Biography:Jean L. Turner
Jean L. Turner | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University (A.B. Astronomy) UC Berkeley (Ph.D. Astronomy) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Jean L. Turner is an astrophysicist and distinguished professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] She was lead author on research and discovery of a particular star cluster in the dwarf galaxy NGC 5253, considered 'remarkable' for being an extremely dusty gas cloud and having highly efficient star formation.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Career
Turner received her AB in astronomy from Harvard University and her PhD degree in astronomy from UC Berkeley. She was a Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Fellow (1984-1986), a visiting associate at Caltech (2004), Caroline Herschel visiting fellow at Space Telescope (2007), and visiting scientist at the Joint ALMA Observatory (2011). Turner was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006,[16][17] and the UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department chair from 2014 to 2018.[1]
She is an active member of the International Astronomical Union,[18] and has also contributed to the development and commissioning of the Hat Creek Millimeter Interferometer and the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array.[19]
Research areas
Her research specialty is in the gaseous environments of young 'super star clusters' in local galaxies, including O star winds and star formation efficiency.[20] The youngest star clusters are typically embedded in dusty gas clouds, and therefore hidden from optical telescopes, so observations are done with infrared and millimeter wavelength telescopes.[21] Such studies can help explain the differences in early Milky Way and Population III stars.[19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jean Turner: Biography | UCLA Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics". http://www.astro.ucla.edu/content/jean-turner-biography-0.
- ↑ Turner, J. L.; Beck, S. C.; Benford, D. J.; Consiglio, S. M.; Ho, P. T. P.; Kovács, A.; Meier, D. S.; Zhao, J.-H. (March 2015). "Highly efficient star formation in NGC 5253 possibly from stream-fed accretion". Nature 519 (7543): 331–333. doi:10.1038/nature14218. ISSN 0028-0836. http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.05254.
- ↑ Wolpert, Stuart; UCLA (2015-03-19). "Young Star Cluster Displays Highly Efficient Star Formation" (in en-US). https://scitechdaily.com/young-star-cluster-displays-highly-efficient-star-formation/.
- ↑ January 2006, Space com Staff 11. "Astronomers See 'Star Formation on Steroids'" (in en). https://www.space.com/1933-astronomers-star-formation-steroids.html.
- ↑ "NGC 5253". http://wise-obs.tau.ac.il/~sara/N5253_more.html.
- ↑ "Over million young stars found in nearby galaxy". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/over-million-young-stars-found-in-nearby-galaxy/articleshow/46620323.cms?from=mdr.
- ↑ "Astronomers watch star clusters spewing out dust: New observations confirm long-standing theory that stars are copious producers of heavy elements" (in en). https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201115505.htm.
- ↑ "More Than a Million Stars Forming In a Mysterious Dusty Gas Cloud - SpaceRef". http://spaceref.com/astronomy/more-than-a-million-stars-forming-in-a-mysterious-dusty-gas-cloud.html.
- ↑ "'Stunned' scientists discover star cluster" (in en). https://www.fromthegrapevine.com/nature/cluster-stars-clouds-dust-found-nearby-galaxy-leaves-scientists-stunned.
- ↑ "Nearby "Dwarf" Galaxy is Home to Luminous Star Cluster" (in en-US). 2015-06-10. https://www.technology.org/2015/06/10/nearby-dwarf-galaxy-home-luminous-star-cluster/.
- ↑ Press, Viva Sarah (2015-06-10). "Astronomers discover colossal star cluster" (in en-US). https://www.israel21c.org/astronomers-discover-colossal-star-cluster/.
- ↑ "Astronomers Spot Millions Of Stars Forming In Small Nearby Galaxy" (in en). https://www.iflscience.com/space/small-galaxy-hosts-giant-star-forming-region/.
- ↑ "Over million young stars found in nearby galaxy" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2015-03-19. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/over-million-young-stars-found-in-nearby-galaxy/article7011263.ece.
- ↑ "News Page (Astronomy & Astrophysics) - American Friends of Tel Aviv University". https://www.aftau.org/news-page-astronomy--astrophysics?&storyid4699=2203&ncs4699=3.
- ↑ "UCLA astronomers watch star clusters spewing out dust" (in en). https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-11/uoc--uaw113016.php.
- ↑ "UCLA Fellows elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science". https://www.ucla.edu/about/awards-and-honors/faculty/american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science.
- ↑ "Astronomy (Section D) | American Association for the Advancement of Science". https://www.aaas.org/sections/astronomy.
- ↑ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". https://www.iau.org/administration/membership/individual/8310/.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Jean Turner Homepage | UCLA Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics". http://www.astro.ucla.edu/content/jean-turner-homepage.
- ↑ Turner, Jean L. (August 2015). "Submillimeter View of Gas and Dust in the Forming Super Star Cluster in NGC 5253" (in en). Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 12 (S316): 31–35. doi:10.1017/S1743921316008735. ISSN 1743-9213. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1743921316008735/type/journal_article.
- ↑ Turner, Jean L.; Consiglio, S. Michelle; Beck, Sara C.; Goss, W. M.; Ho, Paul. T. P.; Meier, David S.; Silich, Sergiy; Zhao, Jun-Hui (2017-09-01). "ALMA Detects CO(3–2) within a Super Star Cluster in NGC 5253". The Astrophysical Journal 846 (1): 73. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa8669. ISSN 1538-4357. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/aa8669.
External links
- Jean L. Turner publications indexed by Google Scholar
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