Harriet Dinerstein

Harriet Dinerstein is an American astronomer. The American Astronomical Society honored her work by awarding her the Annie J. Cannon Prize in 1985.[1][2] She also received the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in 1989.[1][2][3][4] Dinerstein received her Bachelor's of Science degree from Yale University in 1975 and her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1980.[2] She currently is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin.[1]

Her special areas of study include chemical abundances of stars, planetary nebulas, and HII regions (interstellar gas containing ionized hydrogen)[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dinerstein". McDonald Observatory. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "UT Astronomy". Faculty. 16 January 1997. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy". American Astronomical Society. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Dalcanton, Julianne (23 August 2010). "D". Women in Astronomy: A Comprehensive Bibliography (Science Reference Services, Library of Congress) (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2016.


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