Ruth Murray-Clay is a professor at the University of California Santa Cruz who studies the formation of planetary systems.[1]
Ruth Murray-Clay | |
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 Ruth Murray-Clay in November 2017 | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D. 2008) University of California, Berkeley (M.A. 2004) Harvard University (A.B. 2001) |
| Known for | Planet formation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics Exoplanets |
| Institutions | University of California Santa Cruz |
| Doctoral advisor | Eugene Chiang |
| Doctoral students | Rebekah Dawson |
Career
editMurray-Clay graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. from Harvard University in 2001, then moved to the University of California, Berkeley where she earned an MA in 2004 and Ph.D. in 2008 under the supervision of Eugene Chiang.[2][3] She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard University Institute for Theory and Computation until 2010 when she became a lecturer at Harvard University. In September 2014 she joined University of California, Santa Barbara where she held the title of assistant professor of physics.[2] She joined University of California, Santa Cruz in 2016 as associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics, and in 2017, she became the first holder of the E. K. Gunderson Family Chair in Theoretical Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz.[4]
Awards
editIn 2008, Murray-Clay received the Mary Elizabeth Uhl Prize[5] for her dissertation work done while at University of California, Berkeley. In 2012, she became a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences.[6] She was awarded the American Astronomical Society's Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy in 2015.[7][8]
Public life
editMurray-Clay came into the public spotlight in 2015 after BuzzFeed released a story[9] detailing astronomer Geoffrey Marcy's sexual harassment of women and the university's apparent inaction, ultimately leading to Marcy's resignation.[10][11] Murray-Clay, who was a student at University of California, Berkeley during the time harassment was taking place, came forward to describe her attempts to stop the harassment and the lack of action by university officials.[9][12] Her involvement is credited with helping to bring attention to sexual harassment in the field of astronomy.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Ruth Murray-Clay | Department of Physics - UC Santa Barbara". www.physics.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ a b Murray-Clay, Ruth. "CV of Ruth Murray-Clay" (PDF).
- ^ Murray-Clay, Ruth Ann (2008). Consequences of planetary migration: Kuiper belt dynamics and atmospheric escape from hot Jupiters (PhD). University of California, Berkeley. Bibcode:2008PhDT........25M.
- ^ "Astronomer Ruth Murray-Clay appointed to chair in theoretical astrophysics". March 3, 2017.
- ^ "Student Prizes & Awards". astro.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "Ruth Murray-Clay". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "UCSB Physics Professor Awarded Top Astronomy Prize". January 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "Famous Berkeley Astronomer Violated Sexual Harassment Policies Over Many Years". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "A message about Professor Marcy's resignation". Berkeley News. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ Witze, Alexandra (2015). "Berkeley sexual harassment case sparks outrage". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2015.18554. S2CID 182083539.
- ^ Wilson, Robin (2015-10-14). "How Astronomers Sought to Intervene With Geoff Marcy — and What's at Stake for Women in the Field". The Chronicle of Higher Education. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "Geoff Marcy, Exoplanet Leader in Sexual Harassment Case, Resigns - Sky & Telescope". Sky & Telescope. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2016-06-15.