Susan Kayser is an American astronomer. She was the first woman to receive a PhD in astrophysics from the California Institute of Technology,[2] which attracted some media attention at the time.[3][4][5] Her thesis research included the most thorough study of the irregular galaxy NGC 6822 until 2002.[6] She spent her career with NASA working on the Helios and International Cometary Explorer (later called the International Sun-Earth Explorer-3) spacecraft radio astronomy experiments and with the National Science Foundation working on the Gemini Observatory.[7]
Susan Elizabeth Kayser | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Radcliffe College California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Development of the Gemini Observatory |
| Spouse | Boris Kayser |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy Astrophysics |
| Thesis | Photometry of the nearby irregular galaxy, NGC 6822[1] |
| Doctoral advisors | Halton Arp, Jesse L. Greenstein |
References
edit- ^ Kayser, Susan Elizabeth (1966). Photometry of the nearby irregular galaxy, NGC 6822 (Ph.D.).
- ^ Jesse Greenstein (1997). "Astronomy at California Institute of Technology". In John Lankford (ed.). History of Astronomy: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 106. ISBN 9780815303220.
- ^ "Astrophysicists Getting Prettier". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, VA. Dec 9, 1966. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ "Astrophysicists Getting Prettier". The Daily Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. December 15, 1966. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Astrophysicists Getting Prettier". Standard-Speaker. Hazleton, PA. January 12, 1967. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ "New Image Shows Rich Neighborhood of Nearby Galaxy".
- ^ "A Meeting of Hearts and Minds at the STS".
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