ↑ "With her sights set on the outermost limits of the universe". Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
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