Background
Elmegreen, Debra Meloy was born on November 23, 1952 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Thurston George and Anne Elizabeth Meloy.
(This exploration of galaxies and galactic structures is d...)
This exploration of galaxies and galactic structures is designed to fill the gap between introductory-level texts (which are often cursory by necessity) and graduate-level texts (which assume physics and mathematics preparation and include details that are beyond the scope of intermediate-level work). Comprehensive in scope, it considers the formation, structure, evolution, and distribution of galaxies - and is particularly strong in its approach to analyzing light distributions in galaxies and in developing a theoretical framework in which to interpret the observations.
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Elmegreen, Debra Meloy was born on November 23, 1952 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Thurston George and Anne Elizabeth Meloy.
AB cum laude, Princeton University, 1975. AM, Harvard University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1979.
Post doctoral fellow Mount Wilson & Las Campanas Observatories, Pasadena, California, 1979-1981. Visiting scientist International Business Machines Corporation Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1982-1988. From assistant professor astronomy to professor Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, 1985-1996, Maria Mitchell endowed chair New York, since 1994, professor, since 1996.
Director New York Science Talent Search, since 1992.
(This exploration of galaxies and galactic structures is d...)
Member International Astronomical Union (committee 1994-1900), National Radio Astronomy Observatory (users committee 1993-1997), American Astronomical Society (committee chair 1990-1997, nominating committee chair 1996-1997, council since 1999), Maria Mitchell Association (advisory committee since 1992, Hubble Space Telescope users committee since 1999), Sigma Xi.
Married Bruce Gordon Elmegreen, August 21, 1976. Children: Lauren Anne, Scott Gordon.