Sara Seager
Sara Seager (born July 21, 1971 in Toronto , Canada ) is a Canadian-American astrophysicist .
Life
Sara Seager graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics in 1994 . With the help of the Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council , she did her PhD in 1999 on theoretical models of the atmospheres of extrasolar planets in astronomy at Harvard University . She then worked from 1999 to 2002 at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton , and finally until 2006 at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC In January 2007, she joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an Associate Professor . She has been a professor since July 2010 and holds the Class of 1941 chair.
She was awarded the 2007 Helen B. Warner Prize by the American Astronomical Society . In 2012, she and the Canadian astronomer David Charbonneau received the Sackler Prize, endowed with 100,000 US dollars . In September 2013 she was selected for the MacArthur Fellowship . In 2015 she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences , in 2018 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society . In 2014 the asteroid (9279) Seager was named after her.
Seager has been a US citizen since July 20, 2010. She was married to science editor Michael Wevrick until his death from cancer on July 23, 2011. The couple have two sons together.
Works (selection)
- Exoplanet Atmospheres: Physical Processes (2010)
- Exoplanets (2010)
Web links
- Sara Seager at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sara Seager on Twitter
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seager, Sara |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian American astrophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Canada |