Barbara Sue Ryden (born May 2, 1961) is an American astrophysicist who is a Professor of Astronomy at Ohio State University. Her research considers the formation, shape and structure of galaxies. She was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2016.
Barbara Sue Ryden | |
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| Alma mater | Northwestern University Princeton University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Ohio State University Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics |
| Thesis | Galaxy formation by gravitational collapse in a universe dominated by cold dark matter (1987) |
Early life and education
editRyden studied physics and integrated sciences at Northwestern University.[1] She moved to Princeton University as a doctoral student, where she worked alongside James Gunn.[2] She was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian[3] and Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics.[4]
Research and career
editRyden joined the faculty at Ohio State University in 1992. She studies the formation and shapes of galaxies.[5][6] Her research made use of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and various numerical simulations.[7] She has shown that the galactic disks at the centre of spiral galaxies are more elliptical than circular.[8]
Ryden has written several astronomy textbooks, including Introduction to Cosmology,[9] Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium,[10] and Foundations of Astrophysics.[11]
Awards and honors
edit- 1994 National Science Foundation National Young Investigators Award[12]
- 2006 American Astronomical Society Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for her book Introduction to cosmology[13][14]
- 2016 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15]
Selected publications
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- Barbara S. Ryden; James E. Gunn (July 1987). "Galaxy formation by gravitational collapse". The Astrophysical Journal. 318: 15. Bibcode:1987ApJ...318...15R. doi:10.1086/165349. ISSN 0004-637X. Wikidata Q105030634.
- William H. Press; Barbara S. Ryden; David N. Spergel (December 1989). "Dynamical evolution of domain walls in an expanding universe". The Astrophysical Journal. 347: 590. Bibcode:1989ApJ...347..590P. doi:10.1086/168151. ISSN 0004-637X. Wikidata Q105030622.
- Press WH; Barbara Ryden; Spergel DN (1 March 1990). "Single mechanism for generating large-scale structure and providing dark missing matter". Physical Review Letters. 64 (10): 1084–1087. Bibcode:1990PhRvL..64.1084P. doi:10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.64.1084. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 10041295. Wikidata Q74499882.
Books
edit- Ryden, Barbara (2003). Introduction to cosmology. San Francisco: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-8053-8912-1. OCLC 50478401.
- Ryden, Barbara (2017). Introduction to cosmology (second edition). [S.l.]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-15483-4. OCLC 958497976.
- Ryden, Barbara. Foundations of astrophysics. Peterson, B. M. (Bradley M.). Cambridge. ISBN 978-1-108-93300-1. OCLC 1200964148.
- Ryden, Barbara; Pogge, Richard W. (2021). Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium. [S.l.]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-47897-7. OCLC 1223012081.
- Pinsonneault, Marc; Ryden, Barbara (2023). Stellar Structure and Evolution. [S.l.]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-83581-7. OCLC 1353745365.
References
edit- ^ "Inspire". inspirehep.net. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ Barbara Sue Ryden (1987), Galaxy formation by gravitational collapse in a universe dominated by cold dark matter, Bibcode:1987PhDT.........2R, OCLC 946084398, Wikidata Q105201377
- ^ "Past & Present Center for Astrophysics Fellows". Harvard & Smithsonian. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Public Lecture: The Dark Side of the Universe". The Ohio State University Department of Astronomy. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Barbara Ryden". astronomy.osu.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ Barbara Ryden (March 2017). "A constant conflict". Nature Physics. 13 (3): 314–314. Bibcode:2017NatPh..13..314R. doi:10.1038/NPHYS4055. ISSN 1745-2473. Wikidata Q105199593.
- ^ Cayman T. Unterborn; Barbara S. Ryden (10 November 2008). "Inclination‐Dependent Extinction Effects in Disk Galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 687 (2): 976–985. arXiv:0801.2400. Bibcode:2008ApJ...687..976U. doi:10.1086/591898. ISSN 0004-637X. Wikidata Q60735035.
- ^ Ryden B. S. (2004). "The ellipticity of the disks of spiral galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 601: 214–220. arXiv:astro-ph/0310097. Bibcode:2004ApJ...601..214R. doi:10.1086/380437. ISSN 2041-8205. Wikidata Q68886977.
- ^ Ryden, Barbara (2016-11-24). "Introduction to Cosmology, 2nd edition". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Ryden, Barbara; Pogge, Richard W. (2021-03-25). Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108781596. ISBN 978-1-108-78159-6.
- ^ Ryden, Barbara; Peterson, Bradley M. (2020-08-27). Foundations of Astrophysics. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108933001. ISBN 978-1-108-93300-1.
- ^ "3 Young Researchers Receive National Award". 3 Young Researchers Receive National Award. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Barbara Ryden". astronomy.osu.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ "2016 Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-01-22.