Judith Young (astronomer)

Judith Young (September 15, 1952 – May 23, 2014)[1] was an American physicist, astronomer,[2] and educator. The American Physical Society honored Young with the first Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award for being the best young physicist in the world in 1986.[3][4][5] "Her pioneering galactic structure research included some of the earliest mapping of CO emission in galaxies followed by the most extensive surveys molecular gas and star formation in nearby galaxies."[6] Young worked with Nick Z. Scoville in a study which measured the cold gas and carbon monoxide content of galaxies.[5] The pair made the discovery that the distribution of light and gas is proportional in galaxies.[5] The American Astronomical Society honored her work by awarding her the Annie J. Cannon Prize for being a young woman astronomer with promising research in 1982.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1121&context=libraryscience
  2. ↑ Larsen, Kristine (23 July 1928). "Vera Cooper Rubin". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 Oakes, E.H. (2007). Encyclopedia of World Scientists. Facts on File Science Library. Facts On File, Incorporated. p. 792. ISBN 978-1-4381-1882-6. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Maria Goeppert Mayer Award". APS Physics | APS Home. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary: Judy Young, Astronomer Who Built Campus Sunwheel". Office of News & Media Relations | UMass Amherst. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Teske, Richard G. (23 May 2014). "Judith S. Young (1952 - 2014)". American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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