Vera Rubin
Vera (Cooper) Rubin
(born
23 July
1928
) is an
astronomer
who has done pioneering work on
galaxy
rotation rates. Her discovery of what is known as "flat
rotation curves
" is the most direct and robust evidence of
dark matter
. She holds a
B.A.
from
Vassar College
(
1948
),
M.A.
from
Cornell University
(
1951
), and a
Ph.D.
from
Georgetown University
(
1954
), as well as numerous honorary degrees and awards. Rubin is currently a research astronomer at the
Carnegie Institution of Washington
. So far she has co-authored 217
peer reviewed
research papers. All four of her children have earned Ph.D.s in the
natural sciences
or
mathematics
.
Honors
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
in
1994
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
in
1996
Bruce Medal
in
2003
James Craig Watson Medal
in
2004
See also
Galaxy rotation problem
External links
Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Women in Astronomy
Lake Afton Public Observatory: Women in Astronomy
Astrophysics Data System
- NASA's astronomy abstract service lists all peer reviewed astronomy publications.
Rubin, Vera Rubin, Vera
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