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'''Anna Frebel''' (* [[1980]] born in [[Berlin]]) is a German [[astronomer]] working on and discovering the oldest stars in the universe.
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| birth_place = [[Berlin]], Germany
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| thesis_title = Abundance analysis of bright metal-poor stars from the Hamburg/ESO survey
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| thesis_year = 2006
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| fields = [[Astronomy]]
| work_institution = [[MIT]]<br> [[Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]] <br>[[University of Texas]]
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| doctoral_advisor = [[John Edward Norris]]
| academic_advisors = [[Martin Asplund]] <br/> [[Michael Stanley Bessell]]
| known_for = Discovering the oldest stars in the universe
| awards = [[Ludwig Biermann Award]] <br/> [[Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy]]
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'''Anna Frebel''' (born 1980 in [[Berlin]]) is a German [[astronomer]] and author working on discovering the oldest stars in the universe.
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== Life ==
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Anna Frebel grew up [[Göttingen]], Germany. After finishing high school, she studied physics in [[Freiburg im Breisgau]]. She continued her studies in [[Australia]], and obtained her PhD from [[Australian National University]]'s [[Mount Stromlo Observatory]] in [[Canberra]]. A (W. J. McDonald Postdoctoral Fellowship) brought her to the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin (Texas)|Austin]] in 2006 where she continued her studies.
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From 2009 to 2011 she was a Clay Postdoctoral [[Fellow]] at the [[Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]] in [[Cambridge (Massachusetts)]]. Since 2012 she is an [[Assistant Professor]] of Physics Physik at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].


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== Career ==
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In 2005 Frebel discovered the star [[HE 1327-2326]] which is the most iron-deficient star, stemming from a time very shortly after the Big Bang. In 2007 she also discovered the red giant star [[HE 1523-0901]] which is about 13.2 billion years old.
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Anna Frebel grew up in [[Göttingen]], Germany.<ref name="DPG"/> After finishing high school, she began studying physics in [[Freiburg im Breisgau]] but did not finish the physics program and did not obtain a physics degree there. Instead she enrolled in an astronomy program in Australia, where she obtained a PhD in Astronomy from the [[Australian National University]]'s [[Mount Stromlo Observatory]] in Canberra. Shortly thereafter, a W. J. McDonald Postdoctoral Fellowship brought her to the [[University of Texas at Austin]] in 2006, where she continued her studies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schroeder |first1=Bendta |title=Meet the School of Science's tenured professors for 2018 |url=https://news.mit.edu/2018/meet-school-of-science-tenured-professors-0604 |access-date=26 September 2023 |agency=MIT News |publisher=MIT Press |date=4 June 2018}}</ref>


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From 2009 to 2011, she was a Clay Postdoctoral [[Fellow]] at the [[Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]] in Cambridge (MA).
== Awards and Honors ==
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* 2007: Charlene-Heisler-Prize for the best astronomy PhD in 2006 in Australia<ref>http://asa.astronomy.org.au/chp.html</ref>
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* 2009: Opening presentation [[XLAB]] Science Festival, Göttingen
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* 2009: [[Ludwig Biermann Award]] (Young Astronomer Award) of the [[Astronomische Gesellschaft|German Astronomical Society]]
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* 2010: [[Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy|Annie J. Cannon Award]] of the [[American Astronomical Society]]<ref>[http://space.mit.edu/home/afrebel/ Anna Frebel] at MIT</ref>
* 2010: Lise Meitner Lecturer, Göttingen<ref>http://www.dpg-physik.de/presse/pressemit/2010/dpg-pm-2010-33.html</ref> and Innsbruck
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* 2011: Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, National Academy of Sciences


In 2012 she moved to [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], achieving promotion to full professor in 2022.<ref name="MIT">[https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/anna-frebel/ Anna Frebel] at MIT Physics</ref>
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== Publications (Selection) ==
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* {{Literatur |Titel=Auf der Suche nach den ältesten Sternen|Verlag=Fischer|Ort=Frankfurt am Main|Jahr=2012|ISBN=978-3-10-021512-3}}
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* {{Literatur |Titel=New horizons in astronomy : Frank N. Bash Symposium 2007 : proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA, 14-16 October 2007|Herausgeber=Astronomical Society of the Pacific|Ort=San Francisco|Jahr=2008}}


== Discoveries ==
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In 2005, Frebel discovered the star [[HE 1327-2326]], which is the most iron-deficient star, stemming from a time very shortly after the [[Big Bang]]. In 2007 she also discovered the red giant star [[HE 1523-0901]], which is about 13.2 billion years old.


