Julianne Dalcanton
Julianne Dalcanton (born January 29, 1968 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is an American astronomer .
Life
She is an associate professor in astronomy at the University of Washington , Washington, and a researcher on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey . Her main work deals with the formation and evolution of galaxies. She currently leads the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury (ANGST) program at the Hubble Space Telescope .
She became internationally known as the discoverer of comet C / 1999 F2, which was also named after her. In 2012 the asteroid (148384) Dalcanton was named after her. For 2018 she was awarded the Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize .
Dalcanton is married and has two children.
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Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Dalcanton, Julianne |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania |