Judith Young (September 15, 1952 – May 23, 2014)[1] was an American physicist, astronomer,[2] and educator. The American Physical Society honored Young with the first Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award for being the best young physicist in the world in 1986.[3][4][5] "Her pioneering galactic structure research included some of the earliest mapping of CO emission in galaxies followed by the most extensive surveys molecular gas and star formation in nearby galaxies."[6] Young worked with Nick Z. Scoville in a study which measured the cold gas andcarbon monoxide content of galaxies.[5] The pair made the discovery that the distribution of light and gas is proportional in galaxies.[5] The American Astronomical Society honored her work by awarding her the Annie J. Cannon Prize for being a young woman astronomer with promising research in 1982.[3][5]
Judith Young was a physics and astronomy professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[1] She has published more than 130 papers, mentored 5 Ph.D candidates, and 15 undergraduate research endeavors.[2] Young was born in Washington D.C. and a daughter of two scientists.[1] She recieved her Bachelor of Arts degree in Astronomy from Harvard University and graduated with Honors.[2][1] She aslo received her M.S and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Minnesota.[2] In 1989, Judith was promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure.[1] She is most known for her Sunwheel project.[3] Young's goal for this project was to bring astronomy down to earth and to an empty lot near the football stadium and soccer fields at the UMASS campus.[3][2] Judith Young was not also known for work in the field of astronomy, but for work at UMASS campus and her local community.[2][1]
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- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Judy Young, Astronomer Who Built Campus Sunwheel". Office of News & Media Relations | UMass Amherst. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Judith S. Young (1952 - 2014) | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ^ a b "A Megalith for the Millennium » American Scientist". www.americanscientist.org. Retrieved 2016-12-05.