== Weblinks ==
== Awards and honors ==
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* 2007: [[Charlene Heisler]] Prize for the best astronomy PhD in 2006 in Australia<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asa.astronomy.org.au/prizes_and-grants/prizes-awards/charlene-heisler-prize/ |title=The Charlene Heisler Prize |accessdate=2023-05-20}}</ref>
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* [http://www.fischerverlage.de/autor/anna_frebel/21309 Anna Frebel], fischerverlage.de
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* 2009: Opening presentation XLAB Science Festival, Göttingen
* [http://web.mit.edu/physics/people/faculty/frebel_anna.html Anna Frebel] at MIT
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* 2009: [[Ludwig Biermann Award]] (Young Astronomer Award) of the [[Astronomische Gesellschaft|German Astronomical Society]]
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* 2010: [[Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy|Annie J. Cannon Award]] of the [[American Astronomical Society]]<ref name="MIT" />
* 2010: Lise Meitner Lecturer, Göttingen<ref name="DPG">{{cite web |url=https://www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentlichungen/aktuell/2010/dpg-pm-2010-33 |title=Kosmische Methusalems {{!}} Lise-Meitner-Lectures: Die Astrophysikerin Anna Frebel erzählt von den ältesten Sternen des Weltalls |website=www.dpg-physik.de |publisher=[[German Physical Society]] |date=2010-10-21 |access-date=2023-05-20 |language=de }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://apps.derstandard.at/privacywall/story/1288160061949/lise-meitner-lectures-physikerinnen-als-role-models |title=Physikerinnen als Role Models |publisher=[[Der Standard]] |date=2010-10-27 |language=de-AT |access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> and Innsbruck
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* 2011: Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, National Academy of Sciences
* 2022: [[Fellow of the American Physical Society]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm?initial=&year=2022 |title=Fellows nominated in 2022|work=APS Fellows archive |publisher=American Physical Society |access-date=2022-10-19}}</ref>

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== Publications (selection) ==
* {{citation |title=Searching for the Oldest Stars — Ancient Relicts from the Early Universe |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=9780691165066 |date=2014 |language=English }}
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* {{citation |title=Auf der Suche nach den ältesten Sternen |publisher=S. Fischer Verlage |location=Frankfurt am Main |isbn=978-3-10-021512-3 |date=2012 |language=German}}
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* {{citation |editor=Astronomical Society of the Pacific |title=New horizons in astronomy : Frank N. Bash Symposium 2007 : proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA, 14–16 October 2007 |location=San Francisco |date=2008}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/anna-frebel/ Anna Frebel] at MIT Physics
* [https://press.princeton.edu/our-authors/frebel-anna Anna Frebel], Princeton University Press
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* [https://www.fischerverlage.de/autor/anna-frebel-1006252 Anna Frebel], fischerverlage.de


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Latest revision as of 23:30, 17 May 2024

Anna Frebel
Anna Frebel (2022)
Born1980 (age 43–44)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materAustralian National University
Known forDiscovering the oldest stars in the universe
AwardsLudwig Biermann Award
Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsMIT
Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
University of Texas
ThesisAbundance analysis of bright metal-poor stars from the Hamburg/ESO survey (2006)
Doctoral advisorJohn Edward Norris
Other academic advisorsMartin Asplund
Michael Stanley Bessell

Anna Frebel (born 1980 in Berlin) is a German astronomer and author working on discovering the oldest stars in the universe.

Career

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Anna Frebel grew up in Göttingen, Germany.[1] After finishing high school, she began studying physics in Freiburg im Breisgau but did not finish the physics program and did not obtain a physics degree there. Instead she enrolled in an astronomy program in Australia, where she obtained a PhD in Astronomy from the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra. Shortly thereafter, a W. J. McDonald Postdoctoral Fellowship brought her to the University of Texas at Austin in 2006, where she continued her studies.[2]

From 2009 to 2011, she was a Clay Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge (MA).

In 2012 she moved to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, achieving promotion to full professor in 2022.[3]

Discoveries

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In 2005, Frebel discovered the star HE 1327-2326, which is the most iron-deficient star, stemming from a time very shortly after the Big Bang. In 2007 she also discovered the red giant star HE 1523-0901, which is about 13.2 billion years old.

Awards and honors

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Publications (selection)

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  • Searching for the Oldest Stars — Ancient Relicts from the Early Universe, Princeton University Press, 2014, ISBN 9780691165066
  • Auf der Suche nach den ältesten Sternen (in German), Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer Verlage, 2012, ISBN 978-3-10-021512-3
  • Astronomical Society of the Pacific, ed. (2008), New horizons in astronomy : Frank N. Bash Symposium 2007 : proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA, 14–16 October 2007, San Francisco{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kosmische Methusalems | Lise-Meitner-Lectures: Die Astrophysikerin Anna Frebel erzählt von den ältesten Sternen des Weltalls". www.dpg-physik.de (in German). German Physical Society. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ Schroeder, Bendta (4 June 2018). "Meet the School of Science's tenured professors for 2018". MIT Press. MIT News. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Anna Frebel at MIT Physics
  4. ^ "The Charlene Heisler Prize". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Physikerinnen als Role Models" (in Austrian German). Der Standard. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Fellows nominated in 2022". APS Fellows archive. American Physical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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