Biography:Imke de Pater
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Short description: Planetary scientist
Imke de Pater | |
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| Alma mater | Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden (Leiden University) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Observations and models of the decimetric radio emission from Jupiter (1980) |
Imke de Pater is a Dutch astronomer working at the University of California, Berkeley. She is known for her research on the large planets and led the team using the Keck Telescope to image the 1994 impact of the comet Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with Jupiter.
Education and career
De Pater was introduced to astronomy in high school when a family friend gave her an astronomy textbook and introduced her to someone in Utrecht so she could learn about the field.[1] She earned her Ph.D. from Leiden University (1980) while working on radio emissions from Jupiter.[2] de Pater is a professor of astronomy, earth and planetary science from the University of California, Berkeley, and served as the chair of the Astronomy Department.[3]
In 2015 year, De Pater was named a fellow of the American Geophysical Union who cited her for:[4]
far-seeing discoveries and cutting-edge visions of the dynamic outer solar system made from Earth at nearly every wavelength of light
Research
De Pater's research centers on observations of the large planets and their rings and satellites (Jupiter,[5][6] Neptune,[7] Titan,[8] and Uranus[9]) using adaptive optics and radio observations. When the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in 1994, she led the campaign to observe the impact using the Keck Telescope[10][11][12][13] and the animations of the impact of the comet are readily available to the general public.[14] Her research on the rearrangement of the rings of Uranus indicated they are dynamic feature of the planet[15][16][17] and she revealed the presence of new dust belts surrounding Uranus.[18]
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Selected publications
- de Pater, Imke; Lissauer, Jack J. (2015). Planetary Sciences. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316195697.
- de Pater, Imke; Lissauer, Jack J. (16 September 2013). Fundamental Planetary Science: Physics, Chemistry and Habitability. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521853309.
- de Pater, I.; Hammel, H. B.; Showalter, M. R.; van Dam, M. A. (28 September 2007). "The Dark Side of the Rings of Uranus". Science 317 (5846): 1888–1890. doi:10.1126/science.1148103. PMID 17717152. Bibcode: 2007Sci...317.1888D.
- de Pater, Imke; Massie, Steven T. (1 April 1985). "Models of the millimeter-centimeter spectra of the giant planets" (in en). Icarus 62 (1): 143–171. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(85)90177-0. ISSN 0019-1035. Bibcode: 1985Icar...62..143D. https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(85)90177-0.
- Mitchell, David L.; de Pater, Imke (1 July 1994). "Microwave Imaging of Mercury's Thermal Emission at Wavelengths from 0.3 to 20.5 cm" (in en). Icarus 110 (1): 2–32. doi:10.1006/icar.1994.1105. ISSN 0019-1035. Bibcode: 1994Icar..110....2M. https://doi.org/10.1006/icar.1994.1105.
- de Pater, I; Heiles, C; Wong, M; Maddalena, R.; Bird, M.; Funke, O; Neidhoefer, J; Price, R. et al. (30 June 1995). "Outburst of Jupiter's synchrotron radiation after the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9". Science 268 (5219): 1879–1883. doi:10.1126/science.11536723. PMID 11536723. Bibcode: 1995Sci...268.1879D.
- de Pater, Imke; Romani, Paul N.; Atreya, Sushil K. (1 June 1991). "Possible microwave absorption by H2S gas in Uranus' and Neptune's atmospheres" (in en). Icarus 91 (2): 220–233. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(91)90020-T. ISSN 0019-1035. https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(91)90020-T.
- de Pater, Imke; Kurth, William S. (1 January 2007). "Chapter 38 - The Solar System at Radio Wavelengths" (in en). Encyclopedia of the Solar System (2nd ed.). pp. 695–718. doi:10.1016/B978-012088589-3/50042-6. ISBN 9780120885893. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012088589-3/50042-6.
Awards and honors
- C.J. Kok Jury award, Universiteit Leiden (1980)[19]
- John Howard Dellinger Gold Medal, International Union of Radio Science (USRI) (1984)[20]
- Sloan Fellowship (1985)[21]
- Chambliss Award for Writing for Planetary Astrophysics,[22] American Astronomical Society (2007)[23]
- Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2015)[24]
- Oort lecture, Jan Hendrik Oort Foundation and Leiden Observatory (2007)[25]
References
- ↑ "W.M. Keck Observatory Annual Report". 2007. p. 10. https://keckobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/site/files/2007_annual.pdf.
