Andrea M Ghez

Andrea M Ghez: Biography in Details

Who is Andrea M Ghez?

Andrea M Ghez is a well-known astronomer and professor located in the United States.

She was awarded the Nobel Prize for her research on the Milky Way Galaxy’s heart.

Likewise, she is actually employed by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Andrea M Ghez- Age, Parents, Ethnicity

On June 16, 1965, Andrea was born in New York. Her given name is Andrea Mia Ghez and her nationality is the United States of America and descended from a Catholic family.

Andrea’s father’s name is Gilbert Ghez and Susanne Ghez is the name of her mother who gave birth to her. Her father was born in Italy and is Tunisian, while her mother is a North Attleborough native. She was raised in Chicago.

Andrea M Ghez is interested in celestial bodies as a newborn baby. Her preference was to become an astronomer when she was motivated by the NASA Apollo program’s Moon landing.

In which school did Andrea M Ghez attend?

Andrea did her education at a local high school in Chicago. She then register at the University of Chicago’s Laboratory School, where she majored in Physics.

In 1987, Andrea M Ghez did a bachelor’s degree in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Further, she later move to California and finished her Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology in 1992.

Andrea M Ghez- Professional Life, Career

Andrea M Ghez started her career in astronomy by studying young binary stars using the technique of visual imaging as well as astronomical images by taking many pictures during very short times.

Milky Way’s Sagittarius A

Her exploration makes use of the versatile optics technology created on the Keck telescopes. Her team is currently managing research on star-forming regions as well as the Milky Way’s Sagittarius A* black hole. In the Milky Way’s core, they are achieving knowledge about this field by examining the kinematics of stars. Operating the W.M. Keck Telescope, Ghez and her colleagues were accomplished to capture images of the Galactic core. Sagittarius A is one of the most completely studied supermassive black holes.

Besides colleagues Roger Penrose and Reinhard Genzel for their recognition of black holes in the galactic core. Moreover, her study group on Sagittarius* has been operating diligently and yielding positive results. Earlier to her work on Sagittarius A, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2004. Likewise, she is a member of the American Physical Society (APS). Additionally, the My Hero Project named her a Science Hero. Ghez has also been featured in documentaries produced by the “BBC,” the “Discovery Channel,” and “The History Channel.”

Discover Magazine named her one of the country’s top twenty scientists for her contributions to their respective fields in 2004. Additionally, she is concentrating her efforts at UCLA’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. Her research group is now focusing on the Milky Way Galaxy’s heart.

Awards

• Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy(1994)
• Packard Fellowship award (1996)
• Sloan Research Fellowship Award
• Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society (1998)
• Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award of the American Physical Society (1999)
• Sackler Prize (2004)
• Gold Shield Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence (2004)
• Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship (2007)
• MacArthur Fellowship (2008)
• Crafoord Prize in Astronomy (2012)
• Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2012)
• Royal Society Bakerian Medal (2015)
• Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of Oxford (2019)
• Fellow of the American Physical Society (2019)
• Elected a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (2020)
• Nobel Prize in Physics (2020)

Andrea M Ghez-Net Worth, Salary

Andrea Ghez amassed considerable wealth as an astronomer and lecturer. Along with the Nobel Prize, she was awarded a financial prize of $9 million by Genzel and Penrose.

As a result of her hard work, she has amassed a healthy net worth of $10 million as of 2022. She appears to live a lavish lifestyle with her money.

Rumors, Controversy

Andrea M Ghez is keeping herself away from scandals as well as rumors.

What are the body features of Andrea M Ghez?

Andrea Ghez is a stunning mid-fifties woman. Her hair is black, and her eyes are green. She stands at 5’6″ and weighs 67 kg.

Social Media

Andrea M Ghez is not active on social sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Trivia/Facts

• Gemini is her astrological sign
• Andrea’s current age is 55 years old.

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