Charlene Heisler
Charlene Heisler (born December 1, 1961 in Calgary , † October 28, 1999 ) was a Canadian astronomer . An Australian science award was named after her.
Charlene Anne Heisler was a daughter of Joseph W. (1937-2004) and June M. Heisler (* 1942). She graduated from the University of Calgary with a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and physics in 1985 . Around 1990 she was found to have cystic fibrosis . Even so, she received her PhD in astronomy in May 1991. She worked as an assistant to Sun Kwok and Gene Couch at the Calgary Centennial Planetarium and then for two years with Mike DeRobertis at York University . In 1993 she went to the Anglo-Australian Observatory . In 1996 she moved to the Mount Stromlo Observatory . She worked with Stuart Lumsden and Jeremy Bailey and most recently with Phil Appleton and Ray Norris. On May 11, 1999, she underwent a double lung transplant in Sydney . She soon returned to work, but in late October her health suddenly deteriorated dramatically and resulted in her death.
Charlene Heisler was a member of the American Astronomical Society , the Canadian Astronomical Society , the Astronomical Society of Australia, and the Association for Women in Science .
The Astronomical Society of Australia has been issuing the Charlene Heisler Prize annually since 2000 .
literature
- Ray P. Norris, Michael DeRobertis, and Sun Kwok: Obituary: Charlene Anne Heisler, 1961–1999 . In: Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 1668–1669 ( digitized version )
Web links
- Charlene Heisler in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heisler, Charlene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heisler, Charlene Anne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Calgary |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1999 |