Amy Barger

Amy Barger
Born (1971-01-18) January 18, 1971 (age 53)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BA)
King's College, Cambridge (PhD)
Occupation(s)astronomer
professor
Known forpioneering discoveries in observational cosmology
AwardsAnnie J. Cannon Award
Newton Lacy Pierce Prize
Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Hawaii
ThesisThe morphological evolution of galaxies in distant clusters (1997)

Amy J. Barger (born January 18, 1971) is an American astronomer and Henrietta Leavitt Professor of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is considered a pioneer in combining data from multiple telescopes to monitor multiple wavelengths and in discovering distant galaxies and supermassive black holes, which are outside of the visible spectrum. Barger is an active member of the International Astronomical Union.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Kassulke, Natasha (May 25, 2021). "Faculty receive WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Minkel, J.R. (October 2005). "The 4th Annual PopSci Brilliant 10". Pop Science. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

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