Natalie Batalha

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Natalie Batalha (2012)

Natalie M. Batalha (born May 14, 1966 in California ) is an American astrophysicist .

Life

Following her parents' profession, Natalie Batalha began studying economics at the University of California, Berkeley . After an internship during the lecture-free period at the Wyoming Infrared Observatory , she changed her subject and finally graduated in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in physics and astronomy. She completed her master's degree in 1992 at the Observatório Nacional in Rio de Janeiro . With her thesis "Doppler Imaging of Young Late-Type Stars: HII 686, HII 3163, and P1724" she did her PhD in 1997 with Steven Vogt at the University of California, Santa Cruz . Since 2000, she studied extrasolar planets at the Ames Research Center . Since 2002 she has been Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at San José State University .

As one of five Ames scientists, Batalha was employed as a mission scientist for NASA at the Kepler mission since 2011 . In 2019 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Articles (selection)

  • Batalha, Natalie M .; Borucki, W .; Caldwell, DA; Chandrasekaran, H .; Gautier, TN; Jenkins, J .; Koch, DG, "Optimization of the Kepler Field of View," AAS 209, 210.08; BAAS Vol. 38, p.1188 (2006)
  • C. Batalha, N. Batalha, S. Alencar, D. Lopes, E. Duarte, "Variability of Southern T Tauri Stars (VASTT) III. The Continuum Flux Changes of the TW Hydrae Bright Spot," Astrophysical Journal, 580, 343 , (2002).
  • NM Batalha, CC Batalha, GS Basri, Accretion-Induced Lithium Line Enhancements in Classical T Tauri Stars: RW Aur, Astrophysical Journal 532, 474 (2000).
  • NM Batalha, SS Vogt, Doppler Imaging Results of Pleiades ZAMS Stars: HII 686 and HII 3163, Astrophysical Journal supplement Series 123, 251 (1999).
  • CC Batalha, DF Lopes, NM Batalha, VASTI I: The Continuum and the H-beta Inverse Pcygni Profiles of GQ Lupi, Astrophysical Journal 548, 377 (2001).

Web links

Commons : Natalie Batalha  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Graduate Program Alumni ( Memento from September 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), astro.ucsc.edu , accessed on September 2, 2014
  2. ↑ Roberta Kwok: The Stars Her Destination , alumni.berkeley.edu , November / December 2008, accessed on September 2, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Batalha, Natalie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Batalha, Natalie M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American astrophysicist
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH California , USA