- ↑ OCLC 6955828
- ↑ "Eastbay Astronomical Society | EAS Awards Dinner and Honored Speaker | Night Sky Network". https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=64343.
- ↑ "de Pater". https://honors.agu.org/honorsfellow/de-pater/.
- ↑ Staff, Aishwarya Kaimal | (2019-08-27). "UC Berkeley study finds ammonia plumes changing Jupiter's atmosphere" (in en-US). https://www.dailycal.org/2019/08/27/uc-berkeley-study-finds-ammonia-plumes-changing-jupiters-atmosphere/.
- ↑ "Researchers just measured Jupiter's stratospheric winds for the first time—and they're a doozy" (in en-US). 2021-03-19. https://www.popsci.com/story/science/space-news-jupiter-stratosphere-winds/.
- ↑ "SCIENCE WATCH; Neptune's Magnetism" (in en-US). The New York Times. 1988-08-02. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/02/science/science-watch-neptune-s-magnetism.html.
- ↑ "The first global map of Titan reveals Earth-like features with a peculiar twist" (in en-US). 2019-11-20. https://www.popsci.com/story/space/complete-map-titan-saturn-moon/.
- ↑ Fountain, Henry (2006-04-11). "Measuring for Liftoff (That First Flight Is Crucial)" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/11/science/measuring-for-liftoff-that-first-flight-is-crucial.html.
- ↑ "03.08.95 - Keck's Comet 'Video' Most Detailed". https://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1995/0308/keck.html.
- ↑ de Pater, I; Heiles, C; Wong, M; Maddalena, R.; Bird, M.; Funke, O; Neidhoefer, J; Price, R. et al. (30 June 1995). "Outburst of Jupiter's synchrotron radiation after the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9". Science 268 (5219): 1879–1883. doi:10.1126/science.11536723. PMID 11536723. Bibcode: 1995Sci...268.1879D.
- ↑ Browne, Malcolm W. (1994-07-12). "Astronomers Prepare for Comet's Collision With Jupiter" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/12/science/astronomers-prepare-for-comet-s-collision-with-jupiter.html.
- ↑ Browne, Malcolm W. (1994-07-22). "4 Blasts Start the End of Jupiter Fireworks" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/22/us/4-blasts-start-the-end-of-jupiter-fireworks.html.
- ↑ "Fragment A Collision Animation". https://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/anim3.html.
- ↑ Minkel, J. R. (August 23, 2007). "Dark Side of Uranus' Rings Reveals Dramatic Changes" (in en). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/uranus-rings-dark-side/.
- ↑ de Pater, I.; Hammel, H. B.; Showalter, M. R.; van Dam, M. A. (28 September 2007). "The Dark Side of the Rings of Uranus". Science 317 (5846): 1888–1890. doi:10.1126/science.1148103. PMID 17717152. Bibcode: 2007Sci...317.1888D.
- ↑ "Science podcast". Science Podcasts (Podcast). American Association for the Advancement of Science. August 24, 2007. Event occurs at 11:22. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ↑ de Pater, Imke; Hammel, Heidi B.; Gibbard, Seran G.; Showalter, Mark R. (7 April 2006). "New Dust Belts of Uranus: One Ring, Two Ring, Red Ring, Blue Ring" (in en). Science 312 (5770): 92–94. doi:10.1126/science.1125110. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 16601188. Bibcode: 2006Sci...312...92D. http://doi.org/10.1126/Science.1125110.
- ↑ "C.J. Jok Jury Award - All winners since 1971" (in en). https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/science-talents-and-discoveries/c.j.-kok-jury-award/previous-winners/all-winners-since-1971.
- ↑ "URSI Awards". https://www.ursi.org/awards.php.
- ↑ "90 SCIENTISTS AND ECONOMISTS WIN SLOAN RESEARCH AWARDS" (in en-US). The New York Times. 1985-03-10. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/10/nyregion/90-scientists-and-economists-win-sloan-research-awards.html.
- ↑ de Pater, Imke; Lissauer, Jack J. (2015). Planetary Sciences. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316195697.
- ↑ "Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award | American Astronomical Society". https://aas.org/grants-and-prizes/chambliss-astronomical-writing-award.
- ↑ "de Pater". https://honors.agu.org/honorsfellow/de-pater/.
- ↑ "Oort Lecture 2017: What wonderful worlds: A journey through our Solar System" (in en). May 2017. https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2017/05/oort-lecture-2017.
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