How to Build a Galaxy
How to Build a Galaxy14feb10:00 pm10:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Event Details
Ever wondered how the first stars formed? Or how our galaxy came to be? Are you planning on building a star of your own? If you said “yes”
Event Details
Ever wondered how the first stars formed? Or how our galaxy came to be? Are you planning on building a star of your own? If you said “yes” to any of these questions, this talkback is for you! Join us for a conversation with Dr. Anna Frebel, in which we’ll cover all the ins and outs of galaxy archaeology to learn just how complicated stardust really is.
Speakers for this event
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Anna Frebel Ph.D.
Anna Frebel Ph.D.
Prof. Anna Frebel is an observational astronomer and astrophysicist. She received her PhD from the Australian National University’s Mt. Stromlo Observatory in 2007, and did postdoctoral work as a WJ McDonald Fellow in Austin, TX (2006-2008) and as Clay Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA), in Cambridge, MA (2009-2012).
Prof. Frebel has received numerous honors and awards including the 2010 Annie Jump Cannon Award (American Astronomical Society), a 2013 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, and in 2016 she was named one of ScienceNews Magazine’s “Ten Scientists to Watch”. She was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2018 and to full Professor in 2022.
Prof. Frebel has authored more than 120 papers in various refereed journals, including Nature. She also enjoys communicating science to the public through regular public lectures, magazine articles, interviews as well as her popular science book “Searching for the oldest stars: Ancient Relics from the Early Universe” (Princeton University Press).