Louise Gray Young | |
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Born | Louise Dillon October 4, 1935 |
Died | March 2, 2018 | (aged 82)
Alma mater | UCLA, California Institute of Technology |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Texas, Texas A&M University, Jet Propulsion Lab |
Louise Gray Young (October 4, 1935 - March 2, 2018) was an American astronomer and researcher who specialised in molecular spectroscopy.[1][2][3] She is best known for her spectroscopic analysis of the planetary atmospheres of Earth, Venus and Mars.[1][3][4][5]
Louise Dillon was born October 4, 1935, in Los Angeles, California, to Ruth Davis and Frank Dillon.[1][2][3] She studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating with Bachelor (1958) and Master (1959) degrees in engineering.[1][3] She was awarded her Ph.D. in engineering science at California Institute of Technology.[1][3] Her thesis was in the emission and transfer of radiation in gases under the direction of Stanford S. Penner.[6]
In 1965, Young started working at the engineering faculty at University of California, Los Angeles.[1][3] In 1967, she became a research associate in astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin.[1][3] Young then went on to work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab until 1974.[1] After which, Young became a research scientist at Texas A&M University.[1]
In 1976, Young became a fellow of the Optical Society of America.[1][3] She was also a member of the American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, and American Meteorological Society.[1][3] Between 1969 and 1977, Young was an Associate Editor of the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer.[1][3]
Louise Gray Young was married to Andrew T. Young. She had two children, Gregory and Elizabeth.[2] She died aged 82 in San Diego, California on March 2, 2018.[2]