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| name = Anna Frebel |
| name = Anna Frebel |
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| caption = Anna Frebel (2022) |
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1980}} |
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| birth_place = [[Berlin]], Germany |
| birth_place = [[Berlin]], Germany |
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| nationality = German |
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| alma_mater = [[Australian National University]] |
| alma_mater = [[Australian National University]] |
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| thesis_title = Abundance analysis of bright metal-poor stars from the Hamburg/ESO survey |
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| thesis_url = https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/150082 |
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| thesis_year = 2006 |
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| doctoral_advisor = [[John Edward Norris]] |
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| academic_advisors = [[Martin Asplund]] <br/> [[Michael Stanley Bessell]] |
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| 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]] working on discovering the oldest stars in the universe. |
'''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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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Anna Frebel grew up [[Göttingen]], Germany. After finishing high school, she |
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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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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== 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. |
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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== Awards and honors == |
== Awards and honors == |
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* 2007: Charlene |
* 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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* 2009: Opening presentation |
* 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]] |
* 2010: [[Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy|Annie J. Cannon Award]] of the [[American Astronomical Society]]<ref name="MIT" /> |
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* 2010: Lise Meitner Lecturer, Göttingen<ref>{{cite web|url= |
* 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 |
* 2011: Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, National Academy of Sciences |
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* 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) == |
== Publications (selection) == |
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* {{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}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/anna-frebel/ Anna Frebel] at MIT Physics |
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* [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 | |
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Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Berlin, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Australian National University |
Known for | Discovering the oldest stars in the universe |
Awards | Ludwig Biermann Award Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | MIT Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics University of Texas |
Thesis | Abundance analysis of bright metal-poor stars from the Hamburg/ESO survey (2006) |
Doctoral advisor | John Edward Norris |
Other academic advisors | Martin 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 2007: Charlene Heisler Prize for the best astronomy PhD in 2006 in Australia[4]
- 2009: Opening presentation XLAB Science Festival, Göttingen
- 2009: Ludwig Biermann Award (Young Astronomer Award) of the German Astronomical Society
- 2010: Annie J. Cannon Award of the American Astronomical Society[3]
- 2010: Lise Meitner Lecturer, Göttingen[1][5] and Innsbruck
- 2011: Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, National Academy of Sciences
- 2022: Fellow of the American Physical Society[6]
Publications (selection)
[edit]- 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
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Schroeder, Bendta (4 June 2018). "Meet the School of Science's tenured professors for 2018". MIT Press. MIT News. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b Anna Frebel at MIT Physics
- ^ "The Charlene Heisler Prize". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Physikerinnen als Role Models" (in Austrian German). Der Standard. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Fellows nominated in 2022". APS Fellows archive. American Physical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Anna Frebel at MIT Physics
- Anna Frebel, Princeton University Press
- Anna Frebel, fischerverlage.de