Laura Kreidberg is an American astronomer who primarily studies exoplanets. Since 2020, she has been director at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg, where she is leading the Atmospheric Physics of Exoplanets (APEx) department. She is MPIA's managing director as of January 2024.
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University (Bachelor), University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Awards | Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy |
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| Fields | Physics, Astronomy |
| Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University |
| Thesis | Glimpses of Far Away Places: Intensive Atmosphere Characterization of Extrasolar Planets (2016) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacob L. Bean |
Education and career edit
Kreidberg studied physics and astronomy at Yale University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in 2011. In 2016, she received her PhD in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of Chicago.[1] She was then an ITC Fellow and Junior Fellow of the Society of Fellows at Harvard University from 2016.[2][3] From 2019 to 2020, she was a Clay Fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.[4] Since 2020, she is a Director at the MPI for Astronomy.[5]
Work edit
Kreidberg's area of work is the physics of exoplanet atmospheres. One focus is the observation of hot Jupiters and rocky planets by transmission and emission spectroscopy of transiting exoplanets. She is PI of two approved CYCLE 1 GO observing programs with the James Webb Space Telescope.[6][7]
Honours and awards edit
- Annie Jump Cannon Award, American Astronomical Society 2021[8]
- Paul Hertelendy Lecturer, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2018[9]
- International Astronomical Union Division F PhD Prize 2017[10]
- Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences 2015[11]
- George Beckwith Prize for excellence in astronomy, Yale Astronomy Department 2011[12]
References edit
- ^ "The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics | Alumni: Laura Kreidberg, 2016". astro.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Laura Kreidberg". exoplanets.cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Laura Kreidberg | Center for Astrophysics". pweb.cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Past & Present Clay Fellows | Center for Astrophysics". pweb.cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Laura Kreidberg new director at MPIA". www.mpia.de. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "PROGRAM INFORMATION GO 1846". JWST Cycle 1 GTO Programs. STScI. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "PROGRAM INFORMATION GO 2304". JWST Cycle 1 GTO Programs. STScI. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Laura Kreidberg". 1400 Degrees. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Wagner Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences". DRI. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "Recipients of the Beckwith Prize | Department of Astronomy". astronomy.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
External links edit
- Website of Laura Kreidberg's department at MPIA
- Kreidberg's CV, PDF
- Lecture: "State of the Art in Exoplanet Atmosphere Observations"
- Journal articles by Laura Kreidberg in the ADS database
- Publications by Laura Kreidberg on the document server Researchgate