Beth Willman
Photo of Willman outdoors
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Institutions
ThesisA Survey for Resolved Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites (2003)
Doctoral advisorJulianne Dalcanton

Beth Willman is an American astronomer who is the Chief Executive Officer of the LSST Discovery Alliance,[1] an astronomical organization notable for its support of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. She was previously the deputy director of the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) and an associate professor of astronomy at Haverford College.

Education

Beth Willman received her B.A. in astrophysics at Columbia University.[2] In 2003 she received a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Washington.[2][3] Her doctoral advisor was Julianne Dalcanton and her thesis was on Milky Way dwarf satellite galaxies.[3] Beth Willman has also been a James Arthur Fellow at New York University's Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, and a Clay Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.[2][4]

Research

Beth mainly focuses her research on cosmology. Her specialty is investigating the least luminous galaxies in our known Universe.[5][6] The galaxy Willman 1, which she discovered during her postdoc, is named after her.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Directors, Officers, Advisors & Staff | Corporate". www.lsstcorporation.org. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Lotozo, Eils (September 22, 2008). "Astronomer Beth Willman Joins Faculty". Haverford College. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Willman, Beth (2003). A Survey for Resolved Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites (PhD thesis). University of Washington. hdl:1773/5445. OCLC 55506260 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "Beth Willman: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: Construction Progress and Scientific Opportunities". SPIE. June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Spitz, Anna (October 2009). "Beth Willman—Enjoying New Challenges at LSST and in Philadelphia, PA". LSST E-News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Haverford College—Beth Willman". Haverford.edu. Haverford College. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  7. ^ Finkbeiner, Ann (August 17, 2012). "Beth Willman Really Does Have A Galaxy". The Awl. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

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