Biography:Jan J. Eldridge
Jan J. Eldridge | |
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 Eldridge in 2023 | |
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Research on evolution of binary star systems, co-developing Binary Population and Spectral Synthesis models (BPASS) |
| Awards | Anne Green Prize for Mid-Career Scientist, awarded by the Astronomical Society of Australia (2020); Faculty of Science Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching, awarded by the University of Auckland (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical astrophysics |
| Institutions | Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, University of Auckland |
| Thesis | |
| Website | https://jjeldridge.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/ |
Jan J. Eldridge[1] is a theoretical astrophysicist based in the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland[1] in New Zealand, and co-author of The Structure And Evolution Of Stars.
Education and research
Eldridge obtained their MA and MSci from the University of Cambridge, England.[2] They also obtained their PhD in astrophysics at Cambridge, in the Institute of Astronomy, with a thesis titled 'Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae'.[2][3][4] They worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris and Queen's University in Belfast, before returning to the Institute of Astrophysics at Cambridge.[2][3] In 2011 they were appointed lecturer in astrophysics at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Eldridge studies the evolution of binary stars using numerical models.[5] At the University of Auckland, together with Elizabeth Stanway, they co-developed the Binary Population and Spectral Synthesis (BPASS) models to study the evolution of stars.[6][7] They used these models to show that globular clusters were younger than previously thought.[7][6]
Together with Christopher Adam Tout, they wrote The Structure And Evolution Of Stars, published in 2019 by World Scientific Europe.[8]
Eldridge has been acknowledged numerous times for their teaching skills. They were the Physics Department Teacher of the Year in both 2012 and 2016, and received a Faculty of Science Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching from the University of Auckland in 2019.[9][10] They are also a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and Fellow of the Astronomical Society of Australia[2] and were awarded the Anne Green Prize in 2020.[11]
LGBTQIA+ advocacy
Eldridge is a non-binary trans woman, and uses they/them and she/her pronouns. They are a strong advocate of LGBTQIA+ inclusion.[12] They sit on the Equity committee in the Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland.[13] They also lead the Trans on Campus and Rainbow Science groups at the university.[14] Their efforts have been recognized as key in winning the Pleiades Bronze Award by the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland.[14] They also work with the Australian Society of Astronomy (ASA) on the Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable Astronomy (IDEA) group.[13][15] For their work in LGBTQIA+ inclusion they were shortlisted for the New Zealand LGBTI Hero of the Year Award.[16][17][18]
See also
- LGBT people in science
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About the department - The University of Auckland". https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/science/about-the-faculty/department-of-physics/about-the-department.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Dr JJ Eldridge - The University of Auckland". https://www.physics.auckland.ac.nz/people/jeld456.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Meg (2017-12-04). "Reintroducing JJ Eldridge" (in en). https://astrotweeps.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/reintroducing-jj-eldridge/.
- ↑ Eldridge, [JJ] (February 2, 2005). Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae (Thesis). Cornell University. arXiv:astro-ph/0502046. Bibcode:2005PhDT.........7E.
- ↑ Morton, Jamie (2018-01-05). "Science Made Simple: JJ Eldridge on binary stars" (in en-NZ). The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11960505.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Globular clusters 4 billion years younger than previously thought" (in en). https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180604112438.htm.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Morton, Jamie (2018-06-05). "Stellar discovery could prompt a rethink on the universe" (in en-NZ). The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12064963.
- ↑ "Structure And Evolution Of Stars, The" (in en). https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Structure-And-Evolution-Of-Stars-The-by-J-J-Eldridge-author-Christopher-Adam-Tout-author/9781783265800.
- ↑ "Teaching – Dr Jan J. Eldridge". https://jjeldridge.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/teaching/.
- ↑ "Discovery". https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/j-eldridge.
- ↑ "Anne Green Prize" (in en-AU). https://asa.astronomy.org.au/prizes_and-grants/prizes-awards/anne-green-prize/.
- ↑ Kirkpatrick, Jessica (2016-10-03). "Women In Astronomy: Guest Post: Understanding Gender Fluidity". http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2016/10/genderfluidity.html.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "JJ Eldridge" (in en-NZ). 2017-05-26. https://www.curiousminds.nz/profiles/jj-eldridge/.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Pleiades Award - The University of Auckland". https://www.physics.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/news-and-events/news/news-2017/03/pleiades-award-.html.
- ↑ "Steering Committee" (in en). 2016-05-25. https://asa-idea.org/about/steering-committee/.
- ↑ "Celebrate Equality! Voting is Underway for the New Zealand LGBTI Awards Finalists" (in en-NZ). 2018-08-02. http://mediapa.co.nz/celebrate-equality-voting-is-underway-for-the-new-zealand-lgbti-awards-finalists/.
- ↑ "HERO" (in en). http://www.newzealandlgbtiawards.com/hero.html.
- ↑ Ashimbayeva, Elina. "On astrophysics and figuring out who you are by JJ Eldridge". https://www.kiaora.co/stories/jj-eldridge?format=amp.
External links
- Oral history interview transcript for Jan Eldridge on 11 July 2024. Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA. - Interview conducted by Kai Hostetter-Habib.
- Dr Jan Eldridge on Twitter
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