Judith Young (astronomer)

Judith Young
Born September 15, 1952
Died May 23, 2014
Alma mater
  • Harvard University
  • University of Minnesota
Awards Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award
Scientific career
Fields astronomy

Judith (Rubin) 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]

Life

Young worked with Nick Z. Scoville in a study which measured the cold gas and carbon 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.[7] She has published more than 130 papers, mentored 5 Ph.D candidates, and 15 undergraduate research endeavors.[8] Young was born in Washington D.C., the daughter of astronomer Vera Rubin and mathematical biophysicist Robert Rubin.[9] She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Astronomy from Harvard University and graduated with Honors.[7][8] She also received her M.S and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Minnesota.[8] In 1989, Judith was promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure.[7] She is most known for her Sunwheel project.[10] 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.[8][10] Judith Young was not only known for her work in the field of astronomy, but for her work at UMASS campus and her local community.[7][8]

Personal life

Young is one of the children of the notable astronomer Vera Rubin.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Bio". digitalcommons.unl.edu.
  2. ↑ Larsen, Kristine (23 July 1928). "Vera Cooper Rubin". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 Oakes, E.H. (2007). Encyclopedia of World Scientists. Facts on File Science Library. Facts On File, Incorporated. p. 792. ISBN 978-1-4381-1882-6. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Maria Goeppert Mayer Award". APS Physics | APS Home. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary: Judy Young, Astronomer Who Built Campus Sunwheel". Office of News & Media Relations | UMass Amherst. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Teske, Richard G. (23 May 2014). "Judith S. Young (1952 - 2014)". American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary: Judy Young, Astronomer Who Built Campus Sunwheel". Office of News & Media Relations | UMass Amherst. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Judith S. Young (1952 - 2014) | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Vera Rubin – The Gruber Foundation". Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "A Megalith for the Millennium » American Scientist". www.americanscientist.org. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  11. ↑ "A Woman's Place in the Cosmos (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  12. ↑ Overbye, Dennis (2016-12-27). "Vera Rubin, 88, Dies; Opened Doors in Astronomy, and for Women". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-20.


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