Lisa Kewley
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Lisa Kewley is a Hubble Fellow in Astronomy
at the University of Hawaii
Institute for Astronomy
.
She was raised in South Australia.
She graduated from Adelaide University with a BSc(Hons) in astrophysics, and from the Australian National University
with a PhD in 2002.
She received a CfA fellowship at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
.
Her area of interest is galaxy evolution.
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
at the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
Institute for Astronomy
Institute for Astronomy
The Institute for Astronomy is a research unit within the University of Hawaii system, led by Günther Hasinger as Director. IfA main headquarters are located at 2680 Woodlawn Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, , on the University of Hawaii at Mānoa campus. Additional facilities are located at Pukalani,...
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She was raised in South Australia.
She graduated from Adelaide University with a BSc(Hons) in astrophysics, and from the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
with a PhD in 2002.
She received a CfA fellowship at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is one of the largest and most diverse astrophysical institutions in the world, where scientists carry out a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics, earth and space sciences, and science education...
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Her area of interest is galaxy evolution.
Awards
- 2008 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in AstronomyNewton Lacy Pierce Prize in AstronomyThe Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society to a young astronomer for outstanding achievement in observational astronomical research.Pierce Prize winners:* 1974 Edwin M. Kellogg...
- 2005 Annie Jump Cannon Award in AstronomyAnnie J. Cannon Award in AstronomyThe Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society to a woman resident of North America, who is within five years of receipt of a Ph.D., for distinguished contributions to astronomy or for similar contributions in related sciences which have immediate...
for her studies of oxygen in galaxies.
External links
- Lisa J. Kewley", Scientific commons