Nadia Zakamska is a Russian-American astronomer who is a professor at Johns Hopkins University.[1]
Nadia Zakamska | |
|---|---|
| Education | Princeton University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
| Awards | Sloan Fellow, NASA Spitzer Fellow, John N. Bahcall Fellowship |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
| Website | https://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/directory/nadia-zakamska/ |
Early life and education edit
Zakamska graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with a master's degree in theoretical physics in 2001. Zakamska then attended Princeton University for her PhD, which she received in 2005.[1][2]
Career and research edit
Zakamska's research involves multi-wavelength work on Type II quasars.[3] She also studies supermassive black holes and their role in galaxy formation.[2] Her research group produced an important breakthrough in how cosmic gas falls into black holes and produces quasars.[4] In addition, she studies extrasolar planets and extragalactic astronomy.[2]
Awards and honors edit
Zakamska is a Sloan Fellow.[1] In 2014, she received the American Astronomical Society's Newton Lacy Pierce Prize, which is awarded to recognize at least five years of outstanding achievement in observational astronomical research.[3] Early in her career she was awarded a Spitzer Fellowship in 2005[5] to conduct research on Quasars at the Institute for Advanced Study. From 2008 to 2010 she was a John Bahcall Fellow[6] also at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Publications edit
- Zakamska, Nadia L.; Hamann, Fred; Pâris, Isabelle; Brandt, W. N.; Greene, Jenny E.; Strauss, Michael A.; Villforth, Carolin; Wylezalek, Dominika; Alexandroff, Rachael M.; Ross, Nicholas P. (2016-07-01). "Discovery of extreme [O III] λ5007 Å outflows in high-redshift red quasars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 459 (3): 3144–3160. arXiv:1512.02642. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.459.3144Z. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw718. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Zakamska, Nadia L.; Lampayan, Kelly; Petric, Andreea; Dicken, Daniel; Greene, Jenny E.; Heckman, Timothy M.; Hickox, Ryan C.; Ho, Luis C.; Krolik, Julian H. (2016-02-01). "Star formation in quasar hosts and the origin of radio emission in radio-quiet quasars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 455 (4): 4191–4211. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2571. ISSN 0035-8711.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Nadia Zakamska | Physics & Astronomy". physics-astronomy.jhu.edu. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ a b c "Nadia Zakamska". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ a b "Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Q&A with Nadia Zakamska". IAS Ideas. Institute for Advanced Study. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "NASA Spitzer Fellowship". Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "John Bahcall Fellowship". Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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