Judith Gamora Cohen
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Judith Gamora Cohen (born 1946), is an American astronomer and the Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. She is a recognized expert regarding the Milky Way Galaxy, particularly with respect to the Galaxy's outer halo. She also played a key role in the design and construction of the Keck Telescope.[2]
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Judith Gamora Cohen | |
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Born | 1946 [1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Radcliffe College, California Institute of Technology |
Known for | Being one of the designers of the Keck observatory |
Awards | Ernest F. Fullam Award of the Dudley Observatory |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | University of California Berkeley, Kitt Peak National Observatory, California Institute of Technology |
Doctoral advisor | Guido Münch |
Website | https://www.pma.caltech.edu/content/judith-g-cohen and http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~jlc/ |
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