Sarah Connoran Gallagher[2] is a professor of astronomy at the University of Western Ontario, where her research focuses on active galaxies, black holes and compact galaxy groups.[3] From 2018 to 2022, she also served as Science Advisor to the Canadian Space Agency.[4]
Sarah Gallagher | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Penn State |
| Known for | Science Advisor to the Canadian Space Agency |
| Spouse | Chris Smeenk[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | The University of Western Ontario |
| Academic advisors | Niel Brandt |
Education edit
Gallagher obtained her undergraduate degree in physics from Yale University in 1995, followed by a PhD in astronomy and astrophysics from the Pennsylvania State University in 2002.[5] For her PhD research she worked with Niel Brandt on X-ray observations of quasar absorption lines.[6]
Career edit
Prior to her graduate studies, Gallager was a high-school physics teacher and soccer coach[7] at the Holderness School.[5] After graduation, Gallagher worked at MIT as part of the Chandra X-ray Observatory instrument team.[8] From 2003 to 2006, she was a NASA Spitzer Fellow at UCLA,[9] and then from 2006 to 2008 was an assistant research astronomer at UCLA. In 2008 she became an assistant professor at the University of Western Ontario, and was promoted to associate professor in 2014.[5]
In September 2018, Minister Navdeep Bains appointed Gallagher as the first Science Advisor to the Canadian Space Agency.[10] Her responsibilities include advising the CSA President on science priorities for the Canadian Space Program, representing and promoting the Canadian space science portfolio to other government departments and internationally, communicating the societal impact and breadth of CSA's science investments, and recommending opportunities for the recruitment of young professionals in space science, engineering and other parts of STEM.[11]
Research edit
Gallagher uses observations from the radio through the X-ray to study quasars and compact galaxy groups,[3] with a particular focus on data from the Spitzer Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory.[8]
Honours and awards edit
References edit
- ^ "Astronomer and philosopher each connect with the Theory of General Relativity - Physics and Astronomy - Western University". www.physics.uwo.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sarah Gallagher, Associate Professor - Physics and Astronomy - Western University". www.physics.uwo.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sarah Gallagher, Science Advisor to the President". www.asc-csa.gc.ca. September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Sarah Gallagher - University of Western Ontario". www.astro.uwo.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ Gallagher, Sarah Connoran (February 28, 2002). "The View through the Wind: X-ray Observations of Broad Absorption Line Quasi-Stellar Objects": 3329. Bibcode:2002PhDT.........7G.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Fox, Deborah. "Sarah Gallagher". The Rotman Institute of Philosophy. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Biography". www.astro.uwo.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Spitzer: Fellowships". irsa.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ University, Department of Communications and Public Affairs, Western (September 12, 2018). "Canadian Space Agency announces Western's Sarah Gallagher as its first Science Advisor". Media Relations. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mandate letter for the Science Advisor to the President". www.asc-csa.gc.ca. October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Early Researcher Award/Premier's Research Excellence Award - Office of the President - Western University". president.uwo.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Gallagher | Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium Alumni". sites.psu.edu. Retrieved October 24, 2019.